Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190304-00013 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2019030400013_1632608

March 4, 2019


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554

Re:    Request for Special Temporary Authority to Operate JCSAT-RA at 168.9° E.L., Call Sign:
       S2960

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 180 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1
to operate JCSAT-RA (Call Sign S2960) temporarily at 168.9° E.L.

The JCSAT-RA satellite is permanently licensed to operate at 169.0 E.L.,2 and is currently operating
at 168.9° E.L. subject to STA.3 Intelsat relocated JCSAT-RA to accommodate the arrival of Horizons
3e (S2947) at 169.0° E.L. following the satellite’s successful launch.

On-station at 168.9° E.L., Intelsat will continue to utilize the satellite’s telemetry, tracking, and
control (“TT&C”) and communications frequencies. 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). The specific communications
frequencies are: 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



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.
2
      See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01330, File No. SAT-LOA-
20160411-00035 (July 13, 2018) (Public Notice).
3
      See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01368, File No. SAT-STA-
20190128-00003 (Feb. 1, 2019) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report
No. SAT-01366, File No. SAT-STA-20181218-00091 (Dec. 21, 2018) (Public Notice).


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
March 4, 2019
Page 2




Grant of this STA request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference. On-station at
168.9° E.L., Intelsat will continue to operate the satellite in conformance with its coordination
agreements concerning the nominal 169.0° E.L. location.

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 continue safely
station-keep JCSAT-RA 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 request to the undersigned at (703) 559-6949.


Sincerely,

/s/ Cynthia J. Grady

Cynthia J. Grady
Senior Counsel
Intelsat US LLC


cc: Stephen Duall
    Jay Whaley
    Cindy Spiers



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Document Modified: 2019-03-04 14:27:09

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