Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20100614-00130 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010061400130_822115

June 14, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch _ Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfth Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 — Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Operate Intelsat 603 in C— and Ku—band Frequencies for 30 Days at.11.5° E.L.; Call Sign: $2399 Dear Ms. Dortch: _ Intelsat North America LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA*)‘ for 30 days beginning July 1, 2010 to operate certain C— and Ku—band communications frequencies, along with TT&C carriers, on the _ Intelsat 603 satellite (call sign $2399) at 11.5° E.L. The Intelsat 603 satellite is currently located at 11.5° E.L." and operating pursuant to an FCC grant of STA in the 4040—4200 MHz (space to Earth) and 6265—6425 MHz (Earth to space) frequencies, along with TT&C carriers." Intelsat also has a pending request to re—flag Intelsat 603 from United States licensing to United Kingdom licensing.* Until such time as the exchange of licensing administrations can occur, Intelsat seeks STA to operate additional C—— and Ku—band frequencies on the Intelsat 603 satellite at 11.5° E.L., along with ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 andan $830.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. * See Intelsat North America LLC Applicationfor Special Temporary A_uthorz'tjz for Intelsat 603 Satellite, $2399, File No. SAT—STA—20091209—00143 (filed Dec. 9, 2009; granted with conditions Mar. 4, 2010). * See Intelsat North America LLC Applicationfor Special Temporary Authority for Intelsat 603 Satellite, $2399, File No. SAT—STA—20100519—00104 (filed May 19, 2010; granted with conditions May 20, 2010; expires June 18, 2010). Intelsat will file a renewal request for an additional 30 days to operate in the 4040—4200 MHz (space to Earth) and 6265—6425 MHz (Earth to space) frequencies, along with TT&C carriers, no later than June 15, 2010. * See Intelsat North America LLC Application to Transfer Control ofIntelsat 603 Space Station Authorization to United Kingdom Licensing Authority, File No. SAT—T/C—20100112—00008 (filed Jan. 12, 2010; supplemented February 16, 2010). . 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 14, 2010 Page 2 the C—band frequencies and TT&C carriers previously authorized, to meet the ° service demands of a U.S. Government customer commencing July 1, 2010. Intelsat will concurrently file a 180—day STA to operate in these additional bands. Operational Frequencies: The specific communications frequencies for which Intelsat seeks authority are: 3700—4200 MHz 5925—6425 MHz® 10950—11200 MHz 11450—11700 MHz 14000—14500 MHz TT&C Frequencles The spemfic TT&C frequen01es are: Telecommand frequencies: 6173.7 MHz (LHCP) and 6 176.3 MHz (LHCP) Telemetry frequencies: 3947.5 MHz (RHCP), 3948.0 MHz (RHCP), 3952.0 MHz (RHCP) and 3952.5 MHz (RHCP). Geographic Service Area: The communications frequencies being requested here will be received or transmitted through C—band beams that cover Europe, . Africa, and small portions of Asia and South America and two Ku—band spot beams that cover east Africa and portions of the Middle East. Waivers: Intelsat requests that, to the extent necessary, the Part 25 waivers originally granted to the Intelsat 603 spacecraft continue to apply at the 11.5° E.L. location, namely, the waivers of Sections 25.202(g), 25.210(a)(1), 25.210(a)(3), 25.210(c), 25.210(i) and 25.211(a) of the Commission‘s rules.‘ Conditions. Intelsat agrees to accept the following conditions on its use of the 10950—1 1200 MHz and 11450—11700 MHz frequencies: * Intelsat does not seek STA to operate Intelsat 603‘s 3625—3700 MHz pajfload; * Intelsat does not seek STA to operate Intelsat 603‘s 5850—5925 MHz payload. " 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 ECC Red 15460, 15529 (Appendix C) (2000) (Memorandum Opinion and Order and Authorization), recon. denied, 15 FCC Red 25234 (2000) (Order on Reconsideration).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch June 14_, 2010 Page 3 ' { (1) Operations in the 10950—11200 MHz and 11450—1 1700 MHz frequency bands shall comply with the terms of footnote US211 to the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, — US211, which urges applicants for airborne or space station assignments to take all practicable steps to protect radio astronomy observations in the adjacent bands from harmful interference. (2) Operations in the 10950—1 1200 MHz and 11450—11700 MHz frequency bands are limited to international operations in accordance with footnote NG 104 to the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, NG 104, and footnote 2 of Section 25.202(a)(1) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.202(a)(1). Grant of this application will serve the public interest by allowing Intelsat to .operate in additional C— and Ku—band frequencies on the Intelsat 603 satellite and thus best meet its customers‘ needs — in particular, a U.S. Government customer seeking immediate coverage of the Middle East. Intelsat‘s prior request for STA contained only a limited number of frequencies required to transition two customers off the NSS—5 satellite. In addition, grant of this request will provide additional time for the FCC and regulatory agency in the United Kingdom, Ofcom, to reach an understanding on the transfer of licensing responsibility for the Intelsat 603 spacecraft. Grant of this STA is not expected to cause any harmful interference. Intelsat will operate the C—band frequencies at levels low enough to ensure the protection of the W2A satellite operated by Eutelsat, which is the only C—band satellite within 5° of 11.5° E.L. Intelsat 603‘s Ku—band beams are pointed and will be operated in such a way that they have significant spatial and/or polarization isolation with respect to the operation of Eutelsat satellites at 10° E.L. and 13° E.L. Moreover, Intelsat agrees to operate the frequencies identified above on a non—interference, non—protected basis and in the unlikely circumstance that interference is generated to any other satellite, Intelsat agrees to immediately cease transmissions until the interference concerns of the interfered—with operator are satisfactorily resolved. _ Upon grant, Intelsat shall prepare and submit to the FCC materials for submission to the ITU, pursuant to No. 8.4 of the Radio Regulations, in connection with the operation of Intelsat 603 at 11.5° E.L.

~Ms. Marlene H. Dortch _ June 14, 2010 . o a Page 4 For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously process and grant this request for STA for 30 days to operate certain C— and Ku—band frequencies on Intelsat 603 at 11.5° E.L. Sincerely, /s) Susdn H. Crandall Susan H. Crandall — Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Bob Nelson Karl Kensinger Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall


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