Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20100909-00192 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Application of ) ) SES AMERICOM, INC. ) File No. SAT-STA-___________ ) Call Sign S2156 For Extension of Special Temporary Authority to ) Position and Operate AMC-5 at 79.05º W.L. ) APPLICATION OF SES AMERICOM, INC. SES Americom, Inc. (“SES Americom,” doing business as “SES WORLD SKIES”1) hereby respectfully requests a sixty-day extension of its special temporary authority to position the AMC-5 Ku-band satellite at 79.05º W.L., where it is serving as an in-orbit spare.2 The extension is sought pending action on SES WORLD SKIES’ request to reassign AMC-5 permanently to that location.3 In the AMC-5 Modification, SES WORLD SKIES explained that reassignment of AMC-5 would simplify stationkeeping at the nominal 79º W.L. orbital location following relocation of the AMC-2 spacecraft to that position and would permit SES WORLD SKIES to make efficient use of its space stations to provide service to customers.4 The Commission 1 On September 7, 2009, SES S.A. announced that the newly integrated operations of its two indirect subsidiaries, New Skies Satellites B.V. and SES Americom would be conducted under a single brand name, SES WORLD SKIES. The new brand name does not affect the underlying legal entities that hold Commission authorizations or U.S. market access rights. 2 File No. SAT-STA-20100615-00136 (Call Sign S2156) grant-stamped July 16, 2010 (“AMC-5 STA”). 3 File No. SAT-MOD-20100706-00154 (Call Sign S2156) (the “AMC-5 Modification”). The AMC-5 Modification appeared on public notice on July 16, and no comments were filed on the application. 4 Id., Narrative at 2-3.

granted an initial special temporary authority for the relocation in July.5 Grant of a 60-day extension of the AMC-5 STA will serve the public interest by enabling operation of AMC-5, as needed, to restore or supplement AMC-2’s Ku-band capacity at the nominal 79° W.L. orbital location and facilitating safe operation of the satellites at that location. SES WORLD SKIES hereby certifies that no party to this application is subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862. SES WORLD SKIES waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests an authorization in accordance with this application. For the foregoing reasons, SES WORLD SKIES seeks a 60-day extension of temporary authority to position of AMC-5 at 79.05º W.L. and employ the satellite as a Ku-band in-orbit spare. Respectfully submitted, SES AMERICOM, INC. By: /s/ Daniel C.H. Mah Of Counsel Daniel C. H. Mah Karis A. Hastings Regulatory Counsel Hogan Lovells US LLP SES Americom, Inc. 555 13th Street, N.W. Four Research Way Washington, D.C. 20004-1109 Princeton, NJ 08540 Tel: (202) 637-5600 Dated: September 9, 2010 5 AMC-5 STA. 2


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