Attachment DA 07-4172

DA 07-4172

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

DA 07-4172

2007-10-05

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20070802-00109 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2007080200109_597669

Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 07-4172 October 5, 2007 Ms. Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive, N W Washington, DC 20008-3006 Re: PanAmSat Licensee Corp File No. SAT-STA-20070802-00 109 (Call Sign: S2237) Dear Ms. Crandall: This letter refers to the above-referenced application filed by PanAmSat Licensee Corp. (PanAmSat). In that application, PanAmSat seeks, among other things, special temporary authority to perform in-orbit testing for its Intelsat 11 satellite at the 47.5” W.L. orbital location in the “conventional Ku-band” for a period of 60 days.’ (The “conventional Ku-band” refers to the 11.7-12.2 GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz frequencies.) For the reason set forth below, we dismiss PanAmSat’s request to conduct in-orbit testing in the conventional Ku-band frequencies. On October 4,2007, we granted PanAmSat’s modification application, as amended, to construct, launch, and operate its Intelsat 11 satellite at the 43.1” W.L orbital location in the 3700-4200 MHz, 5925-6425 MHz, 10.70-11.45 GHz, 12.75-13.25 GHz, and 13.75-14.00 GHz frequency bands.* In that application, PanAmSat did not request authority to operate Intelsat 11 in the 1 1.7-12.2 GHz or the 14.0-14.5 GHz bands, nor did it indicate that the satellite is capable of operating in these bands, ’ PanAmSat also sought authority to conduct IOT in the conventional C-band. That portion of the request is being granted contemporaneously with the letter. See PanAmSat, Request for Special Temporary Authority to Conduct In-Orbit Testing of IS-1 1, partially authorized by grant stamp, Int’l Bur., Sat. Div. (Oct. 5 , 2007). 2 IBFS File Nos. SAT-MOD-20070207-00027, SAT-AMD-200707 16-00102, authorized by grant stamp, Int’l Bur., Sat. Div. (Oct. 4, 2007).

Federal Communications Commission DA 07-4172 Because we cannot authorize PanAmSat to operate on frequency bands not incorporated on its satellite, we dismiss as unacceptable for filing, pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, the portion of PanAmSat’s STA request seeking to conduct IOT in the conventional Ku-band. Sincerely, Robert G. Nelson Chief, Satellite Division International Bureau 2


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