Attachment Intelsat - Grant Jan

Intelsat - Grant Jan

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2016-01-07

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20151222-00085 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2015122200085_1121010

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$2750        SAT—STA—20151222—00085      iB2015002483 |
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                                           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 30—Day Further Extension STA to Drift Intelsat 16 to 58.1 W.L., Call Sign $2750
 1. Applicant

             Name:         Intelsat License LLC               Phone Number:                                703—559—7848
             DBA Name:                                        Fax Number:                                  703—559—8539
             Street:       c/o Intelsat Corporation           E—Mail:                                      susan.crandall@intelsat.com
                           7900 Tysons One Place

             City:         McLean                             State:                                       VA
             Country:      USA                                Zipcode:            *                    22102           «3973
             Attention:    Susan H. Crandall


                                           Intelsat License LLC
                                 IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20151222—00085
                                               Call Sign $2750

The application of Intelsat License LLC (Intelsat) for special temporary authority, IBFS File No. SAT—
STA—20151222—00085, is GRANTED. Intelsat is authorized for a period of 30 days, commencing
January 3, 2016, to continue to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) operations with the
Intelsat 16 space station (Call Sign $2750) necessary to drift the space station from the 76.2° W.L. orbital
location to the 58.1° W.L. orbital location using the following center frequencies: 14.4995 GHz and
13.9975 GHz (Earth—to—space); 12.19825 GHz and 12.19875 GHz (space—to—Earth). Operations under this
authorization must be in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in Intelsat‘s application and
the Federal Communications 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, 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 16 with existing geostationary space
stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its operations during drift to the 58.1°
W.L. orbital location.
         4.      Intelsat must operate only the TT&C frequencies on Intelsat 16 during the space station‘s
drift from the 76.2° W.L. orbital location to the 58.1° W.L. orbital location.
        5.       Intelsat must notify the Chief, Satellite Division, in writing, of the date that the Intelsat 16
space station departs the 76.2° W.L. orbital location within three business days of the departure date.
          6.     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.
         7       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.



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2. Contact


             Name:          Susan H. Crandall                   Phone Namber:                        703—559—7848
             Company:       Intelsat Corporation                Fax Number:                          703—559—8538
             Street:        7900 Tysons One Place               E—Mail:                              susan.crandall@intelsat.com



             City:          McLean                              State:                                VA
             Country:       USA                                 Zipcode:               |             22102      —5972
             Attention:                                         Relationship:                        Legal Counsel


   (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB SubmissionID ofthe related
application. Please enter only one.)
   3. Reference File Number or Submission ID
 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application?
G IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159.          If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114).
{3 CGovernmental Entity      3 Noncommercial educationallicensee
C Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    CRY — Space Station (Geostationary)
5. Type Request


3 Change Station Location                           & Extend Expiration Date                        C3 Other


6. Temporary Orbit Location                                                7. Requested Extended Expiration Date
        58.1 W.L.                                                               2016—02—02 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 an additional 30 days,                                   from January 3,          2016 through
     February 1,        2016,    of the Special Temporary Authority previously granted Intelsat to drift
     Intelsat      16   (§$2750)    from 76.2 W.L.          to 58.1 W.L.




9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject & Yes               gy 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. Section862, 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                                                           Associate Gen. 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             i
                  (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/ORFORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).


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                                                                                       INTELSAT
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December 22, 2015


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12"" Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554

Re:        Request for Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Drift Intelsat 16 to 58.1° W.L.;
           Call Sign: $2750

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests an additional 30 days—from January 3, 2016 through
February 1, 2016—of the Special Temporary Authority ("STA*")! previously granted Intelsat to drift
Intelsat 16 ($2750) from 76.2° W.L. to 58.1° W.L.* Due to an unexpected delay, Intelsat 16 is now
expected to begin drifting shortly. The drift of Intelsat 16 to 58.1° W.L. is expected to take
approximately ten weeks.

Intelsat 16 is licensed permanently to operate at 79.0° W.L.," although, as noted above, the satellite is
temporarily operating at 76.2° W.L.* Intelsat currently has temporary authority to operate Intelsat 16 at
58.1° W.L. following its redeployment to that location."

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, Intelsat is not aware ofany 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 58.1°


‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and a $930.00 filing fee electronically via the International
Bureau‘s Filing System.
2 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—01123, File No. SAT—STA—20151130—00079
(Dec. 11, 2015) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—O1114, File No.
SAT—STA—20150925—00066 (Oct. 23, 2015) (Public Notice).
* See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—01078, File No. SAT—MOD—20150105—00003
{(Apr. 17, 2015) (Public Notice).
* See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—01103, File No. SAT—STA—20150625—00038
(Aug. 21, 2015) (Public Notice).
> See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—01121, File No. SAT—STA—20150925—00067
(Dec. 4, 2015) (Public Notice). Intelsat expects to file a permanent license modification application at a later date.
Intelsat Corporation
7900 Tysons One Place, McLean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsatcom T +1 703—559—6800


Ms..Marlene H. .Dortch
December 22, 2015
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W.L. Finally, Intelsat is not:aware of any system that hasanoverlapping station—keeping volumewith
TIntelsat 16at 58.1.° W.L. that is the subjectofan ITU filingand thattseither in orbit or progressing:
towards launch:

The operation ofIntelsat 16 at 58.1° W.L. will help satisfy customer demand atthat location.
Accordingly, grant ofthis STA further extension request isin the publicinterest,

For thereasons setforthherein, Intelsat respectfullyrequests thatthe Commissionexpeditiously grant
this request.

Sincerely;



Susan H. Crandall
Associate General Coungel
Intelsat Corporation




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     Jay Whaley
     Cindy Spiers



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