Attachment GRANT

GRANT

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

GRANT

2006-10-11

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20061005-00117 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2006100500117_534156

1B200600274i SAT-STA-20061005-00111 PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Galaxy 4R Approved by OMB 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: Oct 5 2006 4:54:20:193PM File Number: SAT—STA—20061005—00117 Callsign: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Extension of STA to Temporarily Operate Galaxy 4R at 76.85 W.L. 1. Applicant Name: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Phone Number: 202—944—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: 3400 International Drive, N.W. E—Mail: susan.crandall @intelsat.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Susan H Crandall File # SAT’ 57—/4 ’2’006 /OOF OO//7 (or other sdentiHier) «—»10lftfr0ek :. j2/t2/2004 orim Dates M[éc‘f 4o He mw Conldts

ATTACHMENT Galaxy 4R Call Sign: $2377 SAT—STA—20061005—00117 October 11, 2006 PanAmSat Licensee Corporation‘s (PanAmSat) request, File No. SAT—STA—20061005— 00117, for extension‘ of Special Temporary Authority (STA), to continue to temporarily operate the Galaxy 4R satellite (Call Sign $2377) at the 76.85° W.L. orbital location IS GRANTED. Accordingly PanAmSat is authorized to continue to operate the Galaxy 4R satellite in the C—band (3.7—4.2 GHz and 5.925—6.425 GHz) and the Ku—band (11.7—12.2 GHz and 14.0—14.5 GHz) frequencies on a non—harmful interference basis at the 76.85° W.L. orbital location, for a period of sixty days, from October 14, 2006 through December 12, 2006, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, this Attachment and the Federal Communications Commission‘s (Commission) Rules. 1) PanAmSat‘s temporary operations at the 76.85° W.L shall be on a non—harmful interference basis, i.e., PanAmSat shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating satellite or radio communication system. 2) Operations of the Galaxy 4R satellite shall cease immediately upon notification of such interference and PanAmSat shall inform the Commission in writing immediately of such an event. 3) Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at PanAmSat‘s own risk. 4) This action does not convey to PanAmSat any authority to operate another satellite at the 76.85° W.L. orbital location or any priority in the U.S. application processing queue relative to applications for authority to operate a regularly authorized satellite at this orbital position in the C— and/or Ku—frequency bands. 5) Grant of this special temporary authority is without prejudice to action on any pending request by either PanAmSat and/or Intelsat North America LLC to operate a satellite at the nominal 77° W.L. orbital location or other related matters. See IBFS File Nos. SAT—RPL—20041015—00201, SAT—AMD—20050621—00131, SAT—AMD—20051118—00237, SAT—AMD—20060407—00040, SAT—AMD— 20060413—00045, SAT—MOD—2006—0407—00039, SAT—AMD—20060803—00084, ‘ See File No. SAT—STA—20060717—00075.

SAT—MOD—20060811—00087, SAT—LOA—20060816—00088, and SAT—AMD— 20060922—00112.2 6) PanAmSat is afforded thirty days from the date of this action to decline this authorization as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the authorization as conditioned. 7) This authority is granted pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective upon release. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the date of the public notice indicating that this action was taken. File # jAFJTA' 2006/005— 00//7 Call SignD2—3 2 ZGrant Date /Q///[LoC'é (or other identifier) Term From/4/,[4f1.00f 0 a D;ffax{12 [2.996 GRANTED International Bureau Approved: &444&444 ( i W 2 See Policy . Branch . . Information, Satellite Space Station Applications Accepted for filing, Report No. SAT—00390 (Sept. 29, 2006) (Public Notice).

2. Contact Name: Susan H Crandall Phone Number: 202—944—7848 Company: Intelsat Corporation Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: 3400 International Drive, N.W. E—Mail: susan.crandall @intelsat.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Attorney Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number SATSTA2006071700075 or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). G Governmental Entity (o] Noncommercial educational licensee O Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request C Change Station Location @ Extend Expiration Date <g Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 76.85 W.L. 2006—12—12 00:00:00.0

8. Description (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) PanAmSat Licensee Corp. herein requests a 60—day extension of its current STA, from 10/14/2006 through 12/12/2006, to continue the temporary operation of Galaxy 4R at 76.85 W.L. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes G No to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of &quot;party to the application&gquot; for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Title of Person Signing Susan H. Crandall Asst. Gen. Counsel, Intelsat Corporation 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Extension Attachment 2: Attachment 3: WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects ofthis collection via the Internet if you send them to jboley @fee.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

October 5, 2006 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Commumcatlons Commission 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110 Washington, DC 20002 ' «P inteisat Re: _ Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority for Galaxy 4R Call Sign: $2377 _ Dear Ms. Dortch: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. ("PanAmSat") herein requests a 60—day extension —— from October 14, 2006 through December 12, 2006 — of the Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ originally granted on August 15, 2006to begin dnfcmg Galaxy 4R to, and to temporarily operate the satellite at, 76.85° W.L‘ Galaxy 4R hasrecently completed its drift and is currently located at 76.85° W.L., where it is operating in inclined orbit mode. PanAmSat has an application pending before the Commission for permanent modificationof Galaxy 4R‘s license to allow its permanent operation at 76.85° W.L." | Grant of this extension request will serve the same public interest as the original STA grant. Specifically, grant of this extension request will allow PanAmSat‘s sister company —— Intelsat General Corporation — to continue meeting a U.S. Government customer demand for capacity at the 76.85° W.L. location for a classified project. The specificbandsthat will be ufilized at 76.85° W.L. areas follows: C—band: 3.7—4.2 GHz (downlink) and 5.925—6.425 GHz (uplink) Ku—band: 11.7—12.2 GHz (downlink) and 14.0—14.5 GHz (uplink) Grant of this STA extension request will not result in increased risk of hanmful _ interference. The nominal 77.0° W.L. orbital location has been assigned to — 1 PanAmSat has filedthis STArequest, anFCCForm 159anda$735.00 filing.______ fee electromcally viatheInternational Bureau‘s Fllmg System. * See PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Request for Special Temporary Authority, File No. SAT—STA—200600717—00075 (stamp grant issued by Andrea Kelly, with conditions, on August 15, 2006). — * See Policy Branch Information, Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing, Report No. SAT—00390, File No. SAT—MOD—20060811—00087 (Sept. 29, 2006) (Public Notice). Intelsat Corporation 3400 international Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 202—944—6800 F41 202—944—7898

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch . October 5, 2006 Page 2 Intelsat,* and PanAmSat will operate Galaxy 4R at 76.85° W.L. in accordance with Intelsat‘s existing coordination agreements and the FCC‘s rules governing operations at the nominal 77.0° W.L. location vis—a—vis adjacent locations." For the reasons set forth herein, PanAmSat réspectfully requests that the Commission grant this request. Sincerely, / ) Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation * See Loral Satellite, Inc. (Debtor—in—Possession) and Loral SpaceCom Corp. (Debtor—in—Possession), Assignors,andIntelsatNorth America,LLC, Assignee,____ Applicationsfor Consent to Assignments ofSpace Station Authorizations and Petitionfor Declaratory Ruling Under Section 310(b)(4) ofthe ' Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, Order and Authorization, 19 FCC Red 2404 (2004). j 5 A recently signed coordination agreement between Intelsat and Quetzsat obligates all satellites under Intelsat‘s control to operate at 76.85° W.L., rather than at the nominal 77.0° W.L. location. '


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