Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20100727-00168 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010072700168_831658

. July 27, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfth Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 _ Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Operate Intelsat 603 in C— and Ku—band Frequencies at 11.5° E.L.; Call Sign: S$2399 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat North America LLC ("Intelsat") hereinrequests a 30—day extension —— through August 28, 2010 —— of the Special Temporary Authority ("STA"") previously grantedIntelsat to operate certain C— and Ku—band communications frequencies, along with TT&C carriers, onthe Intelsat 603 satellite (call sign $2399) at 11.5° E.L. * Intelsat has a pending request to re—flagIntelsat 603 from United States licensing to United Kingdom licensing." Until such time as the exchange of _ licensing administrations can occur, Intelsat seeks an extension of STA to continue operating certain C— and Ku—band communications frequencies —— and _ TT&C carriers —— on the Intelsat 603 satellite at 11.5° E.L. to meet the on—going service demands of a U.S. Government customer. Intelsat also has filed a 180— day STA to operate in these bands.* 1 Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $830.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. _ 2 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00704, File No. SAT—STA—20100614—00130 (Jul. 2, 2010) (Public Notice). 3 See Intelsat North America LLC Application to Transfer Control of . Intelsat 603 Space Station Authorization to United Kingdom Licensing Authority, File No. SAT—T/C—20100112—00008 (filed Jan. 12, 2010; supplemented February 16, 2010). 4 See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Applications Acceptedfor Filing, Report No. SAT—00703, File No. SAT—STA—20100614—00132 (Jul. 2, 2010) (Public Notice). Intelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive NW, Washlngton DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T+1 202—944—6800 F+1 202—944—7898

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch July 27, 20 10 Page 2 Operational Frequencies: The specific communications frequencies for which Intelsat seeks continued authority are: 3700—4200 MHz® 5925—6425 MHz® 10950—11200 MHz 11450—11700 MHz 14000—14500 MHz TT&C Fréquencies: The specific TT&C frequencies are: Telecommand frequencies: 6173.7 MHz (LHCP) and 6176.3 MHz (LHCP) Telemetry frequencies: 3947.5 MHz (RHCP), 3948.0 MHz (RHCP), 3952.0 MHz (RHCP) and 3952.5 MHz (RHCP) Geographic Service Area: These communications frequencies will continue to 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 portlons 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(1) and 25.211(a) of the Commission‘s rules.‘ Conditions. Intelsat will continue to accept the following condltlons on its use of the 10950—11200 MHz and 11450—11700 MHz frequencies: (1) Operations in the 10950—11200 MHz and 11450—11700 MHz frequency bands shall comply with the termsof footnote US211 to the 5 C Intelsat does not seek STA to operate Intelsat 603‘s 3625—3700 MHz payload. > 6 Intelsat does not seek STA to operate Intelsat 603‘s 5850—5925 MHz payload. 7 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 FCC 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 > July 27, 2010 Page 3 ‘ United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, US211, which urges applicants for airbomme 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—11200 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 Comumission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.202(a)(1). Grant of this application will serve the public interest by allowing Intelsat to continue operating C— and Ku—band frequencies on the Intelsat 603 satellite and thus best meet its customers‘ needs — in particular, a U.S. Government customer utilizing coverage of the Middle East.. 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 extension is not expected to cause any harmful interference. Intelsat will continue to 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 continue to 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 continue operating 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. . For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously process and grant this request for an extension of

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch July 27, 20 10 —— Page4 STA for 30 days to operate certain C— and Ku—band frequencies on Intelsat 603 at 11.5° EL. Sincerely, @LQ_QQ Susan H. Crandall _ ‘Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Bob Nelson | Karl Kensinger — — — Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall


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