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DECISION submitted by IB, FCC

Granted in part Denied in part

2019-09-25

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190829-00085 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Date&TimeFiled: Aug292019 2:12:52:113PM
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File Number: SAT STA—20 190829—00085                 ~w4h ~it~S                             3iep~ XDr~Ii
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                                           FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                                APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPCRARY AUTHORITY

                                                       FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

  APPLICANT IN FORMATION
Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
Request for 60—day Grant of Special Temporary Authority to Operate Galaxy 12 (S2422) at 129.0 W.L. with New Beam Coverage
 1. Applicant

            Name:        Intelsat License LLC                Phone Number:                   703—559 7848
            DBA Name:                                        Fax Number:                     703—559 8539
            Street:      do I ntelsat US LLC                 E—Mail:                         susan.crandal1(~i ntelsat.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-20190829-00085

 IBFS File No(s):          SAT-STA-20190829-00085                                                 GRANTED IN PART!
 Licensee/Grantee:         Intelsat License LLC                                                    DENIED IN PART—
 Call Sign:                S2422                                                                    With Conditions
 Satellite Name:           Galaxy 12
 Orbital Location:         129.0° W.L.
 (required station-        (+1- 0.05 degrees eastlwest)
 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 Galaxy 12’s C-band beams
                           over a new coverage area in the communications frequencies at 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-
                           Earth)’
 Service Area(s):          See Exhibit A
 Frequencies:              3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth)
 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., they must not cause harmful interference to, and shall 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 shall inform the
          Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event.

     2.   All other operations of Galaxy 12 at the 129.0° W.L. orbital location must be in accordance with its current
          authorization, IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20 180215-00017.

 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).

 Action            September 25, 2019
 Date:

‘Intelsat requested a grant of 60-days for special temporary authority, which is permissible without public notice pursuant to
section 25.120(b)(3) of the Commission’s rules. Under this rule, the Commission “may” grant a temporary authorization for
a period not to exceed 60 days if the STA request has not been placed on public notice and the applicant plans to file a
request for regular authority for the service. Although Intelsat states that it will file a license modification for the service
requested, we find that the public interest in notice and comment supports a grant for a shorter period of time where there is
no evidence of why a request for regular authority that provides more complete details of the proposed operations and an
opportunity for public comment could not be filed simultaneously with the request for special temporary authority.
Accordingly, we deny Intelsat’s request for special temporary authority for 60 days and instead grant special temporary
authority for a period of 30 days, which is permissible without public notice under section 25.1 20(b)(4) of the Commission’s
rules.

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                                  ATTACHMENT TO GRANT
                                      Intelsat License LLC
                            IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20 190829-00085

Term Dates   From: October 1, 2019          To: period of 30 days

Approved:




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2. Contact

             Name:              Cynthia J. Grady                       Phone Number:                       703—559—6949
             Company:           c/o Intelsat US LLC                    Fax Number:                         703—559—8539
             Street:            7900 Tvsons 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 rumber 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 exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1 114).
0   Governmental       Entity    ~ Noncommercial educational licensee
o Other(please explain):
4b. Fee Classification      CRY    —   Space Station (Geostationar~)
5. Type Request


o Change Station Location                                   Extend Expiration Date                        • Other
6. Temporary Orbit Location                                                       7. Requested Extended Expiration Date


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 a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 60 days,
     commencing October 1, 2019, to operate Galaxy 12’s (Call Sign S2422) C-band beams over a
     new coverage area in the communications frequencies 3700—4200 MHz in order to provide
     customer service.




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(h) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes.


10. Name of Person Signing                                                  I I. 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 3 I 2(a)( I)). AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47. Section 503).


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August 29, 2019


Ms. Marlene [1. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
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Washington, D.C. 20554


Re:      Request for Special Temporary Authority to Operate Galaxy 12 at 129.0° W.L. with New
         Beam Coverage; Call Sign: S2422


Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests grant of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 for
60 days, commencing October 1,2019, to operate Galaxy 12’s (Call Sign S2422) C-band beams over
a new coverage area in the communications frequencies 3 700-4200 MHz in order to provide customer
service. The beams will bias on a seasonal basis, and Intelsat will be filing a license modification
application to support this new service area. The coverage requested herein is for winter operations.
Maps of the new coverage areas are enclosed as Exhibit A.

Galaxy 12 is permanently licensed to operate at 1 29.0° W.L.2 with different C-band beam coverage
than proposed herein. The satellite’s C-band beams will be biased in order to achieve the new
coverage.3 Intelsat’s proposed operations of Galaxy 12 will conform to existing coordination
agreements and the Federal Communications Commission’s C’Commission”) rules governing
operations vis-à-vis adjacent locations.




  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 Jn!örmalion, Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-013 11, File No. SAT-MOD-
20180215-0001 7 (April 20, 2018) (Public Notice).
~ Galaxy 12 only has two beams—the North America H Beam and the North America V Beam.

Intelsat US LLC
7900 Tysons One Place, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA www.lntelsat.com T +1 703-559-6800


Ms. Marlene 1-1. Dortch
August 29, 2019
Exhibit A




The operation of Galaxy 12’s C-band beams with different coverage than authorized by its current
license will allow Intelsat to provide new customer service. Accordingly. grant of this STA request is
in the public interest.

For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this STA
request. Please direct any questions with regard to this request to the undersigned at (703) 559-6949.


Sincerely,

/s/ Cynthia J. Grady

Cynthia J. Grady
Senior Counsel
Intelsat US LLC


Attachment


Cc: Stephen Duall
    Jay Whaley
    Cindy Spiers


Ms. Marlene H. I)ortch
August 29, 2019
Exhibit A




Exhibit A: Galaxy 12 Proposed Beam Coverage, North America H Beam




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