Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20110121-00047 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2011012100047_861875

January 21, 2011 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority for Ellenwood, Georgia Earth Station E940532 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC1 (“Intelsat”) herein requests a further 60-day extension -- through March 27, 2011 -- of the Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)2 originally granted Intelsat to utilize its Ellenwood, Georgia Ku-band earth station -- call sign E940532 -- to provide telemetry, tracking and command (“TT&C”) services to the Intelsat 11 satellite at 43.0º W.L.3 Intelsat has a pending application to modify the 1 The licenses previously held by PanAmSat Licensee Corp. recently have been assigned to Intelsat License LLC. See Letter from Jennifer Hindin to Marlene H. Dortch, Notification of Consummation of Pro Forma Assignment and Transfer of Control and Name Change, File Nos. SES- ASG-20101203-01501, SES-ASG-20101206-01502, SES-T/C-20101203- 01503, SES-ASG-20101203-01504, SES-ASG-20101206-01512, SAT- ASG-20101203-00251, SAT-ASG-20101203-00252, SAT-T/C- 20101203-00253, SAT-T/C-20101203-00254, and 0004520968 (filed Jan. 18, 2011). 2 Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $175.00 filing fee and this supporting letter electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System (“IBFS”). 3 See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES-01300, File No. SES-STA-20101116-01435 (Dec. 1, 2010) (Public Notice); Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES-01289, File No. SES-STA-20101015- 01298 (Oct. 27, 2010) (Public Notice); Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES-01282, File No. SES-STA- 20100920-01178 (Sept. 29, 2010) (Public Notice); Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES- 01275, File No. SES-STA-20100812-01028 (Sept. 1, 2010) (Public Notice).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 21, 2011 Page 2 E940532 11censeto add Intelsat 11 at 43.0° W.Las a point of commumcatlon _ The Intelsat 11 TT&C operations will continue to be performed inthe following frequency bands: e 13246.5 MHz and 13995.5 MHz in the uplink, and » 11448 MHz and 11449 MHz in the downlink. The TT&C operations at 43.0° W.L. are cdmpliant with Intelsat‘s _ coordination agreements governingoperations at that location.. ‘Intelsat incorporates herein by reference the exhibits previously submitted, which contain technical information concerning the TT&C operations. As Intelsat previously noted, the proposed TT&C operations will be within the antenna‘s licensed parameters. In addition, the proposed operations will comply with the two—degree spacing requirements set forth in Section 25.211(d)(2) of theFCC‘s rules. As such, the operations of other lawfully operating terrestrial radio communications facilities will not be subject to electromagnetic interference levels above the levels that they would receive under normal operation in accordance with the terms of their licenses. Grant of this STA further extension request will allow Intelsat to continue required TT&C operations for the Intelsat 11 satellite until receipt of the requested permanent authority. Thus, grant ofthis STA further extension request will help ensure continuityof service to these customers, as well as safe station—keeping of the satellite, thereby promoting the public interest. * See Satellite Communications Services; Satellite Radio Applications Acceptedfor Filing, Report No. SES—01314, File No. SES—AFS— 20101102—01376 (Jan. 19, 2010). >

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch.; January 21, 2011 Page 3 Please direct any questions regarding this STA further extension request to the undersigned at (202) 944—7848. Resbectfully submitted, QJ& .CLLR_o_ Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel _ Intelsat Corporation ‘ Co: Paul Biais | Kathyrn Medley


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