Intelsat 706 De-Orbi

NOTICE submitted by Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat 706 De-Orbit Notice

2015-01-14

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20121008-00179 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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October 13, 2014 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Drift and Operate Intelsat 706 Call Sign S2401 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 30 days—through November 18, 2014— of the Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 originally granted Intelsat to drift Intelsat 706 (call sign S2401) from 157.0° E.L. to 156.9° E.L.,2 and to operate it in the C- and Ku-bands in inclined orbit3 until traffic is transferred to Intelsat 5 and Intelsat 706 is de-orbited.4 Intelsat seeks authority to continue operating both the satellite’s TT&C frequencies and its communications frequencies. The specific TT&C frequencies are as follows: Uplink: 6173.7 (LHCP) 6176.3 (LHCP) 1 Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159, and a $930.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau's Filing System. 2 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01042, File No. SAT-STA-20140917- 00101 (Sept. 19, 2014) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT- 01029, File No. SAT-STA-20140627-00081 (July 18, 2014) (Public Notice). Intelsat’s STA includes authority to operate both TT&C and communications frequencies. Intelsat 706 currently is on-station at 156.9° E.L. 3 Intelsat 706 began operating in inclined orbit mode in 2011. See Letter from Susan H. Crandall, Intelsat, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, Call Sign S2401 (filed July 20, 2011). 4 Intelsat 706 is expected to be de-orbited in November 2014.


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