Attachment Intelsat - Grant Feb

Intelsat - Grant Feb

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2013-02-14

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20130211-00018 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2013021100018_986409

$2253 SAT—STA—20130211—00018 1B2013000360 File # SAT—STh—20130211—Od0018 Intelsat License LLC E t Galaxy 11 Call Sign $2253 GrantDate_O2/!4/13 \¥ BA (or other identifier) 3 , Pimes? / Term Dates Pefiod of Approved by OMB From O2/14 / Ty, anantep« en@2/4/A, 3O da u._Sodigs 3060—0678 International Bureau | Approved: _ Date & Time Filed: Feb 11 2013 5:06:37:166PM swith condifions— ephey/ D. Duall File Number: SAT—STA—20130211—00018 Callsign: Cnief, Satellite Plicy Bench 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: 30—Day Extension of STA to Drift and Operate Galaxy 11 at 55.6 W.L. (S2253) 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

Attachment to Grant IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20130211—00018 Call Sign $2253 The application of Intelsat License LLC (Intelsat) for special temporary authority, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20130211—00018, is GRANTED. Specifically, Intelsat is authorized, for a period of 30 days, commencing on February 14, 2013, to continue to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) operations with the Galaxy 11 space station (Call Sign $2253) necessary to maintain the Galaxy 11 space station at the 55.6° W.L. orbital location using the following center frequencies: 14.0005 GHz and 14.4985 GHz (Earth to space), and 11.701 GHz and 11.702 GHz (space to Earth). Intelsat is also authorized to operate Galaxy 11 in the 10.95—11.20 GHz (space—to—Earth), 11.7—12.2 GHz (space—to— Earth), and 13.75—14.50 GHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands to provide Fixed—Satellite Service from the 55.6° W.L. orbital location. Operations under this authorization must be in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in Intelsat‘s application and Federal Communication Commission (Commission) rules not waived herein, and are subject to the following conditions: 1. All operations under this authorization must be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., the Galaxy 11 space station shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating station. In the event of any harmful interference, Intelsat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and shall inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 2. Intelsat must operate the Galaxy 11 space station at the 55.6° W.L. orbital location in compliance with all existing or future coordination agreements. 3. In connection with the provision of service in any particular country, Intelsat is obliged to comply with the applicable laws, regulations, rules, and licensing procedures of that country. 4. While at the 55.6° W.L. orbital location, Intelsat must maintain the Galaxy 11 spacecraft with an east/west longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of +/— 0.05 degrees. 5. Intelsat‘s use of the 10.95—11.20 GHz frequency band is subject to Footnote US211 to the Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, US211, which urges applicants for airborne or space station assignments to take all practicable steps to protect radio astronomy observations in the adjacent bands from harmful interference, consistent with footnote US74. _ 6. Intelsat‘s use of the 10.95—11.20 GHz frequency band is limited to international operations in accordance with footnote NG 104 to the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, NG 104, and footnote 2 of Section 25.202(a)(1) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.202(a)(1). 7. In the 13.75—14.00 GHz band (Earth—to—space), receiving space stations in the Fixed—Satellite Service shall not claim protection from radiolocation transmitting stations operating in accordance with the United States Table of Frequency Allocations. 8. Pursuant to footnote US337 of the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, US337, any earth station in the United States and its possessions communicating with the Galaxy 11 space station in the 13.75—14.00 GHz band (Earth—to—space) is required to coordinate through National Telecommunications and Information Administration‘s (NTIA‘s) Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee‘s (IRAC‘s) Frequency Assignment Subcommittee (FAS) to minimize interference to the

Attachment to Grant IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20130211—00018 Call Sign $2253 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, including manned space flight. 9. Operations of any earth station in the United States and its possessions communicating with the Galaxy 11 space station in the 13.75—14.00 GHz band (Earth—to—space) shall comply with footnote US356 to United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, US356, which specifies a mandatory minimum antenna diameter of 4.5 meters and a non—mandatory minimum and maximum equivalent isotropically radiated powers (EIRP). Operations of any earth station located outside the United States and its possessions communicating with the Galaxy 11 space station in the 13.75—14.00 GHz band (Earth— to—space) shall be consistent with footnote 5.502 to the ITU Radio Regulations, which allows a minimum antenna diameter of 1.2 meters for earth stations of a geostationary satellite orbit network and specifies mandatory power limits. 10. Operations of any earth station in the United States and its possessions communicating with the Galaxy 11 space station in the 13.77—13.78 GHz band (Earth—to—space) shall comply with footnote US357 to United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, US357, which specifies that a required maxinmum EIRP density of emissions not exceed 71 dBW in any 6 MHz band for communications with a space station in geostationary—satellite orbit. Operations of any earth station located outside the United States and its possessions communicating with the Galaxy 11 space station in the 13.77—13.78 GHz band (Earth—to—space) shall comply with footnote 5.503 to the ITU Radio Regulations, which specifies a required maximum EIRP density of emissions (limit is dependent on antenna diameter) for communications with a space station in geostationary—satellite orbit. 11. Operators of earth stations accessing the Galaxy 11 space station in the 13.75—14.00 GHz band are encouraged to cooperate voluntarily with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in order to facilitate continued operation of NASA‘s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. 12. Pursuant to footnote US342 of the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, services operating in the 14.47—14.50 GHz band shall take all practicable steps to protect the radio astronomy service from harmful interference. 13. Intelsat must comply with the power levels specified in Section 25.212 of the Commission‘s rules, unless it coordinates any operations using power levels exceeding the levels in Section 25.212 with all potentially affected adjacent satellites within 6 degrees orbital separation of the 55.6° W.L. orbital location. Intelsat must inform the Commission of the power levels it has coordinated. In addition, Intelsat must inform all affected earth station operators that Section 25.220 of the Commission‘s rules applies to operations that exceed the power levels specified in Section 25.212. In no event shall the uplink input power spectral density level of Galaxy 11‘s digital carriers exceed —45 dBW/Hz into the antenna and the downlink EIRP density of such carriers exceed —21 dBW/Hz for the Ku—band. 14. Intelsat‘s operation of Galaxy 11 at the 55.6° W.L. orbital location in the 10.95—11.20 GHz (space—to—Earth), 11.7—12.2 GHz (space—to—Earth), and 13.75—14.50 GHz frequency bands is subject to the following conditions:

Attachment to Grant IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20130211—00018 Call Sign $2253 (a) Intelsat shall remain a signatory to the Public Services Agreement between Intelsat and the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) that was approved by the ITSO Twenty— fifth Assembly of Parties, as amended. (b) No entity shall be considered a successor—in—interest to Intelsat under the ITSO Agreement for licensing purposes unless it has undertaken to perform the obligations of the Public Services Agreement approved by the Twenty—fifth Assembly of Parties, as amended. 15. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at Intelsat‘s own risk. 16. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding Intelsat‘s pending applications in IBFS File Nos. SAT—STA—20130102—00001 & SAT— MOD—20121018—00184. 17. 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 #_ SbBtT—SiA— 20130211— 0001F Call Sign S2253 GrantDate_O2/4 /13 (or other identifier) ols Term Dates periocd of GRANTED*‘ Frqm ‘OZZNZB To: 830 days International Bureau Approved: aa,[/ *¥with conditions 1“t:() ev Chnie? Sa?ehfie9))\@ Branch

2. Contact Name: Susan H. Crandall Phone Number: 202—944—7848 Company: c/o 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: Susan H. Crandall 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 SATSTA2013010200001 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). «3 Governmental Entity g3 Noncommercial educational licensee 4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification —CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request <34 Change Station Location @ Extend Expiration Date C3 Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 2013—03—15 00:00:00.0

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 a 30—day extension, from February 14, 2013 through March 15, 2013, of the Special Temporary Authority previously granted Intelsat to drift Galaxy 11 (S$2253) from 55.5 W.L. to 55.6 W.L. and operate the satellite temporarily at 55.6 W.L. prior to permanently relocating the satellite to 44.8 W.L. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes 4 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 11, 2013 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Drift Galaxy 11 to, and Operate at, 55.6° W.L. (304.4° E.L.); Call Sign: $2253 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a 30—day extension —— from February 14, 2013 through March 15, 2013 —— of the Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ previously granted Intelsat to drift Galaxy 11 (8$2253) from 55.5° W.L. to 55.6° W.L. and operate the satellite temporarily at 55.6° W.L. prior to permanently relocating the satellite to 44.8° W.L." Galaxy 11 currently is located at 55.6° W.L. Intelsat will continue to operate Galaxy 11 at 55.6° W.L. in accordance with Intelsat‘s coordination agreements concerning the nominal 55.5° W.L. location. The only co—frequency satellites located within plus or minus three degrees of 55.6° W.L. are Intelsat satellites. Intelsat has assessed and limited the probability of the space station becoming a source of debris as a result of collisions with large debris or other operational space stations. Galaxy 11 will not be located at the same orbital location as another satellite or at an orbital location that has an overlapping station—keeping volume with another satellite. Further, Intelsat is not aware of any other FCC licensed system, or any other system applied for and under consideration by the FCC, having an overlapping station—keeping volume with Galaxy 11 at 55.6° W.L. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station— keeping volume with Galaxy 11 that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $860.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00925, File No. SAT—STA—20130102—00002 (Jan. 18, 2013) (Public Notice). Intelsat has a pending application to modify the license for Galaxy 11 to allow it to be redeployed to 44.8° W.L. in May 2013. See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Space Applications Acceptedfor Filing, Report No. SAT—00918, File No. SAT—MOD—20121018—00184 (Dec. 14, 2012) (Public Notice). 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 11, 2013 Page 2 The temporary operation of Galaxy 11 at 55.6° W.L. will help to ensure the safe station—keeping of the two Intelsat satellites at the nominal 55.5° W.L. location and will not impact the Galaxy 11 customers. Accordingly, grant of this STA extension request is in the public interest. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this request. 3 nc100, Sincerely, Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Co: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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