Attachment Intelsat - Grant in

Intelsat - Grant in

DECISION submitted by IB, FCC

Grant in part deny in part

2019-09-25

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

IBFS_SATSTA2019091200091_1926803

~r ~re~JT gf~.J pf~T / 1~N~( gpJ PfleT-*~ S2408 SAT-STA-20190912-00091 1B20 19003255 Intelsat License LLC Intelsat 904 CailSign GrantDate i~ 2.5 I~ (or other identifier) ~ Appro\ed by 0MB Tcrm Dates 3060—0678 From (0/07/iS To 3Od~js GRANTED4’ Date & Time Filed: Sep 12 2019 1 :22:35:053PM Inter ~~s~iii twc:iu \lI(1ve~: — — File Number: SAT STA—20190912—00091 *• with *idl~k~5 Calisign: 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: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Operate Intelsat 904 at 29.5 W.L. with New Beam Coverages 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.crandal l@intelsat.coin 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat License LLC IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20190912-00091 IBFS File No(s): SAT-STA-20190912-00091 GRANTED IN PART! Licensee/Grantee: Intelsat License LLC DENIED IN PART— Call Sign: S2408 With Conditions Satellite Name: Intelsat 904 Orbital Location: 29.5° W.L. (required station- (+1- 0.05 degrees east/west) 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 Intelsat 904’s C-band beams over a new coverage area in the communications frequencies at 3625-4200 MHz (space-to- Earth) and 5 850-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space)’ Service Area(s): See Exhibit A Frequencies: 3625-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth) 5850-6425 MHz (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., 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 Intelsat 904 at the 29.5° W.L. orbital location must be in accordance with its current authorization, IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20190422-00031. 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 C.F.R. § 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). ‘Intelsat requested a grant of 60-days for special temporary authority, which is permissible without public notice pursuant to section 25.l20(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. Page 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat License LLC 1BPS File No. SAT-STA-20 190912-00091 Action September 25, 2019 Date: Term Dates From: October 7, 2019 To: period of 30 days Approved: Stephen Øuall . Chief, Sa~t~11ite 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 Tvsons One Place E—Mail: cynthia.grady~J)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 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 (Geostationar~) 5. Type Request o Change Station Location 0 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 grant of Special Temporary Authority 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 P4Hz and 5850-6425 MHz in order to provide new 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 53C 1 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 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 312(a)(I)). AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47. Section 503).

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IT •T. Envision. Connect. Transform. September 12, 201 9 Ms. Marlene [1. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 l2~~ Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: I~equest•~for Special Temporary Authority to Operate Intelsat 904 at 29.5° W.L. with New Beam Coverages; Call Sign: S2408 Dear Ms. Dortch: lntelsat License LLC C’lntelsat”) herein requests grant of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)’ 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 29.5° 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 lntelsat 904 will conform to existing coordination agreements and the Federal Communications Commission’s (“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 lnfàrrna!ion, Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-0 1405, File No. SAT-MOD- 201 90422-00031 (Aug. 2, 201 9) (Public Notice). ~ Intelsat will bias the satellite platform in order to obtain the new C-band coverages. Intelsat US LLC 7900 Tysons One Place, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA www.intelsat.com T 41 703-559-6800

Ms. Marlene 1-I. 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 I I t. ~ \_-I_ ~ ~ I ‘Ii zi “Si 0 1igure I; (‘—Band (‘ombined East Zone Beani

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Ms. Marlene H. I)ortch September 12. 2019 Exhibit A Page 8 ~ + •0 Figu,’e 8: C—Band IVest 1/emi Beam


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