Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20101203-00255 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010120300255_854968

December 3, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. INTELSAT. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority for Intelsat 702 Call Sign: $2388 | Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat North Amerlca LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests Special Temporary — Authority ("STA")‘ for 180 days commencing March 15, 2011 to drift Intelsat 702 to 72.10° E.L. and temporarily operate the satellite at that location. As further explained below, Intelsat plans to redeploy Intelsat 702 temporarily to _ 72.10° E.L. because the satellite currently operating at 72.10° E.L. — Intelsat 706 — must be placed in inclined orbit earlier than originally expected. Intelsat 702 currently is located at 66.0° E.L.," but is shortly to be replaced by _ Intelsat 17. Following traffic transfer from Intelsat 702 to Intelsat 17, and subject to receipt of Commission approval, Intelsat plans to relocate Intelsat 702 temporarily to 72.10° E.L. commencing March 15, 2011 and have the satellite on—station at that location on or about April 1, 2011. Intelsat expects to operate Intelsat 702 at 72.10° E.L. until it is replaced by Intelsat 709. During the drift of Intelsat 702 from 66.0° E.L. to 72.10° E.L., Intelsat will utilize only the satellite‘s TT&C frequencies and will follow industry practices for coordinating TT&C transmissions during the relocation process. The specific TT&C frequencies are as follows: Uplink: 6173.7 MHz and 6176.3 MHz (LHCP) ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $830.00 filmg fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00595, File No. SAT—MOD—20081217—00233 (Apr. 10, 2009) (Public Notice). * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report.No. SAT—00739, File No. SAT—LOA—20100726—00167 (Nov. 19, 2010) (Public Notice). Intelsat 17 was successfully launched on November 26, 2010. * Intelsat will shortly file an STA request for authority to redeploy Intelsat 709. 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 December 3, 2010 Page 2 | Downlink: 3947.5 MHz and 3948.0 MHz (RHCP) 3952.5 MHz and 3952.0 MHz (RHCP) — Once on—location at 72.10° E.L., Intelsat will operate the following communications payload frequencies on Intelsat 702: Uplink: 5925—6425 MHz 14.0—14.5 GHz Downlink: 3700—4200 MHz 10.95—11.2 GHz 11.45—11.7 GHz 12.5—12.75 GHz" Grant of this STArequest will serve the public interest by ensuring continuity of service to customers at 72.10° E.L. that require station—kept capacity, in light of the earlier—than—expected need to place Intelsat 706 in inclined orbit. In addition, grant of this STA request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference. As noted above, during the drift of Intelsat 702 from 66.0° E.L. to 72.10° E.L., Intelsat will utilize only the TT&C frequencies listed above and will coordinate the drift with all operators in the drift path. Once the satellite is on—station at 72.10° E.L., Intelsat will operate the satellite‘s TT&C and communications payload frequencies consistent with Intelsat‘s sister company —— PanAmSat Licensee Corp.‘s —— coordination agreements for the nominal 72.0° E.L. location. * Although Intelsat 702 also has the capability to transmit in the frequency band 11.7—11.95 GHz, Intelsat does not intend to utilize this frequency band from the 72.10° E.L. orbital location. All of the payload frequencies on Intelsat 702 are contained on Intelsat 17. The frequencies on Intelsat 702 are identical to those on Intelsat 706.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch December 3, 2010 Page 3 For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully rcqueststhat the Comm1ss1on expeditiously grant this request. — Sincerely, OWLLC_LSR Susan H. Crandall > Assistant General Coun_sel Intelsat Corporation Co: Bob Nelson Stephen Duall Kathyrn Medley


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