Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20180214-00016 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2018021400016_1338469

February 14, 2018 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Conduct In-Orbit Testing of Intelsat 37e; Call Sign S2972 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional seven days—through February 28, 2018—of the Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 previously granted Intelsat to conduct in- orbit testing (“IOT”) of the Intelsat 37e satellite (Call Sign S2972) at 84.55° E.L., and to drift the satellite to its permanent location of 18.0° W.L.2 Intelsat 37e was launched on September 29, 2017. IOT of a portion of the payload at 84.55° E.L. has been completed, and the drift to 18.0° W.L. is underway. Intelsat expects to complete IOT from Intelsat 37e’s final location at 18.0° W.L. in late February. Intelsat 37e payload testing will continue to be performed in the following frequency bands:  3400-4200 MHz, 10700-11950 MHz, 12500-12750 MHz, 18300-18800 MHz, and 19700-20200 MHz (space-to-Earth); and  5850-6650 MHz, 13000-13250 MHz, 13750-14500 MHz, 28350-28850 MHz, and 29500-30000 MHz (Earth-to-space). 1 Intelsat has filed this STA request, FCC Form 159, and a $945.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau's Filing System. 2 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT-01299, File Nos. SAT- STA-20171218-00173, SAT-STA-20180118-00007 (Jan. 26, 2018); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT-01287, File No. SAT-STA-20171115-00156 (Dec. 1, 2017); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT-01274, File No. SAT-STA-20170921-00135 (Oct. 6, 2017); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT-01243, File No. SAT-LOA- 20160915-00089 (June 9, 2017). During the drift from 84.55° E.L. to 18.0° W.L., only the satellite’s TT&C frequencies will be utilized.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch February 14, 2018 Page 2 Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (“TT&C”) services for Intelsat 37e will continue to be performed at the following center frequencies and in the following frequency bands:  4197.75 MHz, 4198.25 MHz, 4198.75 MHz, and 4199.25 MHz (space-to-Earth); and  5850.5-5853.0 MHz and 6422.0-6424.5 MHz (Earth-to-space), selectable via ground command in 100 kilohertz steps. In support of its further extension request, Intelsat submits the following information. During the IOT of Intelsat 37e, Intelsat will continue to operate in the above referenced C-, Ku-, and Ka-band frequencies. In the unlikely event that harmful interference occurs, Intelsat will take all necessary steps to eliminate the interference. The IOT of Intelsat 37e’s C-, Ku-, and Ka-band payloads and drift of the satellite to its permanent location are critical steps in ensuring that the satellite will be fully operational at 18.0º W.L. This, in turn, will provide additional capacity to customers at the 18.0° W.L. location, and thereby promotes the public interest. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this further extension request. Sincerely, /s/ Susan H. Crandall Susan H. Crandall Associate General Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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