Attachment 20121002173903.pdf

20121002173903.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB/FCC

Granted STA

2012-09-24

This document pretains to SES-STA-20120917-00826 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2012091700826_970228

E970336 SES . om, —ST SES Americ A—20 Inc. —20120917—008, 26 182012002161 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: E970336 STA for Addl IOT and Move of QuetzSat 1 to 61.5 1. Applicant Name: SES Americom, Inc. Phone Number: 202—478—7137 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—478—7101 Street: 1129 20th Street NW E—Mail: daniel.mah@ses.com Suite 1000 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 — Attention: Daniel C.H. Mah ,I(JJ i. C.Mqé% inp" asEs.S7A—2.06209/4—00FAt n2F7038CGmm is o9[fifo.ors 64 /M/.}Q(szi isfasso1s ulblt)

Applicant: SES Americom Inc. Call Sign: E970336 File No.: SES—STA—20120917—00826 Special Temporary Authority (STA) SES Americom Inc. (SES) is granted, under the following conditions, special temporary authority to operate with the foreign—licensed QuetzSat—1 spacecraft, a U.K. registered and licensed space object. The earth station will be used for additional in—orbit testing of the satellite at 67.1 W.L. and to perform tracking, telemetry and command functions at 67.1 W.L. and during and after a planned move of the spacecraft to 61.5 W.L. in the 17.3— 17.8 GHz (Earth—to—space) and 12.2—12.7 GHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands. 1. This authorization is limited to operations within the parameters defined in those specified in the Appendix A of the application narrative. 2. All operations shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, SES, E970336, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference. 3. In the event that any harmful interference is caused as a result of operations of the Quetzsat—1 satellite, SES shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such an event, and shall inform the Commission immediately, in writing, of the event. 4. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at SES‘s own risk. Witt. dond/tiees" 565—597q 2213 ©17—2&82, Eqqo4%t oalé4fs0a calaufee* io fas/2012 fadE Oy

2. Contact Name: Karis A. Hastings Phone Number: 202—599—0975 Company: SatCom Law LLC Fax Number: Street: 1317 F St. N.W., Suite 400 E—Mail: karis@satcomlaw.com City: Washington State: . DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20004 — Attention: 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? @ IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). «34 Governmental Entity g*3 Noncommercial educational licensee (e] Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request «74y Use Prior to Grant «34 Change Station Location & Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityMoorpark 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 34 19 31.0 N

9. State CA 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 118 59 41.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: Attachment 3: 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) SES Americom, Inc. (‘SES‘) requests special temporary authority for a period of 30 days beginning on September 24 to permit earth station E970336 to communicate with the foreign— licensed QuetzSat—1 spacecraft. The earth station will be used for additional in—orbit testing of the satellite at 67.1 W.L. and to perform tracking, telemetry and command 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes £y No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, 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 of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Daniel C.H. Mah Regulatory Counsel 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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12. Description SES Americom, Inc. (‘(SES‘) requests special temporary authority for a period of 30 days beginning on September 24 to permit earth station E970336 to communicate with the foreign—licensed QuetzSat— 1 spacecraft. The earth station will be used for additional in—orbit testing of the satellite at 67.1 W.L. and to perform tracking, telemetry and command functions at 67.1 W.L. and during and after a planned move of the spacecraft to 61.5 W.L.

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Application by ) ) SES AMERICOM, INC. ) Call Sign E970336 ) For Special Temporary Authority to ) Communicate with QuetzSat—1 to Perform ) Additional In—Orbit Testing at 67.1° W.L. ) And for TT&C During Move to 61.5° W.L. ) REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY By this application, SES Americom, Inc. ("SES Americom," doing business as "SES") respectfully requests special temporary authority ("STA*") for a period of up to 30 days, commencing on or about September 24, 2012, to permit SES to use its South Mountain, CA earth station E970336 to communicate with the QuetzSat—1 spacecraft. Specifically, SES proposes to use E970336 to conduct additional in—orbit testing ("IOT") of QuetzSat—1 at 67.1° W.L. In addition, SES seeks authority to perform Tracking, Telemetry and Command ("TT&C"): (a) while QuetzSat—1 remains at 67.1° W.L.; (b) during a planned relocation of the satellite to 61.5° W.L.; and (c) on—station once the satellite arrives at 61.5° W.L. As discussed below, grant of the requested authority is in the public interest. QuetzSat—1 is a foreign—licensed Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") spacecraft.1 The Commission previously authorized the use of the E970336 earth for initial operational QuetzSat—1 is currently operating under a U.K. Outer Space Act license and will be registered as a U.K. space object. The U.K. Space Agency has indicated that it has no objection to the proposed temporary operation of QuetzSat—1 at 61.5° W.L.

testing of QuetzSat—1 at 67.1° W.L. after it was successfully launched on September 29, 201 1. SES expects to receive instructions from its customer, EchoStar 77 Corporation ("EchoStar"), to relocate the satellite temporarily to 61.5° W.L. and to perform associated testing prior to doing so. At 61.5° W.L, the satellite will provide bridge service pending the delayed launch of EchoStar 16. Transmissions from the E970336 earth station to QuetzSat—1 during the additional IOT will conform to the technical characteristics described in Attachment A. The additional IOT proposed here will evaluate a slightly different configuration for QuetzSat—1. The additional IOT will involve verifying the performance characteristics and antenna patterns of this alternate configuration, and will include the following testé: satellite power amplifier transfer characteristics; satellite transponder characteristics; antenna mapping; and EIRP, SFD, and polarization isolation checks. Some tests will involve transmitting saturating CW carriers to the satellite in the DBS bzmds.3 The proposed operations will not adversely affect adjacent satellite operators. Coordination of the additional IOT is underway with adjacent DBS satellite operators. The nearest operational DBS satellites are the EchoStar satellites at the nominal 61.5° W.L. orbital location and the Telesat Canada Nimiq 5 spacecraft at 72.7° W.L. EchoStar (or an affiliate thereof) is the sole customer on QuetzSat—1; the sole licensee of the DBS spacecraft at the nominal 61.5° W.L. orbital location; and the sole customer of all of the DBS capacity on Nimiq See File No.SES—STA—20110729—00873 (grant—stamped Sept. 12, 2011) (©E970336 STA"). The authority was extended in File No. SES—STA—20110928—01151 (grant—stamped Oct. 24, 2011). The technical details regarding QuetzSat—1‘s alternate configuration at 61.5° W.L., including a completed Schedule S and a narrative technical appendix, will be filed separately with the Commission.

5 at 72.7° W.L. Accordingly, SES expects coordination of IOT to be completed before testing begins. The drift of the spacecraft will be coordinated with other spacecraft operators consistent with industry practice. Furthermore, as with the original E970336 STA, SES will accept interference from any regularly authorized network and will terminate operations if SES is notified that such a network is experiencing harmful interference.* The positioning of QuetzSat—1 at 61.5° W.L. and the use of E970336 to perform on—station TT&C with QuetzSat—1 has been coordinated with EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation, the licensee of other DBS satellites at that orbital location. Grant of this request is in the public interest. The additional QuetzSat—1 testing will facilitate evaluation of the spacecraft‘s performance and ensure that QuetzSat—1 is fully operational before the satellite commences providing commercial services at 61.5° WL The requested TT&C authority will facilitate the safe operation of QuetzSat—1. SES hereby certifies that no party to this application is subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862. iSee id.

For the foregoing reasons, SES respectfully requests special temporary authority to communicate with QuetzSat—1 for a period of up to 30 days in order to perform additional in— orbit testing and conduct TT&C as described herein. Respectfully submitted, SES AMERICOM, INC. By: // Daniel C.H. Mah Of Counsel Daniel C.H. Mah Karis A. Hastings Regulatory Counsel SatCom Law LLC SES Americom, Inc. 1317 F Street, N.W., Suite 400 Four Research Way Washington, D.C. 20004 Princeton, NJ 08540 Tel: (202) 599—0975 Dated: September 17, 2012

ATTACHMENT A £970336 Technical Information TT&C Emissions Emission Designator: 1 MOOG7ZW Max EIRP: 86.5 dBW Max EIRP Density: 62.5 dBW/4kHz Tx Frequency Range: 17300—17800 MHz Rx Frequency Range: 12200—12700 MHz Polarization: Left and Right Circular IOT Emissions Emission Designator: 1KOOK3N Max EIRP: 86.5 dBW Max EIRP Density: 92.5 dBW/4kHz Tx Frequency Range: 17300—17800 MHz Rx Frequency Range: 12200—12700 MHz Polarization: Left and Right Circular Emission Designator: NON Max EIRP: 86.5 dBW Max EIRP Density: 92.5 dBW/4kHz Tx Frequency Range: 17300—17800 MHz Rx Frequency Range: 12200—12700 MHz Polarization: Left and Right Circular Emission Designator: 24M0G7ZW Max EIRP: 86.5 dBW Max EIRP Density: 48.7 dBW/4kHz Tx Frequency Range: 17300—17800 MHz Rx Frequency Range: 12200—12700 MHz Polarization: Left and Right Circular Emission Designator: 24MO0F3D Max EIRP: 86.5 dBW Max EIRP Density: 48.7 dBW/4kHz Tx Frequency Range: 17300—17800 MHz Rx Frequency Range: 12200—12700 MHz Polarization: Left and Right Circular


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