Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20140502-00045 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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May 2, 2014 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift Intelsat 16 to, and Operate at, 76.0° W.L.; Call Sign: S2750 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")1 for 180 days, commencing August 10, 2014, to drift Intelsat 16 (S2750) from 79.0º W.L. to 76.0º W.L. and to operate the satellite temporarily at 76.0º W.L. During the drift to 76.0º W.L. and once the satellite is on-station, Intelsat will operate the following TT&C frequencies: 13997.5 MHz, 14499.5 MHz, 12198.25 MHz, and 12198.75 MHz. On-station at 76.0° W.L, Intelsat will operate Intelsat 16 in the 14000 – 14500 MHz and 11700 – 12200 MHz frequency bands.2 Intelsat seeks this STA in order to meet the temporary demands of its customers – SKY Mexico and SKY Brazil. Intelsat currently operates Intelsat 16 at 79.0° W.L. pursuant to STA.3 Subject to receipt of FCC approval, Intelsat expects Intelsat 16 to be on-station at 76.0º W.L. by the end of August 2014. Intelsat will operate Intelsat 16 at 76.0º W.L. on a non-interference/non- protected basis. As the Commission is aware, DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (“DIRECTV”) currently holds the license to operate in Ku-band at 76.0º W.L. (“DIRECTV KU-76W License”).4 DIRECTV fully supports this request to allow Intelsat 16 temporarily to operate at 76.0° W.L. The Intelsat 16 drift is expected to take approximately 10 days and Intelsat expects the satellite to be on-station at 76.0º W.L. by the end of August 2014. The drift will be coordinated with all operators of co-frequency satellites in the 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 Although Intelsat 16 also includes the bands 12750-13250 MHz, 13750-14000 and 10700-11450 MHz, Intelsat is not seeking authority to operate in these bands in this request. 3 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00979, File No. SAT-STA-20130905-00112 (Nov. 8, 2013) (Public Notice) 4 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00943, File No. SAT-LOA-20121101-00190 (Apr. 19, 2013).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch May 2, 2014 Page 2 drift path. In the unlikely event that harmful interference occurs, Intelsat will take all necessary steps to eliminate the interference. 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. Intelsat 16 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, with the exception of the DIRECTV KU—76 License, 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 Intelsat 16 at 76.0° W.L. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system that has an overlapping station—keeping volume with Intelsat 16 at 76.0° W.L. that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. The temporary operation of Intelsat 16 at 76.0° W.L. will help satisfy customer demand at that location. Grant of this STA request will not create any gap in service. Accordingly, grant of this STA request is in the public interest. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this request. Sincerely, CAnci1o9_ Susan H. Crandall Associate General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Ce: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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