Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20180410-00027 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2018041000027_1370674

April 10, 2018


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 5 to 93.2° W.L.
       Call Sign: S2704
       EXPEDITED TREATMENT REQUESTED


Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 30 days of expedited Special Temporary Authority
(“STA”),1 commencing upon grant, to drift Intelsat 5 (Call Sign S2704) from 156.9° E.L. to 93.2° W.L.
Intelsat is relocating the Intelsat 5 satellite to 93.2° W.L. to temporarily add more capacity at the
nominal 93° W.L. location. The drift should take approximately ten weeks.

The Intelsat 5 satellite is currently operating at 156.9° E.L.2 Subject to receipt of Federal
Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) approval, the satellite will be relocated to
93.2° W.L. There are two other U.S.-licensed satellites – Intelsat 1R and Telkom-2 – currently
operating at the nominal 157° E.L. orbital location.3 Accordingly, the relocation of Intelsat-5 will not
result in a disruption of service to customers.

During the drift of the Intelsat 5 satellite from 156.9° E.L. to 93.2° W.L., Intelsat will utilize only the
satellite’s telemetry, tracking, and control (“TT&C”) frequencies and will follow industry practices for
coordinating TT&C transmission during the relocation process. The specific TT&C frequencies are as
follows: 14498 MHz (H) and 13999 MHz (RHCP) in the uplink; and 11451 MHz (H, V, and RHCP),
11452 MHz (H, V, and RHCP), and 11454 MHz (RHCP, and LHCP) in the downlink.


1
  Intelsat has filed this STA request, an 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-01236, File No. SAT-
MOD-20170331-00057 (May 5, 2017).
3
 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT-01156, File No. SAT-
MOD-20160219-00019 (May 6, 2016) (Public Notice); See Intelsat License LLC Application for
Authority to Operate Telkom-2, an In-Orbit Satellite, at 157.0 E.L. (stamp grant issued Nov. 30, 2017 by
Stephen J. Duall).


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
April 10, 2018
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Grant of this STA request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference. As noted above,
Intelsat will operate only the above listed TT&C frequencies during the drift, and will coordinate its
TT&C transmissions with operators of satellites in the drift path. Should any interference occur during
the drift, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate such interference.

Grant of this STA request is in the public interest because it will allow Intelsat to provide additional
capacity from the 93.2° W.L. orbital location.

For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant
this STA request. Please direct any questions regarding this supplement to the undersigned at (703)
559-7848.


Sincerely,

/s/ Cynthia J. Grady

Cynthia J. Grady
Regulatory Counsel
Intelsat Corporation


cc: Stephen Duall
    Jay Whaley
    Cindy Spiers



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Document Modified: 2018-04-10 17:12:20

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