Attachment Intelsat - Grant Feb

Intelsat - Grant Feb

DECISION submitted by IB, FCC

Grant

2019-02-19

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190204-00004 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2019020400004_1627620

ï,~ ~ File# ~ _o~ a bq 4 S2253 SAT-STA-20190204-00004 1B20 19000233 Intelsat License LLC CallSignS22-53_GrantDate O2-/i9/I~ Galaxy 11 (or other identifier) TerinDates ~ ~ Approved by 0MB Fiom 02 2.0 V To: 3060—0678 G RANTED~ Date&Time Filed: Feb 42019 4:59:19:786PM international Bureau Approved: “~hLS&’ File Number: SAT—STA—201 90204—00004 -s~w~th d~t~a’S S~p~ZYi~ ~ Calisign: C)vd3 4-ê~iiIh~ f~l~c~j Ba~rch 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: 60—day STA to Drift Galaxy 11 to 93.1 W.L. I. Applicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: do I ntelsat U S LLC E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: Mc Lean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat License LLC IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20190204—00004 IBFS File No(s): SAT—STA—20190204—00004 GRANTED — Licensee/Grantee: Intelsat License LLC With Conditions Call Sign: S2253 Satellite Name: Galaxy 11 Orbital Location: 93.10 W.L. (required station- (+1- 0.05 degrees east/west station keeping) keeping tolerance) Administration: United States of America Nature of Service: Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) International Bureau Satellite_Division Scope of Grant: Special temporary authority for a period of 60 days to conduct TT’&C operations necessary to drift Galaxy 11 from the 44.9° E.L. orbital location to the 93.10 W.L. orbital location. Service Area(s): N/A Frequencies: TT&C center frequencies: 1 1.701 GHz; 11.702 GHz (space-to-Earth) 14.0005 0Hz; 14.4985 0Hz (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 pursuant to this special temporary authority must be on an unprotected and non-harmful interference basis, i.e., the Galaxy 11 space station must not cause harmful interference to, and must not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating station. In the event of any harmful interference, Intelsat must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 2. Intelsat must coordinate the operations of Galaxy 11 with existing geostationary space stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its operations during drift to the 93.10 W.L. orbital location. 3. Intelsat must operate only the TT&C frequencies authorized for Galaxy 11 during the space station’s drift to the 93.1° W.L. orbital location. 4. Grant of this special temporary authority is without prejudice to Intelsat’ s pending application to modify the authorization for Galaxy 11 to relocate it to the 93.1° W.L. orbital location (SAT-MOD-20181231- 00095). 5. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at Intelsat’ s own risk. 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 CFR § 0.261, 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). Action February 19, 2019 Date: Term Dates From: February 20, 2019 To: period of 60 days Page 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat License LLC IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20190204—00004 Approved: J*1~g Stephen J. (~X~t1l 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—8539 Street: 7900 Tysons One Place E—Mail: cynthia.grady~intelsat.com 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 SATMOD2OI8123 100095 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 exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). 0 Governmental Entity ~ Noncommercial educational licensee O Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request • Change Station Location 0 Extend Expiration Date Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 93.1 E.L.

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 herein requests 60 days, commencing February 20, 2019, of Special Temporary Authority to drift Galaxy 11 (Call Sign S2253) from 44.9 E.L. to 93.1 W.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 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&quot~ 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 31 2(a)( I )). AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

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T LSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. February 4, 2019 Ms. Marlene 1-I. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12~ Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift Galaxy 11 to 93.1° W.L. Call Sign: S2253 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 60 days, commencing February 20, 2019, of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)’ to drift Galaxy 11 (Call Sign S2253) from 44.9° E.L. to 93.1° W.L. Intelsat is relocating Galaxy 11 after the successful launch and arrival of Intelsat 38 at 45.0° E.L.2 and currently has a pending application for this redeployment.3 The Galaxy 11 satellite is currently operating at 44.9° E.L.4 Subject to receipt of Federal Communications Commission (“FCC or Commission”) approval, the satellite will be relocated to 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 Intelsat 38 is a Ku-band satellite authorized by Azerbaijan and is also known as Azerspace-2. See Jnielsat License LLC Mod~flcation ofAuthorization to Redeploy Galaxy 11 (S2253) to 93.1 W. L., Add New Frequencies, and Extend License Term, File No. SAT-MOD-20 I 81231-00095 (filed Dec. 31, 2018). See Policy Branch information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-0 1201, File No. SAT-MOD- 20160803-00077 (Nov. 18,2016) (Public Notice). On January 18,2019, Galaxy 11 experienced a position-control anomaly. The anomaly has been corrected and the thrusters currently are working as expected. Intelsat does not expect this event to affect the drift of Galaxy 11 or its future operations. See Email from Vejon Cummings, Federal Communications Commission Operations Center, to Cynthia Grady, Intelsat US LLC (Jan. 18, 2019); Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Intelsat US LLC to Marlene H. Dortch, Federal Communications Commission (Jan. 18, 2019). Intelsat US LLC 7900 Tysons One Place, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA www.inteIsat.com T +1 703-559-6800

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch February 4, 2019 Page 2 93.10 W.L. where it will replace Galaxy 25 (Call Sign S2154).~ The drift of Galaxy 11 is expected to begin after the transfer of traffic to Intelsat 38 and to take approximately six months. Additionally, lntelsat expects to begin inclined orbit operations during the satellite’s drift to 93.1 0 W.L. During the drift of Galaxy 11 Intelsat will only utilize 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 TT&C frequencies are as follows: 14000.5 MHz, 14498.5 MHz, 11701 MHz,and 11702MHz. 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. 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. Galaxy 25 is currently operating at 93.1° W.L.6 and will be redeployed to a new location in 2019. Intelsat is not aware of any other FCC licensed system, or any other system applied for and under consideration by the FCC, having an overlapping station-keeping volume with Galaxy 11 at 93.10 W.L. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station-keeping volume with Galaxy I 1 that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. Grant of this STA request is in the public interest because it will allow Intelsat to redeploy Galaxy 11 following the launch of~ and transfer of traffic to Intelsat 38, thereby maximizing the use of on-orbit resources. See Policy Branch information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-0 1203, File No. SAT-MOD- 2016 1004-00097 (Dec. 9,2016) (Public Notice). Galaxy 25 will be relocated mid-2019. 6 See Policy Branch information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-Ol 203, File No. SAT-MOD- 2016 1004-00097 (Dec. 9, 2016) (Public Notice).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch February 4, 2019 Page 3 For the reasons set forth herein, Lntelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this STA request. Please direct any questions regarding this supplement to the undersigned at (703) 559-6949. Sincerely, /s/ Cynthia I Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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