Attachment PanAmSat - Grant jan

PanAmSat - Grant jan

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

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2011-01-14

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20110107-00007 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2011010700007_861024

File # SMi=3iD—20110107— doco7 1820110000 71 s2387 sAT—sTA—20110107—00007 _623 5"?" GrantDate O hi /1 AeA~~ Call Sign Galaxy PanAmS1a5t SHiings (or other identifier) oooc bered f Approved by OMB To: |t days 3060—0678 From_Or/IS/11 Date & Time Filed: Jan 72011 5:13:31:516PM ional Bureau | Approved: MM/@M«M File Number: SAT—STA—20110107—00007 *#woirh condfdions_ S+épy’97( . Dual Callsign: Chief# Satellite Policg Branch FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Request for Special Temporary Authority for Galaxy 15, Call Sign $2387 1. Applicant Name: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Phone Number: 202—944—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 3400 International Drive, N.W. City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Susan H Crandall

Attachment to Grant IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20110107—00007 Call Sign $2387 January 14, 2011 The request of PanAmSat Licensee Corp. (PanAmSat) for special temporary authority (STA), IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20110107—00007, IS GRANTED. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized, for a period of 14 days commencing January 15, 2011, to operate the communications payload on the Galaxy 15 space station (Call Sign $2387) in the 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth) and 5952—6425 MHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands at the 93.0° W.L. orbital location for the purposes of in—orbit testing. This authorization is granted in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in PanAmSat‘s application, the Commission‘s rules, and is subject to the following conditions: 1. All operations shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., PanAmSat shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radiocommunication system. 2. In the event of any harmful interference as a result of the operations of the Galaxy 15 space station during in—orbit testing at the 93.0° W.L. orbital location, PanAmSat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and shall immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 3. During in—orbit testing, PanAmSat shall perform station—keeping maneuvers to operate the Galaxy 15 satellite within an east/west longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of + 0.05 degrees of the 93.0° W.L. orbital location. 4. Operations of the Galaxy 15 space station at the 93.0° W.L. orbital location are limitedto in—orbit testing and shall not include any provision of commercial services. 5. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is at PanAmSat‘s own risk. 6. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. File # SPT—STh— Zo1l AdIO7—oc"T Cali Sign 92387 Grant Date_O‘ hy/n (or other identifier) [ Term Dates PCUCC of O\/b/” From / Io 14 dafl( bfé 3_Dual\ s +EUiH ~conditions Branch Chie€, Satel\l’re Poh(j

2. Contact Name: Susan H. Crandall Phone Number: 202—944—7848 Company: Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 3400 International Drive, N.W. City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Susan H. Crandall Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). C Governmental Entity £3 Noncommercial educational licensee C Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request @ Change Station Location {*4 Extend Expiration Date 3 Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 93.0 W.L.

8. Description (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) PanAmSat Licensee Corp. herein requests Special Temporary Authority for 14 days, from January 15, 2011 through January 28, 2011, to operate the communications payload on Galaxy 15 at 93.0 W.L. for purposes of testing to determine the functionality of every aspect of the satellite. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes 4 No to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCCbenefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Title of Person Signing Susan H. Crandall Asst. General Counsel, Intelsat Corporation 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: Attachment 3: WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

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January 7, 2011 _ Ms. Marlene H. Dortch . Secretary Federal Communications Commission _ 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 INTELSAT. . Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority for Galaxy 15, Call Sign $2387 Dear Ms. Dortch: _ PanAmSat L1censee Cotp. ("PanAmSat") herein requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 14 days, from January 15, 2011 through January 28, 2011, to operate the communications payload on Galaxy 15 at 93.0° W.L. for purposes of testing to determme the functionality of every aspect of the satelhte As the Comrmsswnis aware, on April 5, 2010, the Galaxy 15 satellite suffered an anomaly of unknown origin. Due to thls anomaly, the satellite drifted outside of its authonzed +/— 0.05° East/West statlon-keepmg box pursuant to ~sSTA~ 1 PanAmSat has filed this STA reqfiest, an FCC Form 159 and an $830.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. 2 See Intelsat North'Amerzféa LLC Requestfor Further Extension of Temporary . Authority, File No. SAT—STA—20101228—00268 (stamp grant issued by Stephen J. Duall, with conditions, on Jan. 7, 2011); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00741, File No. SAT—STA— 20101129—00248 (Dec. 3, 2010) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00735, File No. SAT—STA—20101029—00227 (Nov. 5, 2010) (Public Notice); Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00727, File _ No. SAT—STA— 20100929—00203 (Oct. 8, 2010); Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00720, File No. SAT—STA— 20100830—00185 (Sep. 10, 2010) (Public Notices); See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00715, File No. SAT—STA—20100803—00172 (Aug. 13, 2010) (PublicNotice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00706, File No. SAT—STA—20100628—00149 (Jul 9, 2010) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00698, File No. SAT—STA— 20100601—00118 (Jun. 11, 2010) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00687, File No. SAT—STA—20100430—00087 (May 7, 2010); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00682, File No. SAT—STA—20100409—00071 (Apr. 16, 2010) (Public Notice). Intelsat Corporation —~, . 3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.mtelsat.com T+1 202—9446800 F+1 202—944—7898

_ Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 7, 2011 Page2 _ _ On December 23, 2010, Galaxy 15 lost Earth lock, all power drained from its _ battery, and the command unit reset, as it was designed to do." Shortly thereafter, Galaxy 15 began accepting commands and PanAmSat began receiving telemetry from the satellite. The satellite initially was placed in Sun acquisition mode for diagnostic testing. On December 27, 2010, after the spacecraft‘s batteries were fully charged and the satellite was thermaily balanced, Galaxy 15 was placed in Earth acquisition mode. Currently, Galaxy 15 is drifting to 93.0° W.L., where it will be collocated with Galaxy 25, which is operated at 93.10° W.L. by PanAmSat‘s sister company, Tntelsat North America LLC.* PanAmSat expects to have Galaxy 15 on—station at 93.0° W.L. on or about January 15, 2011,° where it plans inmmediately to begin in—orbit testing the satellite‘s communicationspayload as requested herein. The épecific communications frequencies that will be utilized at 93.0° W.L. are as follows: 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth) ...59526425 MHz(Earth—to—space) Intelsat will coordinate the planned in—orbit testing of Galaxy 15 with all operators of satellites operating co—frequency up to six degrees away from 93.0° W.L. Specifically, Intelsat will coordinate the proposed testing with StarOne, which operates Brazilsat B2 at 92.0° W.L.; Inmarsat, which operates Inmarsat 4F3 at 98.1° W.L.; and SES AMERICOM, Inc., which operates | AMC—3 at 87.0° W.L. In addition, Intelsat has internally coordinated the proposed testing with the following of its satellites: Galaxy 25 (call sign $2154) at 93.10° W.L., Galaxy 3C (call sign $2381) at 95.05° W.L., Galaxy 19 (call sign $2647) at 97.0° W.L., Galaxy 16 at (call sign $2687) at 99.0° W.L., Galaxy 17 (call sign $2715) at 91.0° W.L., and Galaxy 28 (call sign $2160) at 89.0° W.L. In the unlikely event that harmful interference occurs, Intelsat will take all necessary steps to eliminate the interference. * The satellite‘s communications payloadhad earher shut off as a result of gower loss. See Intelsat North America LLC Requestfor Further Extension of Temporary Authority, File No. SAT—STA—20101228—00268 (filed Dec. 28, 2010). The STA further extension request includes authority to operate the satellite‘s TT&C frequencies on—station at 93.0° W.L. . ° Once the satellite is on—station, PanAmSat will perform station—keeping maneuvers to reduce its inclination andplace 1t in the required +/— .05 station— keeping box

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 7, 2011 Page 3 Grant of this STA request will allow Intelsat to assess the health of Galaxy 15 following the loss and subsequent recovery of ability to command the satellite. Assuming a successful outcome to the testing, this will in turn help Intelsat return the satellite to commercial operation at either 129° W.L or 133° W.L., thereby serving the public interest. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this STA request. Sincerely, OW.L&,C—A/QQ\ Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation co: _‘ Robert Nelson _ Karl Kensinger Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall


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