Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190128-00002 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2019012800002_1611897

January 28, 2019 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Operate Intelsat 16 at 76.2° W.L. with New Beam Coverage; Call Sign: S2750 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 previously granted Intelsat to temporarily operate Intelsat 16’s (S2750) Ku-band beam over a new coverage area in the communications frequencies 14000-14500 MHz and 11700- 12200 MHz in order to conduct a customer test.2 The customer test is expected to take approximately 3-6 months and a coverage map of the new beam coverage is enclosed as Exhibit A. Intelsat has also filed a 180-day STA for this testing.3 Intelsat 16 is permanently licensed to operate at 76.2º W.L. with a different beam coverage than the beam coverage proposed herein.4 The satellite’s Ku-band beam has been biased in order to achieve 1 Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159, and a $980.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System. This extension request is timely filed per the Federal Communications Commission’s Public Notice. Impact of Potential Lapse in Funding on Commission Operations, DA 19-10, p. 4 (Jan. 2, 2019) (Public Notice). 2 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01365, File No. SAT-STA- 20181127-00085 (Dec. 14, 2018) (Public Notice). 3 See Satellite Policy Branch Information; Space Station Applications Accepted for Filing, File No. SAT-STA-20181127-00086 (Dec. 14, 2018) (Public Notice). 4 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01334, File No. SAT-MOD- 20180424-00029 (July 27, 2018) (Public Notice).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 28, 2019 Page 2 the new coverage. Intelsat’s operation of Intelsat 16 will continue to conform to existing coordination agreements and the FCC’s rules governing operations vis-à-vis adjacent locations. The temporary operation of Intelsat 16’s Ku-band beam with a different coverage than authorized by its current license will help test a customer’s service. Accordingly, grant of this STA extension request is in the public interest. Sincerely, /s/ Cynthia J. Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC Attachment Cc: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch November 27, 2018 Exhibit A Exhibit A: Intelsat 16 Proposed Beam Coverage


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