Attachment Intelsat - Grant Feb

Intelsat - Grant Feb

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2013-02-15

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20130204-00015 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2013020400015_986407

File #_asnt— simn— 20130204— 60015 $2400 SsAT—STA—20130204—00015 182013000317 Intelsat License LLC . I:te|sat 701 Call Sign $2400 Grant Date_OZ/15/13 (or other identifier) _ 1sS Term Dates period of Approve?(,i02%90%788 6 qopege GRANTED* i From O2/18/13 ~ j To: _A s oo d 30 days Date & Time Filed: Feb 42013 4:29:38:190PM International Bureau Approved: File Number: SAT—STA—20130204—00015 sewith conditions Callsign: 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 Intelsat 701, Call Sign $2400 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

Intelsat License LLC IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20130204—00015 Call Sign $2400 The application of Intelsat License LLC (Intelsat) for special temporary authority, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20130204—00015, is GRANTED. Specifically, Intelsat is authorized, for a period of 30 days, commencing on February 18, 2013, to perform Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) operations with the Intelsat 701 space station (Call Sign $2400) necessary to drift the space station from the 157.0° E.L. orbital location to the 29.5° W.L. orbital location using the following center frequencies: 6173.7 MHz and 6176.3 MHz (Earth—to—space); 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz, 3952.5 MHz, and 3952.0 MHz (space—to—Earth). Operations under this authorization must be in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in Intelsat‘s application, the Federal Communications Commission‘s rules not waived herein, and are subject to the following conditions: 1. All operations under this grant of special temporary authority must be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., Intelsat must not cause harmful interference to, and must not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radiocommunication system. 2. In the event of any harmful interference as a result of the operations under this grant of special temporary authority, Intelsat must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and must immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 3. Intelsat must coordinate the operations of Intelsat 701 with existing geostationary space stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its operations during drift to the 29.5° W.L. orbital location. 4. Intelsat must operate only the TT&C frequencies on Intelsat 701 during the space station‘s drift from the 157.0° E.L. orbital location to the 29.5° W.L. orbital location. 5. Intelsat must notify the Chief, Satellite Division, in writing, of the date that the Intelsat 701 space station departs the 157.0° E.L. orbital location within three business days of the departure date. 6. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding Intelsat‘s pending application for special temporary authority for a period of 180—days to operate TT&C necessary to drift Intelsat 701 from the 157.0° E.L. orbital location to the 29.5° W.L. orbital location (IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20121211—00216). 7. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this grant of special temporary authority is at Intelsat‘s own risk. 8. 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# ~Spt— Ssth— 20132 6204— C0OIS Call Sign S240C__ Grant Date Oz/ls/li_ or other identifier) _ S Term Dates pericx! of g From _Q%Z\_S/_ié_fl Ta: __jfi@jgg)s_ 1 International Bureau Approved: %_@f gfl{(é / migwesniws d §,fl.<..m:..__.,...,‘,‘..M,A..:,.._...,fl wl +—with condifions StephenlY. Dua 1 Chef, Satellite Foli«y Branch

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 SATSTA2012121100216 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). C Governmental Entity { Noncommercial educational licensee C Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification —CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request Change Station Location \‘ Extend Expiration Date Other @ L L 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, commencing February 18, 2013, to drift Intelsat 701 (call sign §$2400) from 157.0 E.L. to 330.5 E.L. Intelsat intends shortly to file a modification application seeking permanent authority for this redeployment. 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 &quot;party to the application&quot; 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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February 4, 2013 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift Intelsat 701 Call Sign $2400 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days, commencing February 18, 2013, to drift Intelsat 701 (call sign $2400) from 157.0° E.L. to 330.5° E.L. Intelsat intends shortly to file a modification application seeking permanent authority for this redeployment. Intelsat 701 is currently operating at 157.0° E.L. pursuant to STA." Following receipt of FCC approval, Intelsat 701 will be relocated to 330.5° 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 Intelsat has a pending 180—day request for Special Temporary Authority to drift Intelsat 701 from 157.0° E.L to 330.5° E.L. See Intelsat Requestfor Special Temporary Authority to Drift Intelsat 701, File No. SAT—STA—20121211—00216 (filed Dec. 11, 2012). 3 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00928, File No. SAT—STA—20130107—00005 (Feb. 1, 2013) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00921, File No. SAT—STA—20121210—00212 (Dec. 21, 2012) (Public Notice); See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00914, File No. SAT—STA—20121107—00194 (Nov. 30, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00909, File No. SAT—STA—20121008—00180 (Nov. 2, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00902, File No. SAT—STA—20120910—00145 (Sept. 28, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00890, File No. SAT—STA—20120809—00126 (Aug. 17, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00884, File No. SAT—STA—20120710—00112 (July 20, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report Intelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 202—944—6800 F+1 202—944—7898

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch February 4, 2013 Page 2 E.L. The satellite is expected to be on—station at that location on September 30, 2013 and is expected to operate there until it is de—orbited in 2018. During the drift of Intelsat 701 from 157.0° E.L. to 330.5° E.L., Intelsat will operate only the satellite‘s TT&C frequencies and will coordinate the drift with potentially affected operators. The specific TT&C frequencies are as follows: Uplink: 6173.7 MHz (LHCP) 6176.3 MHz (LHCP) Downlink: 3947.5 MHz (RHCP) 3948.0 MHz (RHCP) 3952.5 MHz (RHCP) 3952.0 MHz (RHCP) Grant of this STA request is in the public interest because it will allow Intelsat to ensure continuity of service to customers at 330.5° E.L., where Intelsat 801 (call sign $2391) currently operates. Intelsat 801 is expected to be de—orbited in late 2013. As Intelsat previously has explained, Intelsat had planned to redeploy Intelsat 707 (call sign $2398) from 307.0° E.L. to 330.5° E.L. to ensure service continuity at the latter location. However, given the failure of the Proton rocket in August 2012, the launch of Intelsat 23 (call sign S$2831), which replaced Intelsat 707 at 307.0° E.L., was delayed. As a result, Intelsat 707 did not have sufficient fuel to be redeployed to 330.5° E.L. as planned. Accordingly, Intelsat intends to No. SAT—00877, File No. SAT—STA—20120612—00096 (June 22, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00873, File No. SAT—STA—20120511—00084 (June 8, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00863, File No. SAT—STA—20120413—00067 (Apr. 27, 2012) (Public Notice); Report No. SAT—00856; File No. SAT—STA—20120312—00039 (Mar. 30, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00846, File No. SAT—STA—20120209—00015 (Feb. 17, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00842, File No. SAT—STA—20120113—00006 (Feb. 3, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00831, File No. SAT—STA—20111213—00238 (Dec. 23, 2011) (Public Notice).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch February 4, 2013 Page 3 redeploy Intelsat 701 to 330.5° E.L. in order to ensure service continuity at that location. Once Intelsat 701 is relocated to 330.5° E.L., customers will be transferred from Intelsat 801 to Intelsat 701. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this request. Sincerely, /s/ Susan H. Crandall Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation co: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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