Intelsat 5 Notice of

NOTICE submitted by Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat 5 Notice of Start of Inclined Orbit Opers

2012-10-23

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20121017-00182 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2012101700182_972716

October 23, 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 47.5° E.L., Intelsat 5 will operate in inclined orbit mode pursuant to the ITU filings of the German Administration. 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 23, 2012 Page 2 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, C _ Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Co: Bob Nelson Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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