Intelsat 801 De-orbi

NOTICE submitted by c/o Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat 801 De-Orbit Notice

2013-12-18

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20100816-00177 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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December 18, 2013 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Intelsat 801 Call Sign: $2391 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") hereby notifies the Commission that it has successfully de—orbited its Intelsat 801 satellite. The de—orbiting was completed on December 16, 2013. The final measured orbit of the Intelsat 801 satellite is 438.2 km above the geostationary arc, with an apogee and perigee of 477.8 km and 304.3 km above the arc, respectively. In the course of de—orbiting the satellite Intelsat vented the remaining helium, discharged the batteries, disconnected the power from the bus, and shut off the transmitters.‘ Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned should you have any questions. Respectfully submitted, Susan H. Crandall Associate General Counsel Intelsat Corporation ce: Jose Albuquerque Karl Kensinger Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers ‘ As the Commission is aware, Intelsat was unable to vent remaining oxidizer due to the tank being sealed off after completion of transfer orbit operations. Intelsat previously was granted a waiver of the Section 25.283(c) requirement to discharge all stored energy at the spacecraft‘s end oflife. See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00723, File No. SAT—MOD— 20100208—00024 (condition #5) (Sept. 24, 2010) (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


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