Attachment Intelsat - Grant jan

Intelsat - Grant jan

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

GR

2011-01-31

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20110126-00016 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2011012600016_865816

Tile # SRT—StD— zonom;— ©OOllo 182011000258 $2387 SAT—STA—20110126—00016 Intelsat License LLC Call Sign $2353/ GrantDate ovfay /1\ Galaxy 15 (or other identifier) Term Dates Approved by OMB From_O /31/11 xo. _o2/06/11 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: Jan 26 2011 4:22:01:846PM fonal Bureau Approved: %fir/.Qé't/l.d/ File Number: SAT—STA—20110126—00016 *with conditions. Ste S. Duall Callsign: Chief MSatellie Policy 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: Intelsat License LLC 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—20110126—00016 Call Sign $2387 January 31, 2011 The request of Intelsat License LLC. (Intelsat) for special temporary authority (STA), IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20110126—00016, IS GRANTED. Accordingly, Intelsat is authorized, for a period of 7 days commencing January 31, 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 Intelsat‘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, 7. e., Intelsat 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, Intelsat 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, Intelsat 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 limited to in—orbit testing and shall not include any provision of commercial services. 3. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is at Intelsat‘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. Tile #_SANT—STD— 2011012 6— 600 Nb Call Sign $2387 GrantDate_O!/31/}1 (or other identifier) Term Dates From_OY/3V/11 To: _O2/06/\I ternt l &»‘»~ Approved: r/@é’/&t[{,fl Euwith conditions 84{?\24(\5 Duull Chief) Satellite Plicy Branch

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). {} Governmental Entity C Noncommercial educational licensee g74 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request C Change Station Location 3 Extend Expiration Date @ Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date

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.) Intelsat License LLC herein requests Special Temporary Authority for seven days, from January 31, 2011 through February 6, 2011, to operate the communications payload on Galaxy 15 at 93.0 W.L. in the event that Intelsat decides to conduct further testing of the satellite. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject ) Yes £34 No to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits 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 26, 2011 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 JNTELSAT Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority for Galaxy 15, Call Sign $2387 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC‘ ("Intelsat") herein requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA") for seven days, from January 31, 2011 through February 6, 2011, to operate the communications payload on Galaxy 15 at 93.0° W.L. in the event that Intelsat decides to conduct further testing of the satellite. As the Commission is aware, on April 5, 2010, the Galaxy 15 satellite suffered an anomaly of unknown origin. Due to this anomaly, the satellite drifted outside of its authorized +/— 0.05° East/West station—keeping box pursuant to STA. ‘ The licenses previously held by PanAmSat Licensee Corp. recently have been assigned to Intelsat License LLC. See Letter from Jennifer Hindin to Marlene H. Dortch, Notification of Consummation of Pro Forma Assignment and Transfer of Control and Name Change, File Nos. SES—ASG—20101203— 01501, SES—ASG—20101206—01502, SES—T/C—20101203—01503, SES—ASG— 20101203—01504, SES—ASG—20101206—01512, SAT—ASG—20101203—00251, SAT—ASG—20101203—00252, SAT—T/C—20101203—00253, SAT—T/C—20101203— 00254, and 0004520968 (filed Jan. 18, 2011). > Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $830.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. 3 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00750, File No. SAT—STA—20101228—00268 (Jan. 14, 2011) (Public Notice); 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) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00706, intelsat Corporation 3400 international Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T4+1 202—944—6800 F +1 202—944—7898

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 26, 2011 Page 2 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 Intelsat 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 thermally balanced, Galaxy 15 was placed in Earth acquisition mode. Currently, Galaxy 15 is located at 93.0° W.L. where it is collocated with Intelsat‘s Galaxy 25, which is operated at 93.10° W.L. Intelsat has been conducting tests to determine the functionality of every aspect of the satellite." Intelsat herein seeks further authority in the event that it or its customers wish to conduct additional testing while the satellite is located at 93.0° W.L. The specific communications frequencies that will be utilized at 93.0° W.L. are as follows: 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth) 5952—6425 MHz (Earth—to—space) To the extent Intelsat conducts further tests of Galaxy 15 at 93.0° W.L., it will coordinate the testing 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 will internally coordinated the proposed testing with the following of its satellites: Galaxy 25 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). * The satellite‘s communications payload had earlier shut off as a result of power loss. ° See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00751, File No. SAT—STA—20110107—00007 (Jan. 21, 2011) (Public Notice).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 26, 2011 Pagg 3 _ {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. Grant of this STA request will allow Intelsat to further 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, Susan H. Crandall _ Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation ce: Robert Nelson Karl Kensinger | Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall


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