Attachment Intelsat - Grant Oct

Intelsat - Grant Oct

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2011-10-18

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20110915-00183 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2011091500183_921562

file# SPr— STA— 20(10915— ‘ 00183 $2422 SAT—STA—20110915—00183 1B2011004298 i LC C . j # ‘ intelsat Linanies L Call Sign 82422 GrantDate_10/$/!1 or other identifier j f Term Dates Approved by OMB From 10/20/i| To: 11 /ig/1\ 5060—06785 Date & Time Filed: Sep 15 2011 4:49:03:616PM International Bureau_| Approved:___ _ File Number: SAT—STA—20110915—00183 * with Condifions t 3. Duall Callsign: CheF, Sateilrie Pblicy Branch FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION N APPLICATIO 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 to Drift and Operate Galaxy 12, Call Sign $2422 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—20110915—00183 Call Sign $2422 The request of Intelsat License LLC (Intelsat) for special temporary authority, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20110915—00183, is granted. Accordingly, Intelsat is authorized, for a period of 30 days commencing on October 20, 2011, to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) operations with the Galaxy 12 space station (Call Sign 2422) to drift the Galaxy 12 space station from its current orbital position of 133.0° W.L. to the 132.9° W.L. orbital location and to maintain the Galaxy 12 space station at that location, using the following frequencies: 6424.5 MHz (right—hand circular polarization/Earth—to—space) and 6424.5 MHz (vertical polarization/Earth—to—space); 4198 MHz (left—hand circular polarization/space—to—Earth) and 4198 MHz (horizontal polarization/space—to—Earth); 4199.875 MHz (left—hand circular polarization/space—to—Earth) and 4199.875 MHz (horizontal polarization/space—to—Earth). In addition, Intelsat is authorized to operate Galaxy 12 as an in—orbit spare at the 132.9° W.L. orbital location in the 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth) and 5925—6425 MHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands. This authorization shall be in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in Intelsat‘s application, Federal Communication Commission (Commission) rules, and the following conditions: 1. All operations during Galaxy 12‘s drift between the 133.0° W.L. and 132.9° W.L. orbital locations and operations at the 132.9° W.L. orbital location as an in—orbit spare shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., the Galaxy 12 space station shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating station. In the event of any harmful interference, Intelsat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and shall inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 2. During the drift between the 133.0° W.L. and 132.9° W.L orbital locations, Intelsat may not operate Galaxy 12‘s communications payload. 3. Intelsat may activate the communications payloads for the Galaxy 12 space station in the 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth) and 5925—6425 MHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands in the event of a service outage of an operational space station. 4. In the event Intelsat activates the communications payload of the Galaxy 12 space station, Intelsat must notify the Commission, in writing, of such activation within three business days of the start of the activation. 5. 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. Cle# SBT §sth— 201 093iS. o01§$3 mommronensmunmmmmrememssmmesmnmenenmemment Call f’;ign _32421- Grant Date e /|8/” t (or otheridentifier) , Torm Dates =pp—y, 4s From 10/20/\| To: ll/l€/|| ational Bureau E Approved: yewith Conditions <Sfe J. Duall Cnief, Satelirte Poli(:j Branch

2. Contact Name: Susan H. Crandall Phone Number: 202—944—7848 Company: Intelsat Corporation Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: 3400 International Drive, N.W. E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: 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 Enti Noncommercial educational licensee 3 C3 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification —CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request ) Change Station Location {*4 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 30 days commencing October 20, 2011 to drift Galaxy 12 from 133.0 W.L. to 132.90 W.L. and operate the satellite at that location for approximately two months. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject t#, Yes g4 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 &quot;party to the application&quot; 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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September 15, 2011 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. TNTELSAT Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority for Galaxy 12 Call Sign: $2422 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days commencing October 20, 2011 to drift Galaxy 12 from 133.0° W.L. to 132.90° W.L. and operate the satellite at that location for approximately two months." Galaxy 12 currently is located at 133.0° W.L.* With FCC approval, Intelsat expects to begin drifting Galaxy 15 (call sign $2387) from 133.10° W.L. to 133.0° W.L. on October 1, 2011 and have that satellite on—station at 133.0° W.L. approximately two to three weeks later.* The Galaxy 12 and Galaxy 15 satellites will be temporarily co—located at 133.0° W.L. and traffic will be transferred from Galaxy 12 to Galaxy 15. Subject to FCC approval, Galaxy 12 will then drift to 132.90° W.L., where it will operate as an in—orbit spare until mid—December 2011. Thereafter, and subject to receipt of FCC approval, Galaxy 12 will be relocated to 129° W.L." During the drift of Galaxy 12 from 133.0° W.L. to 132.90° W.L. and while operating at 132.90° W.L., Intelsat will utilize only the satellite‘s TT&C frequencies and will follow industry practices for coordinating TT&C ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $860.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. > Intelsat will file a request for extension of this STA as necessary. * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00730, File Nos. SAT—MOD—20100120—00013 and SAT—AMD—20100514—00102 (Oct. 22, 2010) (Public Notice). * See Intelsat License LLC, Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift Galaxy 15, File No. SAT—STA—20110915—00181 (filed Sept. 15, 2011). ° Intelsat expects to relocate Galaxy 12 to 129° W.L. in mid—December 2011. intelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA wwrw.intelsat.com T+1 202—944—6800 F +1 202—944—7898

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 15, 2011 Page 2 transmissions during the relocation process.° The specific TT&C frequencies are as follows: Uplink: 6424.5 MHz (V) 6425.5 MHz (RHCP) Downlink: 4198.0 MHz (H) 4199.875 MHz (H) 4198.0 MHz (LHCP) 4199.875 MHz (LHCP) Intelsat requests that the waiver of Section 25.283(c) of the Commission‘s rules continues to apply at the 132.90° W.L. orbital location.‘ Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest by facilitating safe station—keeping at the nominal 133.0° W.L. orbital location. Moreover, grant of this STA will enable Intelsat to ensure all customer demands are satisfied at the nominal 133.0° W.L. location. Grant of this STA request will not result in an increased risk of harmful interference. As noted above, during the drift of Galaxy 12 from 133.0° W.L. to 132.90° W.L. and while operating at 132.90° W.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. Moreover, at 132.90° W.L., Intelsat will continue to operate the TT&C frequencies in conformance with Intelsat‘s coordination agreements related to that location. 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 space stations. Galaxy 12 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 Galaxy 12 at 132.90° W.L. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station— ° Intelsat will seek all necessary authority if the Galaxy 12 satellite is needed to provide service using the satellite‘s communications frequencies at the 132.90° W.L. orbital location. 147 C.F.R. § 25.283(c). See supra note 3.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 15, 2011 Page 3 keeping volume with Galaxy 12 at 132.90° W.L. that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this request. Sincerely, /s/ Susan H. Crandall Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation co: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley


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