Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20100621-00729 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2010062100729_823594

 , June21, 2010


  Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
  Secretary
  Federal Communications Commission
. 445 12" Street, S.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20554

            Re:       Request for Special Temporary Authority
                      Clarksburg, Maryland Earth Station KA275

  Dear Ms. Dofich:

  Intelsat NortlhAmerica LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special
  Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 day‘s, from August 3, 2010 through
_ September 1, 2010, to use its Clarksburg, Maryland C—band earth station —— call
  sign KA275 —— to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for
  the RASCOM—QAF 1R satellite that is expected to be launched on August 3,
  2010. The LEOP period is expected to last approximately 10 days."

  The RASCOM—QAF 1R LEOP operations will be performed in the following
  frequency bands: 6182 MHz and 6183.5 MHz (uplink) and 3956.2 MHz and
  3957.7 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 RASCOM—QAF 1R LEOP mission is as
  follows:.

  Harry Burnham or Mike Munion
 Ph.: (202) 944—7753 (primary)
      (202) 944—7701 (back—up)

  ‘ Intelsat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $175.00 filing fee and
  this supporting letter electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing
  System ("IBFS").

  > The permanent orbital location for RASCOM—QAF 1R is 2.8° EL.

  * Intelsat is seeking authority through September 1, 2010 to accommodate a
 possible launch delay.

 * Telespazio, which was hired by the manufacturer of RASCOM—QAF 1R, is
 coordinating the LEOP mission.



  intelsat Corporation
  3400 international Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 202—944—6800 F+1 202—944—7898


  Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
  June 21, 2010
  Page 2


  In further support of this request, Intelsat is attaching Exhibit A, which
  contains a waiver request, as well as Exhibit B, which contains 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 lawfully operating terrestrial facility. In the extremely
 unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or
  from its earth—station, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the
. interference.

 Intelsat alsonotes that for purposes of the RASCOM—QAF 1R 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 34.4 dBW because that is the level at
 ~which Intelsat 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 Intelsat to help launch the RASCOM—
 QAF 1R satellite to the 2.8° E.L. location. This, in turn, will promote the
 public interest by ensuring continuity of service from that location to Africa,
. Europe and the Middle East.                                                            '

 Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at _
 (202) 944—7848.                                                       —

 Respectfully submitted,




  Susan H. Crandall
 Assistant General Counsel
 Intelsat Corporation _



 Ceo:      Kathyrn Medley



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