Attachment Skynet - Grant Novem

Skynet - Grant Novem

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2015-11-19

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20151104-00075 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2015110400075_1115769

File #_SPT—S1B) — 2015 1104t—©o075 $2933 _SAT-STA-ZO‘I_51104-00075 182015002114 ?Q’S?:: 1S;;c/elllte Getporation Call Sign $2933 Grant Date__ 1t /19 /15 (or other identifier) 1 e \Cimnes f Term Dates Pe”‘:a of Approved by OMB /01 f . +306 3060—0678 inayrep« Ton 12 t2/b¥s n80 Date & Time Filed: Nov 4 2015 11:49:15:473AM AotemiionaMioau Approved: : File Number: SAT—STA—20151104—00075 uh cordiore Ducz\\ h Callsign: Chiet Satellite ‘:bhcd Brarc 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: TIZ2V IOT STA (Nov 2015) 1. Applicant Name: Skynet Satellite Corporation Phone Number: 613—748—8700 DBA Name: Fax Number: 613—748—8712 Street: 135 Route 202/206 E—Mail: TForsey@telesat.com City: Bedminster State: NJ Country: USA Zipcode: 07921 — Attention: ~John Forsey

Skynet Satellite Corporation IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20151104—00075 Call Sign $2933 The application of Skynet Satellite Corporation (Skynet), for special temporary authority, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20151104—00075, IS GRANTED. Accordingly, Skynet is authorized for a period of 30 days commencing December 1, 2015, to conduct in—orbit testing (IOT) of the Telstar 12V space station (Call Sign $2933) between the 15.7° W.L. and 16° W.L. orbital locations using the following frequency bands: 10.95—12.2 GHz, 12.5—12.75 GHz, 18.3—19.1 GHz, and 19.7—20.2 GHz (space—to—Earth); and 13.0—13.25 GHz, 13.75—14.5 GHz, 28.35—28.9 GHz, and 29.25—30.0 GHz (Earth—to—space). Skynet is also authorized to conduct telemetry, tracking, and command operations necessary to conduct in—orbit testing and to drift Telstar 12V to the 15° W.L. orbital location using the following center frequencies: 14497.6 MHz, 14499.6 MHz, 11700 MHz, and 11701 MHz. Operations under this authorization are subject to the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in Skynet‘s application and the Federal Communication Commission‘s rules, 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. Skynet must not cause harmful to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radio communication system. In the event of any harmful interference as a result of operations under this grant of special temporary authority, Skynet must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and must immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 2. Skynet‘s operations of Telstar 12V between the 15.7° W.L. and 16° W.L. orbital locations must be limited to IOT and must not include the provision of commercial service. 3. Skynet must coordinate operations of Telstar 12V with existing geostationary space stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its IOT operations or during the drift to the 15° W.L. orbital location. 4. This grant is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R.0.261, and is effective upon release. File # SBt— SiD—20151104— oCo675 CallSign $2933 GrantDate i1/ig/is 8 (or other identifier) [ \Comnes! it Term Dates peérir? of q s From 12 /01 /| To: 230 C’dgs | enantepy | RLOs L International Bureau Approved: 4 torh conditi ons — beyJ. Duat Chie?] Sateilile Po\ig‘\xj Banch

2. Contact Name: Joseph A. Godles Phone Number: 202—429—4900 Company: Goldberg Godles Wiener & Wright Fax Number: 202—429—4912 LLP Street: 1229 19th Street, NW E—Mail: jgodles@g2w2.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 —2413 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 SATLOA2014101000107 or SubmissionID 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 £7y Noncommercial educational licensee C3 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request Change Station Location Extend Expiration Date Other C3 8 C3 P © 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 15.7 WL to 16.0 WL

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.) Skynet Satellite Corporation (Skynet) hereby requests Special Temporary Authority (STA) for a period of 30 days beginning Dec. 1, 2015 to conduct in—orbit testing (I0T) of the Telstar 12V satellite. 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 "party to the application" for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Title of Person Signing Chris DiFrancesco Secretary 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Request for STA 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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Request for Special Temporary Authority to Conduct In—orbit Testing of the Telstar 12V Satellite (Call Sign $2933) Skynet Satellite Corporation (Skynet) hereby requests Special Temporary Authority (STA) for a period of 30 days beginning Dec. 1, 2015¢ to conduct in—orbit testing (IOT) of the Telstar 12V satellite. The IOT will be conducted on an unprotected, non—interfering basis. The Commission has authorized? Skynet to operate the Telstar 12V satellite at 15°W. Following launch, Skynet proposes to place T12V in the geostationary arc at 16°W and to drift slowly eastward to 15°W. The testing will be conducted in the are between 16°W and 15.7°W. Flexibility over this orbital range facilitates physical and frequency coordination with nearby satellites. Skynet cannot conduct T12V IOT at the licensed orbital location of 15°W because of the risk of interference with services that are carried on Telstar 12 (T12). These services will be transferred to T12V only following successful completion of 10T and collocation of T12 and T12V at 15°W. Service transition between T12 and T12V will need to be carefully orchestrated. The two satellites have very different frequency plans and coverage, and so a number of customers will need to change frequencies and/or polarization, which requires that some services be carried simultaneously on both satellites for a period of time while the necessary adjustments are made to the customers‘ ground segment equipment. Telesat Canada ("Telesat"), an affiliate of Skynet, controls both satellites and will maintain them during the transition in the same orbital box of 15° W £.05° while executing maneuvers to ensure adequate physical separation at all times. Skynet anticipates that the T12/T12V traffic transfer will be completed by the end of Q1 2016. At that time, T12 will either be relocated or de—orbited, subject to any required FCC approvals. The following satellites {in addition to Telstar 12, for which Skynet is the licensee) are physically located in the geostationary arc between 16°W and 15°W, inclusive: Luch 5B at 16°W Inmarsat 3F2 at 15.5°W ABS3 (to be located at 15.75°W prior to the T12V IOT)} In order to minimize risk of physical collision with other satellites during the T12V drift, Skynet is coordinating directly with the operators of the above—listed satellites, namely Russian Space Systems (RSS), Inmarsat, and ABS. Coordination has already been successfully completed with ABS. In order to protect against collisions with other orbiting objects, including debris, Telesat has a contract with MIT/Lincoln Labs to provide notification and high—precision orbits for drifter objects when close * The current planned launch date for Telstar 12V is Nov. 24, 2015. 2 File No. SAT—LOA—20141010—00107.

approaches with our satellites are projected. Processing of the notifications is fully automated to ensure efficient response should avoidance maneuver{(s) be required to eliminate any threat of collision with the drifter object. Telesat will also provide ephemerides to the Space Data Center and the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC). The JSpOC also provides notifications to Skynet for any object they see approaching a Skynet satellite. During I07, test signals will be transmitted in the unplanned Ku—band, the Appendix 30B Ku—band, and the Ka—band. The following satellites are currently operational in one or both of these bands in the portion of the orbital are between 22°W and °W (f.e. 6 degrees west of 16°W and 6 degrees east of 15°W): Operator Satelilite Name Orbital Status Location (°W) NSS NSS 14 22.0 Coordination underway, no foreseen concerns NSS 7 20.0 Intelsat Panamsat 7 18.2 Coordination underway, no foreseen concerns Intelsat 901 18.0 RSS Luch 5B 16.0 Coordination underway, no foreseen concerns Intersputnik—ABS ABS 3 15.7 Coordination successfully completed RSCC Express AL1R 14.0 Coordination underway, no foreseen concerns Express AMS8 14.0 Express AM44 11.0 Eutelsat Atlantic Bird 1 12.5 Initiated Coordination, awaiting response Atlantic Bird 1 12.5 US government TDRS 9 12.1 Initiated coordination with NASA and NTIA in order to minimize risk of electromagnetic interference with these satellites, Telesat is coordinating with the relevant operators, with coordination status as noted in the table above. During the IOT, test signals will be transmitted to T12V and received from T12V at the following locations: Allan Park, Canada; Aflenz, Austria; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Benevidez, Argentina. Since no US—licensed earth station will be transmitting or receiving test signals, Skynet is not requesting an IOT—related STA for any earth station. Three 10T tests will be performed: Satellite PA Transfer Characteristics, Antenna Mapping and Frequency Translationgi. Satellite PA Transfer Characteristics This test will be done in all unplanned Ku—Band, Ap30B Ku—band and Ka—Band transponders. Checks will be done on the spare satellite PAs as well.

A wideband digital carrier will be uplinked starting at a low level and increased to saturation. The maximum uplink EIRP densities are 5.6 dBW/Hz at Ku—band (both unplanned and Ap30B) and 7.8 dBW/Hz at Ka—band. The maximum downlink EIRP densities are —17dBW/Hz at unplanned Ku—band, —21 dBW/Hz at Ap30B Ku—band, and —14 dBW/Hz at Ka—band. Antenna Mapping This test will be done in one transponder of each polarization for each beam. The antenna patterns will be mapped by slewing the satellite east—west and north—south. The maximum uplink EIRP densities are 5.6 dBW/Hz at Ku—band (both unplanned and Ap30B) and 7.8 dBW/Hz at Ka—band. The maximum downlink EIRP densities are —17dBW/Hz at unplanned Ku—band, —21 dBW/Hz at Ap30B Ku—band, and —14 dBW/Hz at Ka—band. Frequency Translation Test A CW carrier will be uplinked from various sites at selected frequencies in the unplanned Ku— band, the Ap30B Ku—band, and the Ka—band. The maximum uplink EIRP is 46 dBW at Ku—band (both unplanned and Ap30B) and 43 dBW at Ka—band. The maximum downlink EIRP is 32 dBW at unplanned Ku—band, 25 dBW at Ap30B Ku—band and 32 dBW at Ka—band. Tests will be conducted on an unprotected, non—interference basis and will be halted or modified in the event that actual harmful interference is reported. The 24/7 point of contact during the I0T is the Telesat Technical Control Centre, 1—519—371—6107. Accordingly, and for good cause shown, Skynet‘s STA request should be granted.

LAW OFFICES GOLDBERG, GODLES, WIENER & WRIGHT LLP 1229 NINETERNTH STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 HENRY GOLDBERG (202) 429—4900 JOSEPH A. GODLES TELECOPIER: JONATHAN L. WIENER (202) 429—4912 DEVENDRA ("DAVE") KUMAR eneral@g2w2.com HENRIETTA WRIGHT THOMAS G. GHERARDL P.C. COUNSEL THOMAS S. TYCZ* SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR *NOT AN ATTORNEY November 9, 2015 FILED ELECTRONICALLY Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., SW. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Supplement to Request for Special Temporary Authority ECC File No. SAT—STA—20151104—00075 Dear Ms. Dortch: Skynet Satellite Corporation ("Skynet") hereby supplements the above— referenced request for special temporary authority to clarify the frequencies it will use for in—orbit testing ("IOT") of its Telstar 12 Vantage satellite ("Telstar 12V"). The IOT frequencies for Telstar 12V will fall within the frequency bands that Skynet identified in its application for authority to launch and operate T12V," as follows: Ku—band (unplanned): 10.95—11.2 GHz, 11.45—12.2 GHz, 12.5—12.75 GHz, and 13.75—14.5 GHz. Ku—band (Appendix 30B): 11.2—11.45 GHz and 13.0—13.25 GHz. 1 See FCC File No. SAT—LOA—20141010—00107.

Ka—band: 18.3—19.1 GHz, 19.7—20.2 GHz, 28.35—28.9 GHz, and 29.25—30.0 GHz. TT&C (center frequencies): 14497.6 MHz, 14499.6 MHz, 11700 MHz, and 11701 MHz. Please direct any questions concerning this filing to the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, Joseph A. Godles Counsel for Skynet Satellite Corporation cc: Alyssa Roberts, International Bureau


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