Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20111011-00198 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2011101100198_920600

October 11, 2011 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift Horizons 2 Call Sign: S2423 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")1 for 60 days, commencing November 15, 2011, to begin drifting its Horizons 2 satellite from its current location of 74.05° W.L.2 to 84.85° E.L. Intelsat has a pending request to modify the license of Horizons 2 to authorize its permanent operation at 84.85° E.L.3 In its pending modification application, Intelsat requests Commission approval to relocate Horizons 2 starting December 2011 and begin operating the satellite at that location in February/March 2012.4 Traffic transition from Horizons 2 to other satellites is proceeding more quickly than anticipated, however, which will allow Intelsat to begin drifting the satellite starting November 15, 2011. During the drift of Horizons 2 from 74.05° W.L. to 84.85° E.L., Intelsat will utilize only the satellite’s TT&C frequencies and will coordinate the drift with all potentially affected operators. The specific TT&C frequencies are as follows: Uplink: 14000.5 MHz (H or LHCP) and 14499.5 MHz (V or LHCP) 1 Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $860.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau's Filing System. 2 See Application of PanAmSat H-2 Licensee Corp. to Modify License, File No. SAT-MOD-20070628-00090 (stamp grant issued Nov. 30, 2007 by Andrea Kelly) and Application of PanAmSat H-2 Licensee Corp. to Amend Pending Application, File No. SAT-AMD-20070731-00108 (stamp grant issued Nov. 30, 2007 by Andrea Kelly). 3 See Intelsat License LLC Application to Modify License of Horizons 2, File No. SAT-MOD-20110928-00190 (filed Sept. 28, 2011). 4 See id. at 2.



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