Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20191008-00110 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2019100800110_1947916

October 8, 2019 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Operate Galaxy 11 at 93.1° W.L. with New Beam Coverages; Call Sign: S2253 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests grant of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) 1 for an additional 30 days, from October 12, 2019 to November 10, 2019, to continue to operate Galaxy 11’s (Call Sign S2253) Ku-band beams over a new coverage area in the communications frequencies 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.7-12.2 GHz, and 13.75-14.5 GHz in order to provide customer service.2 Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibit A of its original STA request, maps of the new beam coverage.3 Intelsat has filed an identical request for 180 days of STA and will be filing a license modification to support this coverage change.4 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 Satellite Policy Branch Information, Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01411, File No. SAT- STA-20190822-00079 (Sept. 6, 2019) (Public Notice). 3 See supra, n. 2 at Exhibit A. 4 See Intelsat License LLC’s Request for 180-day Grant of Special Temporary Authority to Operate Galaxy 11 at 93.1 W.L. with New Beam Coverages, File No. SAT-STA-20191002-00105 (filed Oct. 2, 2109).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch October 8, 2019 Page 2 Galaxy 11 is permanently licensed to operate at 93.1º W.L. with different standard and extended Ku- band beam coverages than proposed herein.5 Intelsat is already biasing two Ku-band beams, the Standard Ku-band North America Beam and the Extended Ku-band North America Beam, in order to achieve the new coverage areas. All other Galaxy 11 beams remain unaffected by the beam repointing. Intelsat’s continued operation of Galaxy 11 will conform to existing coordination agreements and the Federal Communications Commission’s (“Commission”) rules governing operations vis-à-vis adjacent locations. The continued temporary operation of Galaxy 11’s Ku-band beams with different coverage areas than authorized by its current license will allow Intelsat to meet customer demand for service while it seeks permanent authority. Accordingly, grant of this STA extension request is in the public interest. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this STA extension request. Please direct any questions regarding this request to (703) 559-6949. Sincerely, /s/ Cynthia J. Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Jennifer Balatan 5 See Policy Branch Information, Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01383, File No. SAT-MOD- 20181231-00095 (Apr. 19, 2019) (Public Notice).


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