Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190912-00091 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2019091200091_1901278

September 12, 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 Intelsat 904 at 29.5° W.L. with New Beam Coverages; Call Sign: S2408 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests grant of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 for 60 days, commencing October 7, 2019, to operate Intelsat 904’s (S2408) C-band beams over a new coverage area in the communications frequencies 3625-4200 MHz and 5850-6425 MHz in order to provide new customer service. Intelsat will be filing a license modification application to support these new service areas. Maps of the new coverages are enclosed as Exhibit A. Intelsat 904 is permanently licensed to operate at 29.5º W.L. with different standard C-band beam coverages than proposed herein.2 Intelsat is seeking authority to bias all eight of the satellite’s C-band beams in order to achieve the new coverage areas.3 All other Intelsat 904 beams will operate within the currently licensed beam coverages. Intelsat’s proposed operation of Intelsat 904 will conform to existing coordination agreements and the Federal Communications Commission’s (“Commission”) rules governing operations vis-à-vis adjacent locations. 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-01405, File No. SAT-MOD- 20190422-00031 (Aug. 2, 2019) (Public Notice). 3 Intelsat will bias the satellite platform in order to obtain the new C-band coverages.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 12, 2019 Exhibit A Page 2 The temporary operation of Intelsat 904’s C-band beams with different coverages than authorized by its current license will allow Intelsat to meet new customer service demands. 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 regarding 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. Dortch September 12, 2019 Exhibit A Exhibit A: Intelsat 904 Proposed Beam Coverages Figure 1: C-Band Combined East Zone Beam

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 12, 2019 Exhibit A Page 2 Figure 2: C-Band East Hemi Beam

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 12, 2019 Exhibit A Page 3 Figure 3: C-Band Global A Beam

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 12, 2019 Exhibit A Page 4 Figure 4: C-Band Global B Beam

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 12, 2019 Exhibit A Page 5 Figure 5: C-Band North Atlantic Zone Beam

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 12, 2019 Exhibit A Page 6 Figure 6: C-Band Northwest Zone Beam

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 12, 2019 Exhibit A Page 7 Figure 7: C-Band Southwest Zone Beam

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 12, 2019 Exhibit A Page 8 Figure 8: C-Band West Hemi Beam


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