Attachment Intelsat - Grant Apr

Intelsat - Grant Apr

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2014-04-02

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20140312-00030 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2014031200030_1041506

| File#_SBt— sTh—20140312— 00036 $2469 SAT—STA—20140312—00030 182014000455 I Intelsat Li Cg;asxe; 2écense C Call Sign 92469 Grant Date o«u/oz/ (or other identifier) LA g Term Dates PEriC A pproved d byby OMB |— crantep*|"* oeko/n To: days 3060—0678 s led 22014 4 International Bureau Approved: %fi W D.ateé’chme Filed: Mar 1 14 4:47:20:603PM Fuith condihore 3 p 3. Duall File Number: SAT—STA—20140312—00030 ‘She€ ”‘C Q@l Ganch Callsign: cCn ,Sco‘e\i 154 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 Extension of Special Temporary Authority for Galaxy 26 (Call Sign $2469) 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—20140312—00030 Call Sign: $2469 The application of Intelsat License LLC (Intelsat) for special temporary authority, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20140312—00030 is GRANTED. Specifically, Intelsat is authorized, for a period of 30 days, commencing on March 20, 2014, to perform Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) operations with the Galaxy 26 space station (Call Sign $2469) necessary to maintain Galaxy 26 at the 49.9° E.L. orbital location, using the following C—band frequencies: 4196.5 MHz (vertical polarization/space—to—Earth) or 4199.5 MHz (vertical polarization/space—to—Earth); 6315.0 MHz (vertical polarization/Earth—to—space) and 4090.0 MHz (horizontal polarization/space—to—Earth); 5926.5 MHz (right—hand circular polarization/Earth—to—space), and 6411.0 MHz (right—hand circular polarization/Earth—to—space). Additionally, Intelsat is authorized to continue to operate the Galaxy 26 space station at the 49.9° W.L. orbital location, to provide Fixed Satellite Services in the Ku—band frequencies of 11.7—12.2 GHz and 14.0—14.5 GHz in accordance with International Telecommunication Union filings of the Turkish Administration. Operations pursuant to this authorization must be in accordance with conditions imposed as part of Galaxy 26‘s authorization to operate at this orbital location granted on March 2, 2012. See IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20110420—00073 (grant stamp, dated Mar. 2, 2012). 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 Galaxy 26 with existing geostationary space stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its operations at the 49.9° E.L. orbital location. 4. Intelsat‘s request that the waiver of Section 25.202(g) previously granted to Intelsat for Galaxy 26 at 50.0° E.L. continues to apply at 49.9° E.L. is granted. 5. 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. 6. 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 # _SAT—Sih —204 0 312— 00036 Call Sign $24eQ Grant Date_Ot4/O2/14 (or other identifier) Term Dates penccl of CSANTE From_O3/z0/14_ To: days Internatio f__--_‘f"i | Approved: .j/é,fl'/&) 4 g/lfl *with conditions stepney/3. Ducl! Chief, Safetlite ?oi'u(:) Brarch

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: 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 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). «4 Governmental Entity gy Noncommercial educational licensee gy Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request «4 Change Station Location @ Extend Expiration Date g34 Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 2014—04—18 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, beginning March 20, 2014, of Special Temporary Authority previously granted Intelsat to operate the Galaxy 26 satellite in the C— and Ku—bands at 49.9 E.L., where the satellite is currently located, pursuant to the ITU filings of the Turkish Administration for that location. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes «3 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 "party to the application" for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Title of Person Signing Susan H. Crandall Assoc. 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.$. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

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March 12, 2014 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. ) INTELSAT Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority for Galaxy 26 Call Sign: $2469 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a 30—day extension — beginning March 20, 2014 —of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")! previously granted Intelsat to operate the Galaxy 26 satellite in the C— and Ku—bands at 49.9° E.L., where the satellite is currently located, pursuant to the ITU filings of the Turkish Administration for that location." On February 18, 2014, Intelsat began drifting the Galaxy 26 satellite from 50.0° E.L. to 49.9° E.L. pursuant to STA, because the operator of Turksat—4A is conducting in—orbit testing of that satellite at precisely 50.0° E.L. Prior to Galaxy 26‘s move from 50.0° E.L. to 49.9° E.L., the Commission granted Intelsat STA to operate Galaxy 26‘s TT&C and payload frequencies at 50.0° E.L. for 30 days beyond the end of the satellite‘s March 15, 2014 license term in order to ensure that Intelsat‘s U.S. Government customers served by Galaxy 26 have time to transition to a new satellite." Intelsat herein seeks similar authority for the Galaxy 26 satellite at 49.9° E.L. ‘ 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— 00998, File No. SAT—STA—20140212—00022 (Feb. 21, 2014) (Public Notice) ("the Galaxy 26 Drift Authority"). * See id. * See Intelsat License LLC, Requestfor Special Temporary Authority for Galaxy 26 Call Sign: $2469, File No. SAT—STA—20140123—00009 (filed Jan. 23, 2014) (stamp grant, Feb. 12, 2014) (the "Galaxy 26 STA for 50.0° E.L."). Intelsat subsequently surrendered the Galaxy 26 STA for 50.0° E.L. following Galaxy 26‘s move to 49.9° E.L. See Letter 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 March 12, 2014 Page 2 The specific TT&C frequencies of the satellite are as follows: Primary command: 5926.5 MHz (RHCP) (uplink) Back—up command: 6411 MHz (RHCP) (uplink) Telemetry: 4196.5 MHz (V) or 4199.5 MHz (V) Ranging: 6315 MHz (V) (uplink) 4090 MHz (H) (downlink) The specific communications payload frequencies of the satellite are as follows: 14000—14500 MHz (uplink 11700—12200 MHz (downlink As the Commission is aware, Intelsat had planned to de—orbit Galaxy 26 at the end of its original license term of March 15, 2014 from its 50.0° E.L. orbital location. Prior to de—orbit, the U.S. Government customers currently served by Galaxy 26 were scheduled to move to the ABS—2 satellite (a/k/a ST—3 and Koreasat—8), which originally had been scheduled to launch in January 2014. However, the ABS—2 satellite launch was delayed until February 6, 2014. As a result of this delay, absent the Commission granting this STA extension request, the U.S. Government customers would experience service interruption upon the expiration of the Galaxy 26 Drift Authority term on March 19, 2014 until the ABS—2 satellite becomes fully operational a short time thereafter.© The ABS—2 satellite is currently undergoing in—orbit from Susan H. Crandall, Intelsat, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC (Feb. 20, 2014). Pursuant to the Galaxy 26 Drift Authority, the satellite is authorized to operate at 49.9° E.L. through March 19, 2014, which is why Intelsat is seeking a 30—day STA from the March 20, 2014 date. See Galaxy 26 Drift Authority. ° Intelsat will continue to comply with the conditions previously imposed on the operation of the Galaxy 26 satellite in the 11700—12200 MHz frequency band. See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00613, File No. SAT—MOD—20090309—00034 (June 19, 2009) (Public Notice). © Intelsat currently expects to transfer the U.S. Government customers to ABS—2 by the end of March. Intelsat has requested temporary

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch March 12, 2014 Page 3 testing, and is expected to be fully operational sometime in late March. Consequently, Intelsat herein requests that the Commission authorize Intelsat temporarily to continue operating the Galaxy 26 satellite in the aforementioned frequency bands at 49.9° E.L. until April 19, 2014 to ensure continuity of service. Intelsat requests that the waiver of Section 25.202(g) previously granted Intelsat for Galaxy 26 at 49.9° E.L. continue to apply through the expiration of this STA. At the 49.9° E.L. location, Intelsat will continue to comply with the condition previously imposed on its operation of Galaxy 26‘s TT&C operations at 50.0° E.L.‘ At the conclusion of this STA on April 19, 2014, Intelsat plans to de—orbit the satellite as previously approved by the Commission.‘ Grant of this STA request is in the public interest because it will allow Intelsat to continue to provide U.S. Government customers with capacity in the Indian Ocean until they can be transferred to ABS—2. Grant of this STA request will not result in risk of harmful interference as Intelsat will continue to operate Galaxy 26 pursuant to the coordination agreements of the Turkish Administration for the 49.9° E.L. location.‘ operational authority through April 19, 2014 to accommodate possible slippage in the traffic transfer schedule. " See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00613, File No. SAT—MOD—20090309—00034 (June 19, 2009) (Public Notice). 8 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT— 00851, File No. SAT—MOD—20110420—00073 (Mar. 9, 2012), Engineering Statement at 6—7. Intelsat confirmed that it expects to dispose of the spacecraft by moving it to a planned minimum altitude of 150 kilometers (perigee) above the geostationary arc. Intelsat has reserved 63.5 kilograms of fuel for this purpose. The fuel gauging uncertainty has been taken into account in these calculations. ° Intelsat previously filed a letter from Tiirksat Satellite Communication Cable TV and Operation Inc. confirming Intelsat‘s authority to operate a satellite at 50.0° E.L. pursuant to ITU filings of the Government of Turkey. See Supplement to Application to Modify Authorization to Relocate Galaxy 26 to 50.0° E.L., File No. SAT—MOD—20110420— 00073 (filed June 8, 2011).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch March 12, 2014 Page 4 For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this request. Duucico_ Sincerely, Susan H. Crandall Associate General Counsel Intelsat Corporation ce: Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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