Attachment Intelsat-Grant Feb 1

Intelsat-Grant Feb 1

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

grant

2010-02-12

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20100111-00006 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010011100006_799909

Tile# SAPT— 37°h— 2016 ol 11— ©0006 Call Sign $2296 Grant Date o2 /12 /16 ther identifier ferotieeddestified Term Dates Pe,r’\od stt From_02/15/16_ days_ To: 60 3060—0678 Approved by OME Date & Time Filed: Jan 11 2010 3:21:40:053PM t1 ‘l 4 Approved: /UL(J?L [).@///// File Number: SAT—STA—20100111—00006 STC her Duall *Fsu\odccfi 0 — )\tef ‘relMc Pohc\j Branch Callsign: conditions 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: Request for STA to Drift Intelsat 709 to and Operate at 54.85 E.L. (S2396) 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat North America LLC 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

Attachment to Grant IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100111—00006 Call Sign $2396 February 12, 2010 The request of Intelsat North America LLC (Intelsat) for special temporary authority for a period of 60 days in order to drift its C— and Ku—band space station, Intelsat 709 (Call Sign $2396) to — and to operate the Intelsat 709 space station at — the 54.85 ° E.L. orbital location, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100111—00006, is granted. Accordingly, Intelsat is authorized, for a period of 60 days commencing on February 15, 2010, to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Command operations with the Intelsat 709 space station to effect the drift of the Intelsat 709 space station from the 85.15° E.L. orbital location to the 54.85° E.L. orbital location using the following frequencies: 6173.7 MHz and 6176.3 MHz (left—hand circular polarization/Earth—to—space); 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz , 3952.5 MHz, and 3952.0 MHz (right—hand circular polarization/space—to—Earth). Additionally, Intelsat is authorized to operate the Intelsat 709 space station in the 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth), 5925—6425 MHz (Earth—to—space), 10950—1 1200 MHz (space—to—Earth), 11450—1 1700 MHz (space—to—Earth), 12500—12750 MHz (space—to—Earth), and 14000— 14500 MHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands to provide fixed—satellite service (FSS) from the 54.85° E.L. orbital location once it arrives at that location. This authorization shall be in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in Intelsat‘s application, the Commission‘s rules, and the following conditions: 1. All operations during the drift shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., Intelsat 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 during Intelsat 709‘s drift to the 54.85° E.L. orbital location, Intelsat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and shall inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 3. During the drift to the 54.85° E.L. orbital location, Intelsat may not operate Intelsat 709‘s communications payload. 4. Intelsat‘s operations at the 54.85 ° E.L. orbital location shall be on a non— harmful interference basis, i.e., Intelsat shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, interference cause to it by, any other lawfully operating space station. 5. In the event of any harmful interference during Intelsat‘s operations at the 54.85° E.L. orbital location, Intelsat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and shall inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 6. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at Intelsat‘s own risk.

Attachment to Grant IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100111—00006 Call Sign $2396 February 12, 2010 7. While at the 54.85° E.L. orbital location, Intelsat shall maintain the Intelsat 709 spacecraft with an east/west longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of +/— 0.05 degrees. 8. Intelsat shall maintain full operational control of the Intelsat 709 space station at all times. 9. This authorization is issued on the understanding that Intelsat, pursuant to its agreement with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), will conform its operations to parameters agreed to in coordination agreements between the Administration of India and other Administrations. As the United States remains the licensing authority, responsibility for both compliance with and enforcing compliance with those agreements is a matter which would arise under private law. 10. This authorization is also issued on the understanding that, in regards to filings with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Administration of India is not acting pursuant to Article 9.1 of the Radio Regulation on behalf of the United States. ‘ 11. This authorization is also issued on the understanding that the Federal Communications Commission remains the licensing administration, for purposes of ITU Radio Regulation 18.1, for the Intelsat 709 space station, and that its operations are pursuant to ITU Radio Regulation 4.4. 12. This authorization is issued on the understanding that this grant is not an approval of any specific agreement entered into by Intelsat, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, nor of any specific provision of any such agreement, concerning operation of the Intelsat 709 space station, nor is it an approval of an agreement concerning any related matter, nor of any specific provision of any such agreement concerning any related matter. 13. This authorization is issued on the understanding that this grant does not in any way express a view concerning, or agreement as to, the validity or lack of validity of any ITU filing at or within the vicinity of the 54.85° E.L. orbital location. 14. In connection with the provision of service in any particular country, Intelsat is obliged to comply with the applicable laws, regulations, rules, and licensing procedures of that country. 15. The EIRP density in the frequency bands 10950—1 1200 MHz, 11450— 11700 MHz, and 12500—12750 MHz from the Intelsat 709 space station shall not exceed — 30.1 dBW/Hz in the downlink, and the uplink power spectral density in the frequency band 14000—14500 MHz shall not exceed —54.5 dBW/Hz.

Attachment to Grant IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100111—00006 Call Sign $2396 February 12, 2010 16. The EIRP density in the frequency band 3700—4200 MHz from the Intelsat 706 space station shall not exceed —45.0 dBW/Hz in the downlink and the uplink power spectral density in the frequency band 5925—6425 MHz shall not exceed —58.0 dBW/Hz.. 17. Intelsat shall either establish sufficient contact with the operator of the Express AM22 space station to ascertain the times, frequencies and types of emissions to be used for the Express AM22‘s operations, or establish a monitoring function to determine such. 18. In the event that an operator—to—operator arrangement is not reached between Intelsat and the operator of the Express AM22 space station, and if the Express AM22 space station utilizes receive antenna diameters of less than 1.2 meters within a beam which overlaps the coverage area of the Intelsat 709 space station beam, in the 10950—11200 MHz, 11450—11700 MHz, and 12500—12750 MHz frequency bands, then Intelsat shall maintain an EIRP density of no greater than 39.25 dBW/36 MHz in the downlink transponders co—frequency with the Express AM22 transmissions utilizing those antennas. 19. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at Intelsat‘s own risk. 20. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding Intelsat‘s pending application to modify the authorization of the Intelsat 709 space station in order to re—locate it to the 54.85° E.L. orbital location (IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20091106—00117, as amended by SAT—AMD—20100104—00003). 21. Intelsat is afforded thirty days from the date of release of this grant and authorization to decline this authorization as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the authorization as conditioned. 22. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 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. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the date of the public notice indicating that this action was taken. | File #_SBT— STB— 2010 ol 11— 00006 _ | II 1 Call Sign 3?»_3_?_9;_ Grant U"Ht‘wg%{"‘?:_l_'gw_ Torm Dates Pericd of o2 hsho 6O days_ ‘€ subject 10 . ' j cgondifions W ‘Sq+ej\|’re poil(J Branch 3

2. Contact Name: Intelsat North America LLC 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 application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number SATMOD2009110600117 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). C Governmental Entity C Noncommercial educational licensee C Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request @ Change Station Location o) Extend Expiration Date C Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 54.85 E.L.

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.) Intelsat North America LLC herein requests Special Temporary Authority for 60 days beginning February 15, 2010 to drift Intelsat 709, call sign §$2396, from 85.15 E.L. to 54.85 E.L. and begin operating at 54.85 E.L. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes £4 No to a denial of Federal beneffits 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 Susan H. Crandall Asst. General Counsel, Intelsat Corporation 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request 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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January 11, 2010 — Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift Intelsat 709 Call Sign $2396 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat North Amenca LLC("Intelsat") herein requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA") for 60 days beginning February 15, 2010 to drift Intelsat 709 (call sign $2396) from 85.15° E.L. to 54.85° E.L. and begin operating at 54.85° E.L. Intelsat has a pending application for permanent authority to redeploy Intelsat 709 to 54.85° E.L., where it will operate in the C— and Ku— bands pursuantto the ITU filings of the Indian Administration." In that .application, Intelsat indicated it expected to begin drifting in early April and begin service shortly thereafter. In order to satisfy customer demand, Intelsat has decided to begin the drift of Intelsat 709 earlier — as early as February 15 — and thus seeks STA to drift the satellite and begin operating pending action on the application for permanent authority. Intelsat 709 is currently licensed to operate at $5.15° E.L. Following traffic transfer from Intelsat 709 to Intelsat 15, Intelsat 709 will be relocated to 54.85° E.L. where it will replace Intelsat 706, which currently operates at that location — ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and a $830.00 filmg fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. * See Application ofIntelsat North America to Modify License for Intelsat 709, File No. SAT—MOD—20091106—00117 (filed Nov. 6, 2009); Application of Intelsat North America LLC to Amend Application, Flle No. SAT—AMD- 20100104—00003 (filed Jan. 4, 2010). 3 See Applications ofIntelsat LLCfor Authority to Operate and Further .Construct, Launch, and Operate C—Band and Ku—Band Satellites that Form a . Global Communications System in Geostationary._Orbit,15,ECCRed.15460, at Appendix A, Table 1 (2000) (Memorandum Opinion and Order and Authorization), recon. denied, 15 FCC Red 25234 (2000) (Order on Reconsideration); Intelsat North America LLC; Application to Modify License for the INTELSAT 709 Satellite to Include Fixed—Satellite Serv. in the 11.7— 11.95 GHz Frequency Band, Order, 22 ECC Red 11,989 (2007). Intelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 202—944—6800 F4+1 202—944—7898

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 11, 2010 Page 2 pursuant to the ITU filings of the Indian Administration.* Subject to receipt of FCC approval, Intelsat expects to begin operating Intelsat 709 at 54.85° E.L. at the beginning of April 2010. _ During the drift of Intelsat 709 from $5.15° E.L. to 54.85° E.L., Intelsat will utilize only the satellite‘s TT&C frequencies and will follow industry practices for coordinating TT&C transmissions during the relocation process. The specific TT&C frequencies are as follows: Uplink: 6173.7 MHz (LHCP) ~ 61763 MHz (LHCP) Downlink: 3947.5 MHz (RHCP) 3948.0 MHz (RHCP) 3952.5 MHz (RHCP) 3952.0 MHz (RHCP) Grant of this STA request is in the public interest because it will allow Intelsat — in response to customer demand —— to begin drifting Intelsat 709 and operating the satellite at 54.85° E.L. earlier than originally planned. In addition, grant will ensure continuity of service to customers in the Indian Ocean region. Grant of this STA request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference. As noted above, Intelsat will operate only the above listed TT&C frequencies during the drift, andwill coordinate its TT&C transmissions with operators of satellites in the drift path. Should any interference occur during the drift, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate such interference. Once on—station at 54.85° E.L., Intelsat will operate the communications _ payload in conformance with the Indian Administration‘s coordination agreements related to the nominal 55.0° E.L. location. Intelsat also agrees to ._* Intelsat‘s recent extension of its agreement with the Indian Administration allows Intelsat to operate asatellite at 54.85° E.L. through December 31, 2010. | That extension was attached to a previously—filed STA request (see File No. SAT—STA—20091201—00134) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 11, 2010 Page 3 _ operate Intelsat 709 at 54.85° E.L. consistent with the conditions previously imposed on Intelsat‘s operation of Intelsat 706 at this same orbital location." Intelsat has assessed and limited the probability of the space station becoming a source of debris as a result of collision with large debris or other operational space stations. Except for Intelsat 706, Intelsat 709 will not be located at the same orbital location as another satellite or at an orbital location that has an overlapping station—keeping volume with another satellite." Further, Intelsat is not‘aware of any other FCC licensed system, or any other system applied for and under consideration by the FCC, having an overlapping station—keeping volume with Intelsat 709. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station—keeping volume with Intelsat 709 that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this request. Sincerely, ACALCO Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation co: Karl Kensinger Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall — 0c * See IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20081124—00218 (grant stamp, dated Mar. 20, 2009). Intelsat will file a future application for authority to relocate the Intelsat 706 satellite. .


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