Intelsat 5 Notice of

NOTICE submitted by Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat 5 REVISED Notice of Start of IOO

2012-10-24

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20120911-00147 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2012091100147_972905

October 24, 2012


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 200554

Re:    Notice of Commencement of Inclined Orbit Operations for Intelsat 5
       Call Sign S2704

Dear Ms. Dortch:

        Pursuant to Section 25.280(a) of the Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. §
25.280(a)), Intelsat License LLC hereby notifies the FCC of the
commencement of inclined orbit operations for Intelsat 5. Intelsat intends
shortly to begin drifting Intelsat 5 from 169.0° E.L. to 65.45° E.L. pursuant to
Special Temporary Authority (“STA”).1 As noted in the STA requests, at
65.45° E.L., Intelsat 5 will operate in inclined orbit mode.

Set forth below is the information required by the Commission.

(1)    The operator's name is Intelsat License LLC.

(2)    The satellite left the 0.05° inclination control box on October 21, 2012.
       The last north/south station-keeping maneuver occurred on October 12,
       2012.

(3)    The initial inclination (after the last north/south station-keeping
       maneuver) was 0.0319°.

(4)    The rate of change in inclination per year is as follows:

       2012 – 0.812° per year
       2013 – 0.787° per year
       2014 – 0.771° per year
       2015 – 0.765° per year
       2016 – 0.769° per year
       2017 – 0.777° per year

1
 See Intelsat License LLC Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift
and Operate Intelsat 5, Call Sign S2704, File No. SAT-STA-20121017-00182
(filed Oct. 17, 2012); Intelsat License LLC Request for Special Temporary
Authority to Drift Intelsat 5, Call Sign S2704, File No. SAT-STA-20120911-
00147 (filed Sept. 11, 2012).


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
October 24, 2012
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       2018 —0.796° per year
       2019 — 0.823° per year
       2020 —0.857° per year

The expected end—of—life of the satellite accounting for inclined orbit
operations is December 31, 2020.

Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned should you have any
questions.

Sincerely,


@MAXQLQ%
Susan H. Crandall
Assistant General Counsel
Intelsat Corporation

Co: Bob Nelson
     Kathyrn Medley
     Stephen Duall
     Jay Whaley
    Cindy Spiers



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