Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20120124-00010 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2012012400010_936379

January 24, 2012 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Drift and Request to Operate Horizons 2 Call Sign: S2423 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a 60-day extension – through March 29, 2012 – of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")1 previously granted Intelsat to drift its Horizons 2 satellite from 74.05° W.L. to 84.85° E.L.2 In addition, Intelsat is requesting authority to begin operating Horizons 2 once the satellite is on-station at 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 Horizons 2 currently is drifting to 84.85º E.L., and is expected to be on-station on February 1, 2012. Intelsat therefore is requesting herein both continued drift authority as well as operational authority at 84.85º E.L. During the continued 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 Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00826, File No. SAT-STA-20111011-00198 (Dec. 2, 2011) (Public Notice) (authorizing drift only). 3 See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing, Report No. SAT-00824, File No. SAT-MOD-20110928-00190 (Nov. 18, 2011) (Public Notice).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 24, 2012 Page 2 Downlink: 12196.0 MHz and 12198.625 MHz (H or RHCP) The specific communications frequencies are as follows: Downlink: 11700—12200 MHz Uplink: 14000—14500 MHz Grant of this STA extension request will serve the public interest by allowing Intelsat to complete the drift and begin operating Horizons 2 immediately upon its arrival at 84.85° E.L. In addition, grant will allow the Commission additionaltime to consider the pending application for permanent authority. Grant of this STA extension request will not result in an increased risk of harmful interference. As noted above, Intelsat will operate only the above listed TT&C frequencies during the continued drift, and will continue to coordinate its 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 84.85° E.L., Intelsat will operate the communications payload in conformance with its coordination agreements related to the location. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this request. Sincerely, ()Aw__ _ _ Slmlguan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation ce: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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