Attachment PanAmSat Galaxy 12-G

PanAmSat Galaxy 12-G

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

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2010-04-09

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20100408-00070 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010040800070_810374

File# SAT—STR—200040f6—c&co70o ‘ Call Sign 92422 Grant Date O‘-I'/Qfi/lo {or other identifier) . ! Term Dates peried of Approved by OMB l imo o¥tbs/o I sonmmasmnemmemessnmmmmmemssemnt To. 30 days wommennnnonenmmenstenmmennes 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: Apr 8 2010 5:53:48:893PM | W 1"’_,';‘___: pproved: Jbé,f} ) aP) . ; SAT—STA~ C _Tj; StepheA J. Duall ; gjfislfgurinc *Somcecir\d(‘r%ws Chief, Satellite Polic«8 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: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift and Operate Galaxy 12, Call Sign $2422 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

Attachment to Grant IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100408—00070 Call Sign $2422 April 9, 2010 The request of PanAmSat Licensee Corp. (PanAmSat) for special temporary authority, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100408—00070, is granted.‘ Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized, for a period of 30 days, to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Telecommand (TT&C) operations with the Galaxy 12 space station (Call Sign $2422) to effect the drift of the Galaxy 12 space station from the 129.0° W.L. orbital location to the 133.3° W.L. orbital location, and from the 133.3° W.L. orbital location to the 133.0° W .L. orbital location, using the following frequencies: 6424.5 MHz (Earth—to—space; right—hand circular and horizontal polarization); 4198 MHz (space—to—Earth; left—hand circular and vertical polarization); and 4199.875 MHz (space—to—Earth; left—hand circulaand 4199.875 MHz (vertical polarization/space—to—Earth). Additionally, PanAmSat is authorized to operate the Galaxy 12 space station in the 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth) and 5925— 6425 MHz (Earth—to—space) frequencies to provide fixed—satellite service (FSS) temporarily from the 133.3° W.L. orbital location, during Galaxy 12‘s drift between the 133.3° W.L. and 133.0° W.L. orbital locations, and while located at the 133.0° W.L. orbital location. This authorization shall be in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in PanAmSat‘s application, Federal Communication Commission (Commission) rules, and the following conditions: 1. All operations during the drifts 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 during Galaxy 12‘s drifts between the 129.0° W.L., 133.3° W.L., and 133.0° W.L. orbital locations, PanAmSat 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 between the 129° W.L. and 133.3° W.L orbital locations, PanAmSat may not operate Galaxy 12‘s communications payload. 4. PanAmSat shall immediately notify the Commission when the Galaxy 12 space station commences operations at the 133.3° W.L. and 133.0° W.L. orbital locations. 5. PanAmSat‘s operations at the 133.3° W.L. and 133.0° W.L. orbital locations shall be on a non—harmful interference basis, i.e., PanAmSat shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, interference cause to it by, any other lawfully operating space station. ‘ PanAmSat is currently operating Galaxy 12 under special temporary authority (IBFS Sat No. SAT—STA— 20100331—00061) that allows Galaxy 12 to drift to and operate at the 129.0 ° W.L. orbital location for a period of 60 days, commencing on April 2, 2010. Under the terms of the instant special temporary authority, Galaxy 12 will be allowed to continue its drift past the 129.0° W.L. orbital location to the 133.3° W.L. orbital location, operate for one to two weeks in order to transfer traffic from another PanAmSat space station, Galaxy 15, and then drift back to and operate at the 133.0° W.L. orbital location. PanAmSat has a pending application to modify the permanent authorization for Galaxy 12 in order to operate Galaxy 12 at the 129.0° W.L. orbital location on a long—term basis (IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20100120—00013).

Attachment to Grant IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100408—00070 Call Sign $2422 April 9, 2010 6. In the event of any harmful interference during PanAmSat‘s operations at the 133.3° W.L. or 133.0° W.L. orbital locations, PanAmSat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and shall inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 7. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at PanAmSat‘s own risk. 8. While at the 133.3° W.L. or 133.0° W.L. orbital locations, PanAmSat shall maintain the Galaxy 12 spacecraft with an east/west longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of +/— 0.05 degrees. 9. PanAmSat shall maintain full operational control of the Galaxy 12 space station at all times. 10. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at PanAmSat‘s own risk. 11. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding PanAmSat‘s pending application to modify the authorization of the Galaxy 12 space station in order to re—locate it to the 129.0° W.L. orbital location (IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20100120—00013). ' 12. 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. | Hile# SBT— StTh— 20160408 —00076 Call Sign $2422— Grant Date 04/08/_'9_ (or other identifier) rod of so Term Dates PCO TED® | l‘:g From_04/03 /0 —‘ / To: "‘ 3(3_&4135 Burcau Approved: e 7 J%w ¢ 4 lc Ste J. Dual € s5Ubject to : _ . (;\)or\c\fi'loni Chie :S‘ACME folicy Branch

2. Contact Name: Susan H. Crandall Phone Number: 202—944—7848 Company: c/o 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: 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 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). «3 Governmental Entity g*3 Noncommercial educational licensee g4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request @ Change Station Location {4 Extend Expiration Date «y Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date

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 Special Temporary Authority for 30 days beginning April 9, 2010 to continue to drift Galaxy 12 (call sign $2422) past 129.0 W.L. to 133.3 W. L., begin operation, and then drift back to 133.0 W.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 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 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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April 8, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 INTELSAT Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift and Operate Galaxy 12, Call Sign $2422 Dear Ms. Dortch: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. ("PanAmSat") herein requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA*")‘ for 30 days beginning April 9, 2010 to continue to drift Galaxy 12 (call sign $2422) past 129.0° W.L. to 133.3° W.L., begin operating the communications payload, and then drift the satellite back to 133.0° W.L. while continuing to operate the communications payload. Galaxy 12 is currently licensed to operate at 122.9° W.L.> PanAmSat has a pendmg application for permanent authority to redeploy Galaxy 12 to 129.0° W.L." PanAmSat is currently drifting the satellite to 129.0° W.L. under STA.* Upon receipt of Commission approval, Galaxy 12 will continue to drift past 129.0° W.L. to 133.3° W.L. Galaxy 12 will arrive at 133.3° W.L. on April 14, 2010 and operate there for approximately one to two weeks. At 133.3° W.L., customer traffic will be transferred from Galaxy 15 (call sign $2387), which is currently licensed to operate at 133.0° W.L.‘ but is experiencing a technical anomaly. Once customers are transferred, Galaxy 12 will be allowed to naturally drift back to 133.0° W.L. PanAmSat expects to have Galaxy 12 on— station at 133.0° W.L. around mid—May 2010. ‘ PanAmSat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $830.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00553, File No. SAT—MOD—20080630—00133 (Sept. 5, 2008) (Public Notice). * See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Space Applications Acceptedfor Filing, Report No. SAT—00669, File No. SAT—MOD—20100120—00013 (Mar. 5, 2010) (Public Notice). PanAmSat will soon file an amendment to this pending apphcatlon to operate at 133.0° W.L. * See Requestfor Special T.emporary Authority to Drift Galaxy 12, File No. SATSTA—20100331—00061 (stamp grant April 6, 2010). ° See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00233, File No. SAT—AMD—20021029—00199 (Aug. 13, 2004) (Public Notice). Intelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T+1 202—944—6800 F +1 202—944—7898

During the drift of Galaxy 12 from 129.0° W.L. to 133.3° W.L., PanAmSat will continue to utilize only the satellite‘s TT&C frequencies and will follow industry practices for coordinating TT&C transmissions during the relocation process. During the drift from 133.3° W.L. to 133.0° W.L., PanAmSat will operate the satellite‘s C—band communications frequencies as well as the satellite‘s TT&C frequencies. The operation of Galaxy 12‘s C—band communications during the drift is being done to ensure continuity of service to C—band customers transferred to the satellite. PanAmSat confirms that there are no satellites between 133.3° W.L. and 133.0° W.L. that operate a C—band communications payload. The specific TT&C frequencies for both the drifts from 129.0° W.L. to 133.3° W.L. and from 133.3° W.L. to 133.0° W.L. are as follows: Uplink: 6424.5 MHz (RHCP), (H) Downlink: 4198 MHz (LHCP), (V) 4199.875 MHz (LHCP), (V)® Grant of this STA request is in the public interest because it will allow PanAmSat to continue drifting Galaxy 12 and to operate the satellite at 133.3° W.L. and 133.0° W.L. This will ensure continuity of service to customers despite the technical anomaly on Galaxy 15, as the traffic on Galaxy 15 will be transferred to Galaxy 12. Customers transferred to Galaxy 12 will not experience service degradation or be otherwise harmed by the satellite‘s drift from 133.3° W.L. to 133.0° W.L. Grant of this STA request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference. As noted above, PanAmSat will operate only the above listed TT&C frequencies during the drift from 129.0° W.L. to 133.3° W.L., and will coordinate its TT&C transmissions with operators of satellites in the drift path. As also noted above, there are no satellites in the drift path from 133.3° W.L. to 133.0° W.L. utilizing C—band communications frequencies, and thus no interference issues are foreseen. Should any interference occur during the drifts, PanAmSat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate such interference. Once on—station at 133.0° W.L., PanAmSat will operate the communications payload in conformance with its sister company Intelsat‘s coordination agreements related to the 133.0° W.L. location. ° Once Galaxy 12 arrives at 133.3° W.L., the polarization will be reversed for both the uplink and dowalink TT&C frequencies. Thus, the uplink frequency will operate in vertical polarization; the downlink frequencies in horizontal polarization.

PanAmSat 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. At 133.3° W.L. and at 133.0° W.L., Galaxy 12 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, PanAmSat 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 Galaxy 12 at 133.3° W.L. or 133.0° W.L. PanAmSat is also not aware of any system with an overlapping station—keeping volume with Galaxy 12 at 133.3° W.L. or 133.0° W.L. that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. Finally, PanAmSat will internally coordinate the co—location of Galaxy 15 and Galaxy 12 at the nominal 133.0° W.L. location. For the reasons set forth herein, PanAmSat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this request. Sincerely, /s/ Susan H. Crandall Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Robert Nelson Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall


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