Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20121102-00986 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2012110200986_973612

November 2, 2012


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

Re:    Request for Special Temporary Authority
       9.2m Ka-band Antenna, Riverside, California

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests Special Temporary Authority
(“STA”) 1 for 30 days — from November 15, 2012 through December 14, 2012
— to allow Intelsat to utilize a 9.2m Ka-band antenna located at its Riverside,
CA teleport for testing with Intelsat’s Galaxy 28 satellite at 89.0º W.L.

The testing will be performed in the following frequencies: 29.625 GHz (L) and
29.791 GHz (R) (uplink) and 19.825 GHz (L) and 19.991 GHz (L) (downlink).
The maximum uplink EIRP per carrier will be 69.2 dBW. Intelsat is
coordinating the proposed transmissions with the operators of all co-frequency,
co-coverage satellites within plus/minus six degrees of 89.0° W.L. Specifically,
Intelsat is coordinating the proposed transmissions with Telesat Canada, the
operator of the Nimiq 1 satellite at 91.0º W.L. In the extremely unlikely event
that harmful interference should occur, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to
eliminate the interference.

In further support of this request, Intelsat provides the relevant technical
parameters in FCC Form 312, Schedule B, which is included as Exhibit A. In
addition, Intelsat incorporates by reference the radiation hazard report and
antenna gain patterns previously submitted for this antenna.2

Grant of this STA request will enable Intelsat to test the 9.2m antenna in
anticipation of utilizing the antenna for IOT of a Ka-band satellite to be
launched in the near future. This testing therefore will serve the public interest
by potentially assisting in providing additional broadband service to consumers
in the United States.



1
  Intelsat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $180.00 filing fee and
this supporting letter electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System
(“IBFS”).
2
  See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No.
SES-01231, File No. SES-STA-20091204-01561 (Mar. 31, 2010).


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
November 2, 2012
Page 2


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

Respectfully submitted,


CAaLCALGE_
Susan H. Crandall
Assistant General Counsel
Intelsat Corporation



cc:    Paul Blais



Document Created: 2012-11-02 15:57:37
Document Modified: 2012-11-02 15:57:37

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