Attachment Skynet Satellite - G

Skynet Satellite - G

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2016-05-26

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20160513-00049 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2016051300049_1137115

$2462 SAT—STA—20160513—00049 182016001103 Skynet Satellite Corporation Telstar 12 CnfiSigu S2HMGZ GrantDate 05 /26/b (or otheridentifier) ; Term Dates Pemd of Approved by OMB From_OG /8/ ite To: 30 days 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: May 13 2016 12:06:23:180PM _ al au Approved: ; File Number: SAT—STA—20160513—00049 with conditioms Srey e DU”“, se Chied, Sclellite Pelicy Branch 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: STA to extend move from 15WL to 109WL 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: JForsey@telesat.com City: Bedminster State: NJ Country: USA Zipcode: 07921 = Attention: John Forsey

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Skynet Satellite Corporation IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20160513—00049 IBFS File No(s): SAT—STA—20160513—00049 GRA NTE D — Licensee/Grantee: Skynet Satellite Corporation With Conditions Call Sign: $2462 Satellite Name: Telstar 12 Orbital Location: Drift from 15° W.L. to 109.2° W.L. (required station— keeping tolerance) Administration: United States of America Nature of Service: Fixed—Satellite Service International Bureau Satellite Division Scope of Grant: Skynet is granted special temporary authority, for a period of 30 days, to conduct telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) operations with the Telstar 12 space station necessary to drift the space station from the 15° W.L. orbital location to the 109.2° W.L. orbital location using the 11.4505 GHz and 14.499 GHz frequencies. Service Area(s): Not applicable Frequencies: 11.4505 GHz (space—to—Earth) 14.499 GHz (Earth—to—space) Operations under this grant must comport with the legal and technical specifications set forth by the applicant or petitioner and with Federal Communication Commission‘s rules not waived herein. This grant is also subject to the following conditions: 1. In the event of harmful interference during the drift of the Telstar 12 space station to the 109.2° W.L. orbital location, Skynet must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and must immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 2. During the drift to the 109.2° W.L. orbital location, Skynet is limited to TT&C operations and may not operate the communications payload on the Telstar 12 space station. 3. Skynet must coordinate the operations of Telstar 12 with existing geostationary space stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its operations during drift. 4. Grant of this special temporary authority is without prejudice to Skynet‘s pending application for authority to operate Telstar 12 at the 109.2° W.L. orbital location. See IBFS File No. SAT— MOD—20160513—00050. 5. Any action taken and expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this grant of special temporary authority is at Skynet‘s own risk. 6. Skynet must notify the Chief, Satellite Division, in writing, of the date that the Telstar 12 space station departs the 15° W.L. orbital location within three business days of the departure date. Licensee/grantee is afforded thirty (30) days from the date of release of this action to decline the grant as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the grant as conditioned. This action is taken pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective upon release. Page 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Skynet Satellite Corporation IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20160513—00049 Station licenses are subject to the conditions specified in Section 309(h) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 309(h). Action May 26, 2016 Date: Term Dates From: June 18, 2016 To: period of 30 days Site) Dest Approved: Stephen J. Duall Chief, Satellite Policy Branch Page 2 of 2

2. Contact Name: Joseph A. Godles Esq. Phone Number: 202—429—4900 Company: Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Fax Number: 202—429—4912 Wright LLP Street: 1229 Nineteenth St. N.W. E—Mail: jgodles@g2w2.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 — 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 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 3 Noncommercial educational licensee { Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification —CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request , Change Station Location £4 Extend Expiration Date «3 Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 000 2016—07—19 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.) Pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission‘s rules, Skynet Satellite Corporation (‘Skynet‘) hereby requests and extension of Special Temporary Authority for thirty (30) days to relocate Telstar 12 from 15 degrees WL to 109.2 degrees WL. 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: STA extension 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).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fcc.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY Skynet Satellite Corporation ("Skynet"), pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission‘s Rules, hereby requests a 30—day extension of special temporary authority ("STA") to relocate Telstar 12 (call sign $2462) from 15° WL to 109.2° WL. During the relocation, TIl2‘s communications payload will be turned off and Skynet will operate only Tl2‘s telemetry, tracking, and command ("TT&C") payload on 11.4505 and 14.499 GHz. Skynet previously filed an initial request for an STA for thirty (30) days to move Telstar 12 from 15° WL to 109.2° WL.!‘ It is anticipated, however, that the relocation will last approximately fifty (50) days. Skynet, therefore, is seeking an STA to cover the portion of the relocation that is not covered by its initial STA request. QOut of an abundance of caution, moreover, Skynet is seeking a 30—day extension, rather than a 20—day extension, to provide for unexpected contingencies. Skynet requests that its 30—day STA extension run from the expiration of its initial STA. That date is unknown at this time, because Skynet‘s initial STA request is pending. Skynet also will be filing an application to provide U.S. service via Telstar 12 from 109.2° WL pursuant to an inter—administration arrangement between the United States and Canada. Skynet‘s STA extension request is supported by good cause. As outlined in its initial STA request, the traffic that had been on Telstar 12 has been offloaded to Telstar 12V which operates at the 15° WL position previously occupied by T1l2. Relocating Telstar 12 to 109.2° WL will enhance competition and consumer choice by making it possible, subject to grant of the Telstar 12 U.S. service application, for Skynet to provide service from an additional orbital location. Relocating Telstar 12 from 15° WL to 109.2° WL, moreover, will be consistent with the Commission‘s requirements for avoiding harmful interference and guarding against orbital debris. Skynet will coordinate with potentially affected satellite operators to ensure that Telstar 12‘s TT&C signals will not interfere with their networks during the relocation. In any event, Telstar 12‘s TT&C communications pursuant to the STA requested herein will be on a secondary, non—interference basis. In addition, during its drift Telstar 12 will be physically separated from active geostationary satellites, using an orbit that is approximately 150 km above the geostationary satellite orbit. Skynet will continue to employ all the safeguards in place for its satellites that are on station. It will notify MIT‘s Lincoln Laboratories and JsPOC of the drift and updated orbital parameters. Skynet also will obtain updated information on other space objects from Lincoln Laboratories and JsPOC, and any close approaches will be analyzed using this data and automated processing. Evasive action will be taken if required to minimize risk of collision. ! File No. SAT—STA—20160510—00046.

As detailed in its initial STA request, Skynet respectfully requests a waiver of Footnote NGS52 of the U.S. Table of Allocations (formerly footnote NG103). That footnote limits to international services* operations on the 11.4505 GHz frequency Skynet will be using during Telstar 12‘s drift. It is unclear whether this requirement applies to operations pursuant to the proposed STA, which will be on a secondary, non—interference basis rather than on the primary basis provided for in the Table of Allocations. To the extent needed, however, Skynet respectfully requests a waiver. Grant of a waiver would be consistent with precedents in which the Commission has waived NGS2/NG103 because: (1) the footnote is intended to prevent a proliferation of earth stations in the affected bands; and (2) only a limited number of earth stations in the affected bands had been proposed." In this case, Skynet will operate only a single TT&C earth station in the affected bands. Accordingly, and for good cause shown, Skynet respectfully requests that its STA extension request be granted. 2 See 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, footnote NGS52. 3 See, eg., EchoStar KuX Corporation, Order and Authorization, DA 04—3162 (Sept. 30, 2004), J 14—17 (EchoStar granted a waiver of NG104 permitting it to operate a single TT&C station in the United States).


Document Created: 2016-05-26 18:15:07
Document Modified: 2016-05-26 18:15:07
© 2025 FCC.report
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FCC