Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190502-00034 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2019050200034_1671698

May 2, 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 Drift Galaxy 25 to 32.9° E.L. Call Sign: S2154 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 60 days, commencing June 1, 2019, of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 to drift Galaxy 25 (Call Sign S2154) from 93.10° W.L. to 32.9° E.L. Intelsat intends to file an application to modify Galaxy 25’s license for this redeployment. The Galaxy 25 satellite is currently operating at 93.10° W.L.2 Subject to receipt of Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) approval, the satellite will be relocated to 32.9° E.L. The drift of Galaxy 25 is expected to begin June 1, 2019 and will take approximately four months. During the drift of Galaxy 25, 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: 4195.5 MHz and 4199.5 (downlink); 5926.5 MHz and 6423.5 MHz (uplink). 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 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-01203, File No. SAT-MOD- 20161004-00097 (Dec. 6, 2016) (Public Notice).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch May 2, 2019 Page 2 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 collision with large debris or other operational space stations. Intelsat 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 Galaxy 25 at 32.9° E.L. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station-keeping volume with Galaxy 25 that is the subject of an International Telecommunication Union (“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 provide new capacity from the 32.9° E.L. orbital location. 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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