Attachment PanAmSat-corrected G

PanAmSat-corrected G

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

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2010-06-09

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20100603-00121 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010060300121_821788

xas corvected — 06/io/ i06 $2422 SAT—STA—20100603—00121 1B2010001733 | File 4 SAT— STth—20100603— 801 21 in mm PanAmSat Licensee Corp. | Call Sign $242Z._ Grant Date_O/62/!0 (or other identifier) € Approved by OMB Term Dates Per‘iOP 99 306}(,)_0678 From Oé’/OJ /18 To: &2 85 Date& Time Filed:~§STA— ile Number: Jun32010320017:036PM — nomarional m Burean_ Approved: %/M i . Ubject ondifion Sstepher 35. Duall Callsign: xsubject to © ° Chief) Satellite Policy 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 60—Day Extension of Special Temporary Authority to 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: PC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Susan H Crandall

Attachment to Grant PanAmSat Licensee Corp. IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100603—00121 Call Sign: $2422— The request of PanAmSat Licensee Corp. (PanAmSat) for special temporary authority, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100603—00121 is granted.‘ Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized, for a period of 60 days commencing on June 9, 2010, to continue to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) operations with the Galaxy 12 space station (Call Sign $2422) at the 133.0° W.L. orbital location, using the following frequencies: 6424.5 MHz (right—hand circular polarization/Earth—to—space) and 6424.5 MHz (vertical polarization/Earth—to—space); 4198 MHz (left—hand circular polarization/space—to—Earth) and 4198 MHz (horizontal polarization/space—to— Earth); 4199.875 MHz (left—hand circular polarization/space—to—Earth) and 4199.875 MHz (vertical polarization/space—to—Earth). Additionally, PanAmSat is authorized to continue 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) from 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. PanAmSat‘s operations at the 133.0° W.L. orbital location shall be on a non— harmful interference basis, t.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. 2. In the event of any harmful interference during PanAmSat‘s operations at the 133.0° W.L. orbital location, PanAmSat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and shall inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 3. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at PanAmSat‘s own risk. 4. While at the 133.0° W .L. orbital location, PanAmSat shall maintain the Galaxy 12 spacecraft with an east/west longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of +/— 0.05 degrees. 5. PanAmSat shall maintain full operational control of the Galaxy 12 space station at all times. 6. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at PanAmSat‘s own risk. 7. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding PanAmSat‘s pending application to modify the permanent 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) and subsequent amendment to that application to change the proposed orbital location to the 133° W .L. orbital location (IBFS File No. SAT—AMD—20100514—00102). ‘ PanAmSat is currently operating Galaxy 12 under special temporary authority, IBFS File. No. SAT—STA—2010430— 00089 (grant stamp, dated May 11, 2010), that allows Galaxy 12 to operate at the 133.0 ° W.L. orbital location for a period of 30 days, commencing on May 10, 2010. 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) and a subsequent amendment to that application to change the proposed orbital location to the 133° W.L. orbital location (IBFS File No. SAT—AMD—20100514—00102).

Attachment to Grant PanAmSat Licensee Corp. IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100603—00121 Call Sign: $2422 8. 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. 4 as correcled — o¢@/i0/0 File# Sht sTA—26100603— 0o 12) Call Sign 82427 GrantDate_O8/09/16 (or other identifier) Term Dates period of ; From O /s ho To: Lo days |_International Buree LJ Approved: ),M?/M #subject t0 condifions S*epk\g'(;[ Duall Cvief, Satellite Palicy Banch

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 eitherthe file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number SATAMD2010051400102 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 C3 Noncommercial educational licensee gry Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request g74 Change Station Location ) Extend Expiration Date q4 Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 2011—08—07 00:00:00.0

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 a 60 day extension, from June 9, 2010 through August 7, 2010, of the Special Temporary Authority previously granted PanAmSat to operate Galaxy 12 (call sign §$2422) at 133 .0 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes y 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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Tune 3, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary | Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 gp INTELSAT Re: Request for 60—Day Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Operate Galaxy 12 at 133 0° wW.L. .Call Sign $2422. * Dear Ms. Dortch: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. ("PanAmSat"") herein requests a 60 day extension — from June 9, 2010 through August 7, 2010 — of the Special Temporary Authorlty (@sta»y! prev1ously granted PanAmSat to operate Galaxy 12 (call sign $2422) at 133.0° W.L. . Galaxy 12 is currently licensed to operate at 122.9° W.L." Following the technical anomaly on Galaxy 15 (call sign $2387), PanAmSat sought STA to use Galaxy 12 to replace Galaxy 15 at the nominal 133.0° W.L. orbital location.* PanAmSat has a pendmg application for permanent authority to 1edeploy Galaxy 12 to 133.O° W.L." ‘PanAmSat is snnulta.neously filing a ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $830.00 fihng fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00682, File No. SAT—STA—20100408—0070 (Apr. 16, 2010) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00690, File No. SAT—STA— 20100430—00089 (May 14, 2010) (Public Notice). * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00553 File No. SAT—MOD—20080630 (Sept. 5, 2008) (Pubhc Notice). * See PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Requestfor Special Temporary Authority to Drift and Operate Galaxy 12, Call Sign $2422, File No. SAT—STA—20100408—. 00070 (filed Apr. 8, 2010) (grant stamped with conditions Apr. 8, 2010); PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Requestfor Extension ofSpecial Temporary Authority to Drift and Operate Galaxy 12, Call Sign $2422, File No. SAT— STA—20100430—00089 (filed Apr. 30, 2010) (grant stamped with conditions May 11, 2010). * See PandmSat Licensee Corp. Modification ofAuthorization for Galaxy 12 to 129.0° W.L. (§2422), File No. SAT—MOD—20100120—00013 (filed Jan. 20, 2010); PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Amendment to Application to Modify Authorization for Galaxy 12 (§2422) for 133 W.L., File No. SAT—AMD— 20100514—00102 (filed May 142010) Intelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 202—944—6800 F+1 202—944—7898

‘Ms. Marlene H. Dortch June 3, 2010 _ Page 2 | request for STA to operate Galaxy 12 at 133.0° W.L for 180 days from August 8, 2010 through February 3, 2011. From the 133.0° W.L. orbital location, Galaxy 12 will utilize the 5925 — 6425 MHz and 3700 — 4200 MHz frequency bands. The specific TT&C frequencies at 133.0° W.L. are as follows: ' \ Uplink: 6424.5 MHz (RHCP), (V) Downlink: 4198 MHz (LHCP), (H) 4199.875 MHz (LHCP), (v)° PanAmSat requests that the waiver of Section 25.283(c) of the Commission‘s rules previously granted to the Galaxy 12 spacecraft continue to apply at the 133.0° W.L. location.‘ Section 25.283(c) of the Commission‘s rules requires an applicant to demonstra‘ce that all stored energy will be vented at the spacecraft’s end of life.® ‘ Grant of this STA further extension request is in the public interest because it will allow PanAmSat to ensure continuity of service to customers despite the technical anomaly on Galaxy 15. As noted in the original STA request, customers transferred to Galaxy 12 have not and will not experience service degradation or be otherwise harmed by the satellite‘s operation at 133.0° W.L. Grant of the STA also will serve the public interest by affording the Commission time to complete its review of PanAmSat‘s pending application to relocate Galaxy 12 to, and operate at, 133.0° W.L. PanAmSat understands and accepts that grant of this STA extension would not prejudge the Commission‘s determination of PanAmSat‘s request to operate Galaxy 12 at 133.0° W.L. on a _ * When Galaxy 12 operated at 133.3° W.L., the polarization was reversed for both the uplink and downlink TT&C frequencies. Thus, the uplinkfrequency is now operating in vertical polarization; the downlink frequencmsin horizontal polarization. " See PandmSat Licensee Cofp., Modification of.Authorizationfor Galaxy 12 . to 122.9 W.L., File No. SAT—MOD—20080630—00133, éondition 3 (stamp grant, Sept. 2, 2008). ©47 CFR. § 25.283(0).

Ms. Marlene H Dortch June 3, 2010 ~ Page 3 permanent basis, and operation of the satellite at that location pursuant to STA is at PanAmSat‘s risk. ‘ Grant of this STA further extension request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference. PanAmSat will continue operating the satellite‘s communications payload at 133.0° W.L. in conformance with its sister company Intelsat‘s coordination agreer\nents related to the 133.0° W.L. orbital location. 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 133.0° 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 133.0° W.L. Finally, PanAmSat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station—keeping volume with Galaxy 12 at 133.0° W.L. that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or — progressing towards launch. . ' ~ For the reasons set forth herein, PanAmSat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this STA further extension request. ‘ Sincerely, /s/ Susan H. Crandall Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation ce: — Robert Nelson Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall


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