Attachment Intelsat - Grant Dec

Intelsat - Grant Dec

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

GRANT

2011-12-01

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20111118-00223 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2011111800223_928644

$2422 SAT—STA—20111118—00223 1B2011004932 File #_SAT— STh— 20i111¢— ©0 223 Intelsat License LLC Galaxy 12 Call Sign 422. Grant Date ia /61 /11 | or other identifier) f Term Dates Peicd ofF Approved by OMB f From 12@/20/1 ts 36 Sys 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: Nov 18 2011 5:02:59:610PM g crRaNTEDp*® International Bureau Approved: File Number: SAT—STA—20111118—00223 * with conditions _ S¥ T4 Doal . Callsign: seSeaeliite Felicg Branch Chiet 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 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 Intelsat License LLC IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20111118—00223 Call Sign $2422 The application of Intelsat License LLC (Intelsat), IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20111118—00223, is granted. Accordingly, Intelsat is authorized for a period of 30 days, commencing December 1, 2011, to operate Telemetry, Tracking, and Telecommand (TT&C) operations with the Galaxy 12 space station (Call Sign $2422) necessary to effect the drift of the space station from the 132.9° W.L. orbital location to the 129.0° W.L. orbital location and to maintain Galaxy 12 at 129.0° W.L., using the following center frequencies: 4198 MHz and 4199.875 MHz (left—hand circular or vertical polarization/space—to—Earth); and 6424.5 MHz (right—hand circular or horizontal polarization/Earth—to—space). Additionally, Intelsat is granted authority to provide Fixed—Satellite Service while located at the 129.0° W.L. orbital location on a temporary basis using 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 Communications Commission (Commission) rules, and the following conditions: 1. All operations of Galaxy 12 during the drift to and operation at the 129.0° W.L. orbital location shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., Intelsat shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating station. 2. In the event of any harmful interference during Galaxy 12 ‘s drift to or operation at the 129.0° W.L. orbital location, Intelsat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and shall inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 3. During the drift between the 132.9° W.L. orbital location and the 129.0° W.L. orbital location, Intelsat may not operate Galaxy 12‘s communications payload. 4. Intelsat shall operate Galaxy 12 at the 129.0° W.L. orbital location in accordance with any existing coordination agreements for this location. 5. While at the 129.0° W.L orbital location, Intelsat shall maintain the Galaxy 12 space station with an east/west longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of +/— 0.05 degrees. 6. Intelsat shall comply with the power levels specified in Section 25.212 of the Commission‘s rules, unless it coordinates any operations using power levels exceeding the levels in Section 25.212 with all potentially affected adjacent satellites within 6 degrees orbital separation off the 129.0° W. L. orbital location. Intelsat shall inform the Commission of the power levels it has coordinated. In addition, Intelsat must inform all affected earth station operators that Section 25.220 of the Commission‘s rules applies to operations that exceed the power levels specified in Section 25.212. In no event shall the uplink input power spectral density level of Galaxy 12‘s digital carriers exceed — 38.7 dBW/Hz into the antenna and the downlink EIRP density of such carriers exceed —30.6 dBW/Hz. 7. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at Intelsat‘s own risk.

Attachment to Grant Intelsat License LLC IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20111118—00223 Call Sign $2422 8. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding Intelsat‘s pending application to modify the authorization of the Galaxy 12 space station in order to re—locate it to the 129.0° W.L. orbital location (IBFS File No. File No. SAT—MOD— 20111011—00197). 9. Grant of this authorization does not constitute "specific authority" pursuant to 25.161(c) of the Commission‘s rules. 10. This grant of special temporary authority is without prejudice (1) to any decision with respect to any replacement expectancy at the 129.0° W.L. orbital location, or (2) any action on the Petition for Specific Authority Under Section 25.161(c) filed by Intelsat North America LLC on June 28, 2010, to retain authority to use C— and Ku—band frequencies at the 129.0° E.L. orbital location (SAT— MSC—20100628—00160). 11. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. File#_SBT—STP—2oi1111$—00 223 Call Sign $2422._ Grant Date_ 12/01/11 (or other identifier) Term Dates fpériod of From lt)/Ol/H To 30 daf:; \ M‘?A.i;;;_:“.;._‘_ tional Bureau Approved: Chief, Scbellite Q;Iic& Bvanch

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). ¢y Governmental Entity ¢3 Noncommercial educational licensee 4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request @@, Change Chang Station Location 34 Extend Expiration Date 3 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 beginning December 1, 2011 to drift Galaxy 12 (call sign $2422) from 132.9 W.L. to 129.0 W.L. and begin operating at 129.0 W.L. Intelsat has a pending application for permanent authority to redeploy Galaxy 12 to 129.0 W.L., where it will operate in the C—band. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes «y 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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November 18, 2011 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 INTELSAT Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift and Operate Galaxy 12 Call Sign $2422 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days beginning December 1, 2011 to drift Galaxy 12 (call sign $2422) from 132.9° W.L. to 129.0° W.L. and begin operating at 129.0° W.L. Intelsat has a pending application for permanent authority to redeploy Galaxy 12 to 129.0° W.L., where it will operate in the C—band." Galaxy 12 is currently licensed to operate at 132.9° W.L.* Upon receipt of Commission approval, Galaxy 12 will be relocated to 129.0° W.L. — where the satellite was to have been redeployed in early 2010 until Intelsat instead moved it to 133.0° W.L. in response to the Galaxy 15 anomaly. Intelsat expects to have Galaxy 12 on—station at 129.0° W.L. within two to three weeks of beginning the drift. During the drift of Galaxy 12 from 132.9° W.L. to 129.0° W.L., Intelsat will utilize only the satellite‘s TT&C frequencies and will follow industry ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $860.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. * See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Space Applications Acceptedfor Filing, Report No. SAT—00824, File No. SAT—MOD—20111011—00197 (Nov. 18, 2011) (Public Notice). 3 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00816, File No. SAT—STA—20110915—00183 (Oct. 21, 2011) (Public Notice). Intelsat has a pending application to extend this STA authorization to allow the Galaxy 12 satellite to remain at 132.9° W.L. See Intelsat License LLC, Requestfor Extension ofSpecial Temporary Authorityfor Galaxy 12, File No. SAT—STA—20111114—00217 (filed Nov. 14, 2011). Intelsat Corporation 3400 international Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 202—944—6800 F41 202—944—7898

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch November 18, 2011 Page 2 practices for coordinating TT&C transmissions during the relocation process. The specific TT&C frequencies are as follows: Uplink: 6424.5 MHz (RHCP), (H) Downlink: 4198 MHz (LHCP), (V) 4199.875 MHZ (LHCP), (V) The specific communications frequencies are as follows: 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth) 5925—6425 MHz (Earth—to—space) Intelsat requests that the waiver of Section 25.283(c) of the Commuission‘s rules continues to apply at the 129.0° W.L. orbital location.* Grant of this STA request is in the public interest because it will allow Intelsat to begin drifting Galaxy 12 and operating the satellite at 129.0° W.L. while the Commission completes its consideration of the pending application for permanent authority. In addition, grant will ensure that the 129.0° W.L. location is occupied as quickly as possible following the recent return of Galaxy 15 to full commercial operation at 133.0° W.L.* Intelsat understands and accepts that a grant of this STA would not prejudge the Commuission‘s determination of Intelsat‘s request to operate Galaxy 12 at 129.0° W.L. on a permanent basis, and that operation pursuant to this STA is at Intelsat‘s risk. 447 C.F.R. § 25.283(c). 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 Status Update for Galaxy 15 Satellite, Call Sign $2387, File Nos. SAT—LOA—19991207—00119, SAT—AMD—20040603—00111, SAT—AMD— 20031103—00320, SAT—AMD—20030818—00156, SAT—AMD—20021029— 00199, SAT—STA—20110915—00181 (filed Nov. 3, 2011).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch November 18, 2011 Page 3 Grant of this STA request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference. As noted above, Intelsat will operate only the above listed TT&C frequencies during the drift, and will coordinateits TT&C transmissions with operators of satellites in the drift path. Should any interference occur during the drift, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate such interference. Once on—station at 129.0° W.L., Intelsat will operate the communications payload in conformance with its coordination agreements related to the 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 129.0° W.L. Finally, Intelsat is not awareof any system with an overlapping station—keeping volume with Galaxy 12 at 129.0° 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, G w QQ_ C1 Susan H. Crandall Assistant Qeneral Counsel Intelsat Corporation co: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley


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