Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20101012-00214 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010101200214_844829

October 12, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 INTELSAT. Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Conduct In—Orbit Testing of Intelsat 17; Call Sign: $2814 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat North America LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days, from December 1, 2010 through December 30, 2010, to conduct in—orbit testing ("IOT") of Intelsat 17 (call sign $2814) at 63.15° E.L. in the bands 3625—4200 MHz (downlink), 5850—6425 MHz (uplink), 10950—11200 MHz, 11450—11700 MHz, and 12500—12750 MHz (downlink), and 13750—14500 MHz (uplink) and to drift the satellite to its permanent location of 66.0° E.L. Intelsat 17 currently is scheduled to be launched as early as November 24, 2010. In support of its request, Intelsat submits the following information. During in—orbit testing of Intelsat 17, Intelsat will operate in the above referenced C— and Ku—bands. Intelsat has coordinated the planned in—orbit testing of Intelsat 17 with all operators of satellites operating co—frequency up to six degrees away from 63.15° E.L. Specifically, Intelsat has coordinated the proposed testing with Inmarsat, which operates the Inmarsat 3F 1 satellite at 64.5° E.L. In addition, Intelsat has internally coordinated the proposed testing with the following of its satellites: Intelsat 904 (call sign $2408) at 60.0° E.L., Intelsat 902 (call sign $2406) at 62.0° E.L., Intelsat 906 (call sign $2410) at 64.15° E.L., Intelsat 702 (call sign $2388) at 66.0° E.L., Intelsat 10 (call sign $2382) at 68.5° E.L., and Intelsat 7 (call sign $2229) at 68.65° E.L. In the unlikely event that harmful interference occurs, Intelsat will take all necessary steps to eliminate the interference. Intelsat 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 ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $830.00 filing — fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. * See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Space Authorizations Acceptedfor Filing, Report No. SAT—00714, File No. SAT—LOA—20100726—00167 (Aug. 27, 2010) (Public Notice). During the drift from 63.15° E.L. to 66.0° E.L., only the satellite‘s TT&C frequencies will be utilized. 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 October 12, 2010 Page 2 space stations during in—orbit testing at 63.15° E.L. Intelsat 17 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, Intelsat 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 Intelsat 17. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station—keeping volume with Intelsat 17 that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. The in—orbit testing of Intelsat 17 at 63.15° E.L. is a critical step in ensuring that the satellite will be fully operational at 66.0° E.L. This, in turn, will ensure continuity of service to customers at the 66.0° E.L. location, and thereby promotes the public interest. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this request. Sincerely, Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Co: Robert Nelson Karl Kensinger Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall


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