Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20110404-00401 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2011040400401_880260

April 4, 2011 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Fillmore, California C-band Earth Station E860175 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC1 (“Intelsat”) herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)2 for 15 days, from June 1, 2011 through June 15, 2011, to utilize its Fillmore, California C-band earth station to perform a semi-annual command and range test of emergency TT&C transmissions to the DBSD-G1 (f/k/a ICO-G1) satellite at 92.85° W.L. The test will be conducted in the frequency bands 6424.5 MHz and 5925.5 MHz (uplink) and 3701.5 MHz and 4198.5 MHz (downlink). Although the test likely will not last longer than a day, Intelsat seeks authority for 15 days in order to provide scheduling flexibility. Intelsat’s license for this antenna provides authority to use this antenna to provide emergency TT&C services to this satellite in these frequencies on a permanent basis for five days.3 The proposed test operations will be conducted in accordance with the parameters of the current license. Accordingly, the operation of the earth station for the proposed test will be compatible with 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-01043, File No. SES-MFS-20080314-00306 (June 18, 2008). Operation beyond five days must be pursuant to STA.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch April 4, 2011 Page 2 antenna‘s electromagnetic environment and will not cause harmful interference into any lawfully operating facility. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. Grant of this STA request will enable Intelsat to assist DBSD ($/k/a ICO) in ensuring the reliability of emergency TT&C services for the DBSD—G1 satellite at 92.85° W.L. This, in turn, serves the public interest by helping to ensure continuity of MSS services to consumers from this location. Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (202) 944—7848. _ Respectfully submitted, _A C_u& Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Ce: Paul Blais


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