Attachment STA grant

This document pretains to SES-STA-20071029-01475 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2007102901475_604965

SES—STA—20071029—01475 182007002564 PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: STA Request for New 11.1m C—band Earth Station at Nuevo, CA. for LEOP Serivces for Star One C1 Satellite Launch 1. Applicant Name: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Phone Number: 202—944—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 3400 International Drive, N.W. City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Susan H Crandall

2. Contact Name: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Phone Number: 202—944—7848 Company: Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 3400 International Drive, N.W. City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Susan H Crandall Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB 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.E.R.Section 1.1114). 0 Governmental Entity gy Noncommercial educational licensee C Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request @ Use Prior to Grant C Change Station Location ¢3 Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 11/09/2007 7. CityNuevo 8. Latitude (dd mmss.s h) 33 47 40.0 N

9. State CA 10. Longitude (dd mmss.sh) 117 5 54 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Aitachment 2: Exhibit A Attachment 3: Exhibits B—D 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appearin this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) PanAmSat Licensee Corp. herein requests a grant of STA for 30 days, from 11/09/2007 through 12/08/2007, to utilize a new 11.1 meter C—band earth station to be located at its Nuevo (Riverside), CA teleport to provide LEOP services for the Star One C1 satellite that is expected to be launched on 11/09/2007. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is @ Yes C No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 ofthe Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section §62, 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" for these purposes. 14. Name ofPerson Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Susan H. Crandall Asst. Gen. Counsel, Intelsat Corporation 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)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

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October 29, 2007 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Riverside, California 11.1 Meter Earth Station Dear Ms. Dortch: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. ("PanAmSat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days, from November 9, 2007 through December 8, 2007, to use a new 11.1 meter C—band earth station located in Riverside, California to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the Star One C1 satellite that is expected to be launched on November 9, 2007 The LEOP period is expected to last approximately 10 days." The Star One C1 LEOP operations will be performed in the following frequency bands: 6424.5 MHz (uplink), and 4199.0 MHz and 4199.9 MHz (downlink). The LEOP operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the LEOP path." All operators of satellites in that path will be provided with an emergency phone number where the licensee can be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs. The 24X7 contact information for the Star One C1 LEOP mission is as follows: Harry Burnham or Mike Munion Ph.: (202) 944—7753 (primary) (202) 944—7701 (back—up) In further support of this request, PanAmSat is attaching Exhibits A through D, which contain a waiver request, as well as technical information that demonstrates that the operation of the earth station will be compatible with its electromagnetic environment and will not cause harmful interference into any ‘ PanAmSat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $170.00 filing fee . and this supporting letter electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System ("TBFS"). * The permanent orbital location for Star One C1 is 65° W.L. * PanAmSat is seeking authority through December 8, 2007 to accommodate a possible launch delay. * Thales, the manufacturer of Star One C1, is coordinating the LEOP mission. Intelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T+1 202—044—6800 F+1 202—944—7898

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch October 29, 2007 Page 2 lawfully operating terrestrial facility. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or from its earth station, PanAmSat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. PanAmSat also notes that for purposes of the Star One C1 LEOP mission, it is seeking to operate in the frequencies listed in the request at power levels not to exceed 26.5 dBW. The technical information submitted with the STA request reflects a higher power level of 33 dBW because that is the level at which PanAmSat might operate in the event an emergency necessitates the use of a higher power level in order to command the satellite. Grant of this STA request will allow PanAmSat to help launch the Star One C1 satellite to the 65° W.L. location. This, in turn, will help ensure continuity of existing services at that location, and thereby promote the public interest. Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (202) 944—7848. Respectfully submitted, 4A Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Co: Scott Kotler

Exhibit A SECTIONS—25.137 AND 25.114 The legal and technical qualifications of the Star One C1 satellite have already been approved by the Commission and are included herein by reference. Specifically, the legal information requested in Section 25.137 and the technical information requested in Section 25.114, including the Schedule S information, for the Star One C1 satellite can be found in Star One S.A. Petition for Declaratory Ruling to Include the Star One C1 Satellite at 65° W.L. on the Permitted Space Station List, File Nos. SAT—PPL—20050706—00143, SAT—AMD—20050714— 00147, and SAT—AMD—20051118—00222 (stamp grant issued Mar. 29, 2006, with conditions). To the extent necessary, however, PanAmSat respectfully requests a waiver of the need _ to provide additional techmcal information under Section 25.114 of the Commission‘s rules for its proposed LEOP service.‘ The Commission may grant a waiver for good cause shown." The Commission typically grants a wawer where the particular facts make strict compliance inconsistent with the public interest." In granting a waiver, the Commission may take into account conmderatlons of hardship, equity, or more effective implementation of overall policy on an individual basis." Waiver is therefore appropriate if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such a deviation will serve the public interest. In this case, good cause exists for a waiver of Section 25.114. PanAmSat has provided in this STA request the technical information that is relevant to the LEOP services for which PanAmSat seeks authorization. The remainder of the information sought by Section 25.114 is not required to determine potential harmful interference because PanAmSat will perform the LEOP services on a non—interference basis. Nor is it required to protect adjacent satellites because LEOP service involves communications prior to the satellite attainingits final location in the geostationary orbit. In other words, during the LEOP mission, the earth station will not be communicating with a satellite permanently located in the geostationary orbit. Rather, it will be transmitting to a satellite traveling on its "transfer orbit" or "LBOP path", which starts immediately following its separation from a launch vehicle, and ends when the satellite reaches its geostationary orbital location. In the special cireumstance of LEOP services, waiver of the need to provide additional technical information under Section 25.114 serves the public interest. 147 CBR. §25.114. 247 CFR.§1.3. 3 N.E. Cellular Tel. Co. v. FCC, 897 F.24 1164, 1166 (D.C. Cix. 1990) ("Northeast Cellular"). * WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 B.2d4 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969y; Northeast Cellular, 897 F.24 at 1166.


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