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This document pretains to SAT-STA-20080117-00027 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Approved by OMB 3060-0678 Date & Time Filed: Jan 17 2008 2:09:38:326PM File Number: SAT-STA-20080117-00027 Callsign: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identie it on the main menu: Further Extension of STA Authority to Operate Galaxy 17 at 74.05 W.L. 1. Applicant Name: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Phone Number: 202-944-7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202-944-7870 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E-Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 3400 International Drive, N.W. City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 -3006 Attention: Susan H Crandall 1 (or ot,kr identifier) . . Term Dates .

Attachment File No. SAT-STA-20080117-00027 January 25,2008 PanAmSat Licensee Corp.'s (PanAmSat) request, File No. SAT-STA-200801 17- 00027, IS GRANTED. Accordingly, PanAmSat IS AUTHORIZED, for a period of 2 1 days, commencing on January 24,2008, to continue to operate the Galaxy 17 satellite (Call Sign: S2715) in the 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space) and 3700-4200 MHz (space- to-Earth) conventional C-band frequencies, and in the 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) conventional Ku-band frequencies, at the 74.05" W.L. orbital location. Additionally, PanAmSat IS AUTHORIZED to conduct space station Telemetry, Tracking, and Control (TT&C) operations on Galaxy 17 to effect its operations at the 74.05" W.L. orbital location. These operations are authorized in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its request, this Attachment, and the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) rules. 1. All operations shall be on an unprotected and 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 station. 2. In the event of any harmful interference as a result of PanAmSat's operations at the 74.05' W.L. orbital location, PanAmSat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and shall inform the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in writing, immediately of such an event. 3. PanAmSat shall maintain the Galaxy 17 spacecraft at the 74.05' W.L. orbital location with an east/west longitudinal station-keeping tolerance of 0.05 degrees. See 47 C.F.R. 525.210Q). 4. PanAmSat shall operate the Galaxy 17 spacecraft at the 74.05' W.L. orbital location in compliance with all existing coordination agreements. 5. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at PanAmSat's own risk. 6. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission's rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. 6 0.261, and is effective immediately. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. $5 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the date of the public notice indicating that this action was taken. 4 'PanAmSat is currently operating Galaxy 17 at the 74.05" W. File No. SAT-STA-20071217-00177.

!. Contact Name: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Phone Number: 202-944-7848 Company: Fax Number: 202-944-7870 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E-Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 3400 International Drive, N.W. City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 -3006 Attention: Susan H Crandall 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 bpplication. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? Q If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section I . 1 1 14). 0 Governmental Entity 0 Noncommercial educational licensee 0 Other(p1ease explain): lb. Fee Classification CRY - Space Station (Geostationary) i. Type Request 0 Change Station Location Extend Expiration Date Q Other i.Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 74.05 W.L. 2008-02-13 0O:OO:OO.O 2

3. 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. (‘PanAmSat’)herein requests a three-week further extension, from 01/24/2008 through 02/13/2008, of the STA granted PanAmSat to operate Galaxy 17 at 74.05 W.L. to satisfy a customer’s temporary requirement for service at that location. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject a Yes 0 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 "party to the application" for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 1 1. Title of Person Signing Susan H. Crandall Asst. General Counsel, Intelsat Corporation 12. Please supply any need attachments. I Attachment 1 : STA Request I Attachment 2: I 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 3 12(a)(I)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). 3

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January 17,2008 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 i2" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 ' E Re: Request for Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Operate Galaxy 17 at 74.05" W.L. Call Sign: S2715 Dear Ms. Dortch: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. ("PanAmSat") herein requests a three-week firrther extension -- from January 24,2008 through February 13,2008 -- of the Special Temporary Authority ("STA")* granted PanAmSat to operate Galaxy 17 at 74.05" W.L. to satisfy a customer's temporary requirement for service at that location.2 Galaxy 17 is currently operating at 74.05" W.L., but will shortly be replaced by Horizons 2. In support of its request, PanAmSat submits the following information. PafzAmSat is authorized to permanently operate Galaxy 17 at 91.0' W.L.3 PanAmSat currently plans to have Galaxy 17 replace Galaxy 11' which is operating at that location. Immediately following the satellite's launch, PanAmSat temporarily operated Galaxy 17 for a short period of time at 8 1.O" W.L.4 PanAmSat subsequently conducted in-orbit testing of Galaxy 17 at 75.5" W.L.,5 after which it deployed the satellite to 74.05' W.L. to satisfy a customer's temporary requirement for service at that location. PanAmSat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and a $790.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau's Filing System. See PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Requestfor Special TemporaryAuthority to Drift Galaxy I 7 to and Operate at 74.05" W.L., File No. SAT-STA-20070326- 00056 (stamp grant issued by Andrea Kelly on June 22,2007); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00494, SAT-STA-20071217- 00177 (Jan. 11,2008) (Public Notice) (extending STA an additional 30 days). See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken,Report No. SAT-00439, File Nos. SAT-RPL-20061219-00155 and SAT-AMD-20070123-00013 (Apr. 27, 2007) (Public Notice). 'See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00439, File No. SAT-STA-20070308-00044 (Apr. 27,2007) (Public Notice). See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00446, File No. SAT-STA-20070319-00052 (May 25,2007) (Public Notice). lntelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive NW,Washington DC 20008-3006USA www.intelsat.com T +I 202-944-6800F +1 202-944-7898

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 17,2008 . Page 2 On December 21,2007, Intelsat (PanAmSat's parent) successfully launched the Horizons 2 satellite, which is licensed to operate at 74.05" W.L! Horizons 2 recently completed in-orbit testing at 67.5" W.L.7 and is scheduled to begin drifting to 74.05' W.L. on January 17. Upon Horizons 2's arrival at 74.05" W.L., traffic fi-om Galaxy 17 will be transferred to Horizons 2. Traffic transfer is expected to be completed on or about February 8,2008.* Following traffic transfer and upon receipt of FCC approval, PanAmSat plans to drift Galaxy 17 to 73.95" W.L. and operate only the satellite's TT&C fi-equenciestemporarily at that ~ocation.~ PanAmSat will continue to operate Galaxy 17 at 74.05" W.L. in conformance with relevant coordination agreements PanAmSat has reached with other administrations regarding operations at the nominal 74.0" W.L. location. In addition, PanAmSat will continue to operate in accordance with the FCC's rules designed to allow co-frequency, co-coverage operations in a two-degree spaced environment. As a result of these efforts, PanAmSat's continued operation of Galaxy 17 at the 74.05" W.L. location poses no risk of harmhl interference to adjacent operational satellites. Moreover, grant of this STA request will not negatively affect current services at Galaxy 17's ultimate location -- 91.0" W.L. -- as Galaxy 11's expected service life for full CONUS capabilities is June 2009. Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest by allowing PanAmSat to continue to satisfy a customer's temporary requirement for service at the 74.05" W.L. location Until the Horizons 2 satellite replaces Galaxy 17. The customer requires this capacity as a result of a delay in the launch of one of customer's satellites. See PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Application to Modifi License, File No. SAT- MOD-20070628-00090 (stamp grant, with conditions, issued Nov. 30,2007 by Andrea Kelly, Policy Branch Chief). See PanAmSat H-2 Licensee Corp. Requestfor Special Temporaly Authority, File No. SAT-STA-20071029-00147 (stamp grant issued Nov. 30,2007 by Andrea Kelly, Policy Branch Chief). * PanAmSat has requested a further extension through February 13,2008 to allow for a possible slippage of the traffic transfer schedule. See PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Request for Special TemporaryAuthority, File No. SAT-STA-20080110-00007 (filed Jan. 10,2008).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 17,2008 Page 3 For the reasons set forth herein, PanAmSat respectfblly requests that the Commission grant this extension request. Sincerely, Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel htelsat Corporation Cc: Robert Nelson Andrea Kelly Karl Kensinger Jabin Vahora


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