Attachment SES-Grant Dec 3 -001

SES-Grant Dec 3 -001

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

GRANT

2009-12-03

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20091202-00135 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2009120200135_784864

j NC x# _SAT—sTh. 2009 1202—do135) Call Sign $21§@__ Grant Date_12108/03_ (or other identifier) C Torm Dates Approved by OMB . i2lee/og_ .. i2ho/og_ 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: Dec 2 2009 7:57:01:630AM File Number: SAT—STA—20091202—00135 _Stepmyd. Duall|_ Callsign: Chie€, Pahc\tj Branch 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: AMC—5 $2156 STA REQUEST 12—4—2009 to 12—8—2009 1. Applicant Name: SES Americom, Inc. Phone Number: (202) 478—7137 DBA Name: Fax Number: (202) 478—7101 Street: 2001 L Street, NW E—Mail: daniel.mah@ses.com Suite 800 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 — Attention: Daniel C.H. Mah

2. Contact Name: Karis A. Hastifigs Phone Number: (202) 637—5767 Company: Hogan & Hartson LLP. Fax Number: (202) 637—5910 Street: 555 Thirteenth Street, NW E—Mail: KAHastings@HHLaw.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20004 —1109 Attention: Relationship: (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 or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). Governmental Entity g%3 Noncommercial educational licensee Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request Change Station Location {4 Extend Expiration Date #&, Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date

8. Description (If the complete description does not appearin this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) See Attachment 1. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject Yes 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 11. Title of Person Signing Daniel C.H. Mah Regulatory Counsel 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Attachment 1 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).

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REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY SES Americom, Inc. (doing business as "SES WORLD SKIES"), the licensee of the AMC—5 space station (Call Sign $2156), respectfully requests the expeditious grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA") for a period of one week. STA is sought to permit the AMC—5 satellite to drift slightly outside its assigned station—keeping box of 78.95° W.L. +/— 0.05° for brief periods between December 4 and December 8 to enable accurate thermal fuel gauging measurements to be taken for end—of—life planning purposes. Specifically, SES WORLD SKIES requests authority to allow AMC—5 to drift up to 0.0045° beyond the eastern (78.90° W.L.) edge of its assigned box for limited periods as indicated in Figure 1 below. These minor excursions result from the need to avoid station—keeping maneuvers during thermal fuel gauging. Longiude [deg E] 78.90 L——fREcccccccccccccccececote ce c offe e en Ppouseafpecccgkececccccecececececeeesece~ MELLL___ 78.92 |— +78.904 [— 78.96 |— 78.98 |— T900 beckeememummmmemomemmoamenomocnmmeme~eneccanececunenemonommmmrmmeneseceese}ecenees 1.Dec.200'9 g ‘ g ‘ '7 ‘ l9 | |11. ‘ l13. Da;g' Figure 1 Grant of the requested authority will serve the public interest and is justified under Commission precedent. By enabling SES WORLD SKIES to measure more accurately the fuel remaining on the satellite, the proposed STA will enhance SES WORLD SKIES® ability to plan for the post—mission disposal of AMC—5 as required by the Commission‘s orbital debris mitigation policies.‘ Furthermore, operations of other satellites will not be adversely affected. To SES WORLD SKIES‘ knowledge, the only other satellite in the immediate vicinity of AMC—5 is SES WORLD SKIES® Satcom—C3 satellite (Call Sign $2447), which operates at 79.05° W.L. +/— 0.05°. Because Satcom C—3 is to the west of AMC—5, the proposed excursions of AMC—5 outside its assigned station—keeping volume will take AMC—5 farther away from Satcom C—3‘s operating box. In addition, these minor excursions will have no impact on the neighboring Venesat—1 satellite at 78° W.L. AMC—5 does not share downlink frequencies in the Ku—band with Venesat—1, and earth stations transmitting to AMC—5 will not be re—pointed during the excursion. The Commission has granted regular authority for licensees to operate in an increased station— ‘ Commission policies require space station licensees to calculate and disclose the amount of fuel reserved for de—orbit maneuvers and take steps to address uncertainty in fuel gauging. See 47 C.F.R. § 25.114(d)(14)(iv); Disclosure of Orbital Debris Mitigation Plans, Including Amendment of Pending Applications, DA 05—2698, Report No. SPB— 112, Sat Div. rel. Oct. 13, 2005 at 4 (orbital debris mitigation statements must include "the methods used to determine and address fuel gauging uncertainty").

keeping volume when doing so has no adverse effect on adjacent satellite operations." In light of that precedent, grant of temporary authority for the brief period proposed here is clearly consistent with Commission policies. For all of these reasons, SES WORLD SKIES respectfully requests the expeditious grant of the requested one—week STA. * See, e.g., SES Americom, Inc. Application for Modification ofSatcom SN—4 Fixed Satellite Space Station License, Order and Authorization, 20 FCC Red 11542, 11545 (Sat. Div. 2005) (modifying spacecraft license to allow operation with a 0.1° East/West station—keeping tolerance based on finding that it would not adversely affect operations of other spacecraft and would conserve fuel for future operations).


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