Attachment Intelsat - Grant Dec

Intelsat - Grant Dec

DECISION submitted by IB, FCC

Grant with conditions

2018-12-20

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20181218-00091 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2018121800091_1592712

1B2018010556 FiIe# SAl— gI- lZ—OCo1 SATSTA2OJ8121Sm9J Intesat License LLC Call Sign S23 Grant Date /zfig or other identifier) Term Dates Approved by 0MB t:rOI/O7/l To30 3060-0678 GRAN j, l rn mJ Bureau Approvcd:_ Date & Time Filed: Dec 182018 I0:46:56:263AM File Number: SAT—STA—20181218—00091 cOdIha) St DtI Cailsign: Gil 1SfdIe 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 Special Temporary Authority to Drift JCSAT—RA to, and Operate at, 168.9 E.L., Call Sign 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: do Intelsat US LLC E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 —5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall I

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat License LLC IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20 181218-00091 IBFS file No(s): SAT-STA-20181218-00091 GRANTED — Licensee/Grantee: Intelsat License LLC With Conditions Call Sign: 52960 Satellite Name: JCSAT-RA Orbital Location: 168.9° EL. (required station- (± 0.05 degrees) keeping tolerance) Administration: United States of America Nature of Service: Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) International Bureau Satellite Division Scope of Grant: Special Temporary Authority for a period of 30 days to operate the JCSAT-RA space station to provide FSS at the 168.9° E.L. orbital location instead of its currently authorized orbital location of 169.0° E.L. Authority to conduct telemetry, tracking and command operations necessary to drift JCSAT-RA from the 169.0° E.L. orbital location to the 168.9° E.L. orbital location, and maintain it upon its arrival at that location. Service Area(s): C-band: Asia and Hawaii. Ku-band: Japan, Asia, and Global. See IBFS file No. SAT-LOA-201604l 1-00035, Section S6, Schedule S Tech Report and Engineering Statement at 2. Frequencies: 3940-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth) 6225-6485 MHz (Earth-to-space) 12.2-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) 13.8-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) Telemetry, tracking, & command center frequencies: 4199.55 MHz (space-to-Earth) (Beacon) 12.2485 GHz (space-to-Earth) (Beacon) 12.7472 GHz(space-to-Earth) (Beacon) 12.74835 GHz (space-to-Earth) 12.74975 GHz (space-to-Earth) 13.9935 GHz (Earth-to-space) 14.496 GHz (Earth-to-space) Unless otherwise specified herein, 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. Operations under this grant of special temporary authority for operations of JCSAT-RA at 168.9° E.L. must comply with the applicable conditions placed on the operations of JCSAT-RA at 169.0° E.L. in IBfS File No. SAT-LOA-20 160411-00035 (grant stamp July 12, 2018). 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 0.26 1 of the Commission’s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.26 1, and is effective upon release. 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). Page 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat License LLC IBFS File No. SAT-STA-201$1218-00091 Action December 20, 2018 Date: Term Dates From: January 7, 2019 To: period of 30 Days Approved: Stephe . Duall Chief, Satellite Policy Branch Page 2 of 2

2. Contact Name: Cynthia J. Grady Phone Number: 703—559—6949 Company: Intelsat US LLC Fax Number: 703—559—8538 Street: 7900 Tysons One Place f—Mail: cynthia.grady I ntelsat.corn 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 lB 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? If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exernption(see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). Q Governmental Entity Noncommercial educational licensee o Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request o Change Station Location Extend Expiration Date Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 2

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 30 days, commencing January 7, 2019, of Special Temporary Authority to drift JCSAT-RA (Call Sign 52960) from 169.0 E.L. to 168.9 E.L., and operate the satellite temporarily at 168.9 E.L. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject Yes No to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1 988, @ 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 Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel, Intelsat US LLC 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 (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). 3

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INTELSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. December 18, 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 JCSAT-RA to, and Operate at, 168.9° E.L. Call Sign: S2960 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 30 days, commencing January 7,2019, of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 to drift JCSAT-RA (Call Sign S2960) from 169.0° E.L. to 168.9° E.L.. and operate the satellite temporarily at 168.9° E.L. Intelsat will also be filing a 180-day STA request to support this redeployment. The JCSAT-RA satellite is currently operating at 169.0 E.L.2 Subject to receipt of Federal Communications Commission approval, the satellite will be relocated to 168.9° E.L. with an anticipated drift start date of January 7,2019. The drift of the JCSAT-RA satellite is expected to take approximately one week. Intelsat is relocating JCSAT-RA to accommodate the arrival of Horizons 3e (S2947) at 169.0° E.L. following the satellite’s successful launch. During the drift of the JCSAT-RA satellite, 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: 4199.55 MHz (beacon), 12.2485 GHz (beacon), 12.7472 GHz (beacon), 12.74835 GHz, and 12.74975 GHz (space- to-Earth); and 13.9935 GHz and 14.496 GHz (Earth-to-space). Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159, and a $980.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System. 2 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-0 1330, File No. SAT-LOA 20160411-00035 (July 13, 2018) (Public Notice). Intelsat US LLC 7900 Tysons One Place, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703-659-6800

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch December 18, 2018 Page 2 Once on-station at 168.9° E.L., Intelsat will also operate on the following communications frequencies: 3940-4200 MHz, 6225-6425 MHz, 6425-6485 MHz, 12200-12250 MHz, 12250-12500 MHz, 12500-12750 MHz, 13750-13997 MHz, 13997-14000 MHz, 14000-14250 MHz, and 14250- 14500 MHz 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. Once on-station at 168.9° E.L., Intelsat will operate the communications payload in conformance with its coordination agreements concerning the nominal 169.0° E.L. location. Further, 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. Intetsat is not aware of any FCC licensed system, or any other system applied for and under consideration by the FCC, having an overlapping station-keeping volume with JCSAT-RA at 168.9° E.L. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station-keeping volume with JCSAT-RA that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. In support of this STA request, Intelsat requests that the prior waivers granted for JCSAT-RA for Section 2.106 regarding the 12.2-12.7 GHz and 12.7-12.75 bands at 169.0° E.L. be extended to JCSAT-RA at 168.9° E.L. Grant of this STA request is in the public interest because it will allow Intelsat to safely station-keep JCSAT-RA and Horizons 3e at the nominal 169° E.L. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this STA request. Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (703) 559-6949. Sincerely, /s/Cynthiai Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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