E4132 Yamal-402 STA

OTHER submitted by Intelsat License LLC

E4132 Yamal-402 STA Request 261112

2012-12-07

This document pretains to SES-STA-20121126-01043 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2012112601043_977486

November 26, 2012 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Fillmore, California Earth Station E4132 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days, from December 8, 2012 through January 6, 2013, to use its Fillmore, California C—band earth station —— call sign E4132 —— to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services to the Yamal—402 satellite that is expected to be launched on December 8, 2012.. The LEOP period is expected to last approximately 10 days." The Yamal—402 LEOP operations will be performed in the following frequency bands: Uplink: 6420.0 MHz (LHCP) and 6421.5 MHz (RHCP) Downlink: 3931.5 MHz and 3401.0 MHz (LHCP); 4011.5 MHz and 3409.5 MHz (RHCP) 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 Yamal—402 LEOP mission is as follows: ‘ 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"). * It is Intelsat‘s understanding that the satellite‘s permanent orbital location will be 55.0° E.L. and that it will be in—orbit tested at 54.9° EL. * Intelsat is seeking authority through January 6, 2013 to accommodate a possible launch delay. 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 November 26, 2012 Page 2 Ph.: (202) 944—7701 — East Coast Operations Center (primary) (310) 525—5900 —— West Coast Operations Center (back—up) Request to speak with Harry Burnham or Kevin Bell. In further support of this request, Intelsat is attaching Exhibits A and B, which contain a waiver request, as well as 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 also notes that for purposes of the Yamal—402 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 power level as high as 34.0 dBW because thatis 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 enable Intelsat to help launch the Yamal—402 satellite. This will serve the public interest by ensuring that it can bring additional capacity to Russia, Europe and the Middle East. Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (202) 944—7848. Respectfully submitted, @W,&L(LAJ& Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation ce; Paul Blais

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: STA Request for Earth Station E4132 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 202—944—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 3400 International Drive, N.W. City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Susan H. Crandall

2. Contact Name: Susan H. Crandall Phone Number: 202—944—7848 Company: Intelsat Corporation Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: 3400 International Drive, N.W. E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Susan H. Crandall 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 ofthe 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). «3 Governmental Entity gy Noncommercial educational licensee 0O Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request O Use Prior to Grant O Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityFillmore 8. Latitude (dd mmss.sh) 34 24 22.0 N

9. State CA 10. Longitude (dd mmss.sh) 118 53 34.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: Exhibit A Attachment 3: Exhibit B 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end ofthe form to view it in its entirety.) Intelsat License LLC herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 30 days, from December 8, 2012 through January 6, 2013, to use its Fillmore, California C—band earth station, call sign E4132, to provide launch and early orbit phase services to the Yamal—402 satellite that is expected to be launched on December 8, 2012. 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 ofthe 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 Susan H. Crandall Asst. General Counsel, Intelsat Corporation 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.$. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

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Exhibit A PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTIONS 25.137 AND 25.114 Pursuant to Section 25.137 of the Federal Communications Commission‘s ("Commission" or "FCC") rules, earth station applicants "requesting authority to operate with a non—U.S. licensed space station to serve the United States" must demonstrate that effective competitive opportunities exist and must provide the same technical information required by Section 25.114 for U.S.—licensed space stations.‘ Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein seeks authority to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services—— not commercial services — — to the United States, and thus believes that Section 25.137 does not apply. To the extent the Commission determines, however, that Intelsat‘s request for authority to provide LEOP services on a special temporary basis is a request to serve the United States with a non U.S.—licensed satellite, Intelsat respectfully requests a waiver of Sections 25.137 and 25.114 of the Commission‘s rules." The Commission may grant a waiver for good cause shown." The Commission typically grants a waiver where the particular facts make strict compliance inconsistent with the public interest." In granting a waiver, the Commission may take into account considerations of hardship, equity, or more effective implementation of overall policy on an individual basis." Waiveris therefore appropriate if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such a deviation will serve the public interest. In this case, good cause exists for a waiver of both Section 25.137 and Section 25.114. With respect to Section 25.114, Intelsat seeks authority only to provide LEOP services for the Yamal—402 satellite. The information sought by Section 25.114 is not relevant to LEOP services. Moreover, Intelsat does not have — and would not easily be able to obtain —— such information because Intelsat is not the operator of the Yamal—402 satellite, nor is Intelsat in contractual privity with that operator. Rather, an affiliate of Intelsat has a contract with Telespazio, the LEOP mission manager hired by the manufacturer of the Yamal—402 satellite, to conduct LEOP services for the satellite. The information that Intelsat is not including is not required to determine potential harmful interference. The Schedule S information for this satellite would pertain to the operation of the Yamal—402 satellite at its final orbital location. However, the present application for LEOP services involves communications prior to the satellite attaining its final location in the geostationary orbit. In other words, during the LEOP mission, the earth station will not be communicating with a satellite located in the geostationary orbit. Rather, it will be transmitting to a satellite traveling on its "transfer orbit" or "LEOP path", which starts immediately following its separation from a launch vehicle, and ends when the satellite reaches its geostationary orbital 47 C.F.R. § 25.137 (emphasis added). 247 C.F.R. §§ 25.137 and 25.114. *47 C.F.R. §1.3. * N.E. Cellular Tel. Co. v. FCC, 897 F.2d 1164, 1166 (D.C. Cir. 1990) ("Northeast Cellular®). 5 WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166.

location. Moreover, as with any STA, Intelsat will perform the LEOP services on a non— interference basis. Because it is not relevant to the service for which Intelsat seeks authorization, and because obtaining the information would be a hardship, Intelsat seeks a waiver of all the information required by Section 25.114. Intelsat has provided in this STA request the required technical information that is relevant to the LEOP services for which Intelsat seeks authorization. Good cause also exists to waive Section 25.137. Section 25.137 is designed to ensure that "U.S.—licensed satellite systems have effective competitive opportunities to provide analogous services" in other countries. Here, there is no service being provided by the satellite; it is simply being placed in its orbital location after separating from the launch vehicle. Thus, the purpose of the information required by Section 25.137 is not implicated here. For example, Section 25.137(d) requires earth station applicants requesting authority to og)erate with a non— U.S.—licensed space station that is not in orbit and operating to post a bond." The underlying purpose in having to post a bond—7.e., to prevent warehousing oforbital locations by operators seeking to serve the United States—would not be served by requiring Intelsat to post a bond in order to provide approximately 10 days of LEOP services to the Yamal—402 satellite. It is Intelsat‘s understanding that Yamal—402 is licensed by the Russian Federation, which is a WTO—member country. It is also Intelsat‘s understanding that at its permanent orbital location of 55.0° E.L., Yamal—402 will not serve the United States. Thus, the purposes of Section 25.137—to ensure that U.S. satellite operators enjoy "effective competitive opportunities" to serve foreign markets and to prevent warehousing of orbital locations serving the United States—will not be undermined by grant of this waiver request. Finally, Intelsat notesthat it expects to operate with the Yamal—402 satellite using its U.S. earth station for a period of approximately 10 days. Requiring Intelsat to obtain copious technical and legal information from an unrelated party, where there is no risk of harmful interference and the operations will cease after approximately 10 days, would pose undue hardship without serving underlying policy objectives. Given these particular facts, the waiver sought herein is plainly appropriate. © See 47 C.F.R. §25.137(d)(4).

Exhibit B Prepared By COMSEARCH 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 (703)726—5500 http://www.comsearch.com Prepared For Intelsat License LLC FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA Temporary Transmit—Only Earth Station Operation Dates: 12/07/2012 — 01/20/2013 Pursuant to Part 25.203(c) of the FCC Rules and Regulations, the satellite earth station proposed in this application was coordinated by Comsearch using computer techniques and in accordance with Part 25 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. Verbal and written coordination was conducted with the below listed carriers on November 11, 2012. Company ABC Holding Company Inc. ANAHEIM CITY, COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION AT&T California AirSites2000, LLC American Tower, LLC BNSF Railway Company Bishop Union High School CCO SoCal I, LLC CNG Communications, Inc. COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT California, State of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa Cellco Partnership — California Chevron USA Inc. City Of Los Angeles, Dept Water & Power Coachella Valley Water District DRS Technical Services Ducor Telephone Company Entravision Holdings, LLC Exxon Communications Company Federal Communications Commission Fresno MSA Limited Partnership Fresno, County of GTE Mobilnet of California LTD Partnersh GTE Mobilnet of Santa Barbara LTD Pinsh Gila Electronics of Yuma, Inc Goff, Wayne C. Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 11/21/2012 Page 1 of 7

Company (Continued) KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BAKERSFI KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS KERN ED TELECOM CONSORTIUM KTLA INC Kern, County of Kings County Office of Education LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Los Angeles City Info Technology Agency Los Angeles County Dept of Public Works Los Angeles County FCC Licensing Section Los Angeles SMSA Ltd. Partnership MHO Networks MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES INC MONTEBELLO CITY CALIFORNIA Metropolitan Water Dist of So California New Cingular Wireless PCS — Los Angeles New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC — N CAL New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC —San Diego Nextel of California Inc. Nextweb Inc OCCIDENTAL OF ELK HILLS INC ORANGE, COUNTY OF, CA Pacific Gas and Electric Company Paramount Farming Company, LLC. Plains Exploration & Production Company QUALCOMM INC. Regents of the University of California Regional 3Cs Riverside, County of SAN DIEGO, CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY San Bernardino County of California San Diego County San Diego Gas & Electric Company Santa Barbara Cellular Systems, Ltd. Skyriver Communications Southern California Edison Company Southern California Gas Company Southern California Regional Rail Auth. T—Mobile License LLC TULARE, COUNTY OF TV MICROWAVES CO Turn Wireless, LLC University of California,HPWREN Ventura, County of Verizon California Inc. Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC (CA) Vintage Production California LLC Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 11/21/2012 Page 2 of 7

Company (Continued WWC License L.L.C. — California Western Pacific Mobile Microwave Western Technical Services unWired Broadband, Inc There are no unresolved interference objections with the stations contained in these applications. The following section presents the data pertinent to frequency coordination of the proposed earth station that was circulated to all carriers within its coordination contours. Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 1172172012 Page 3 of 7

COMSEARCH Earth Station Data Sheet 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 (703)726—5500 http:/www.comsearch.com Date: 11721/2012 Job Number: 121111COMSUICO1 Administrative Information Status TEMPORARY (Operation from 12/07/2012 to 01/20/2013) Call Sign TEMPO1 Licensee Code INTELS Licensee Name Intelsat License LLC Site Information FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA Venue Name Latitude (NAD 83) 34° 24‘ 22.0" N Longitude (NAD 83) 118° 53‘ 37.4" W Climate Zone A Rain Zone 4 Ground Elevation (AMSL) 313.94 m / 1030.0 ft Link Information Satellite Type Low Earth Orbit Mode TO — Transmit—Only Modulation Digital Minimum Elevation Angle 5.0° Azimuth Range 0.0° to 360° Antenna Centerline (AGL) 8.23 m / 27.0 ft Antenna Information Transmit Manufacturer Scientific—Atlanta Model 10.3 Meter Gain / Diameter 53.8 dBi / 10.3 m 3—dB / 15—dB Beamwidth 0.40° / 0.60° Max Available RF Power (dBW/AkHz) 10.9 (dBW/MHz) 34.9 Maximum EIRP (dBW/4 kHz) 64.7 (dBW/MHz) 88.7 (dBw) 88.0 Interference Objectives: Long Term —154.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term —131.0 dBW/4 kHz 0.0025% Frequency Information Transmit 6.1 GHz Emission / Frequency Range (MHz) 850KFXD / 6420.0 B50KFXD / 6421.5 Max Great Circle Coordination Distance 347.9 km / 216.2 mi Precipitation Scatter Contour Radius 325.4 km / 202.2 mi Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 1172172012

COMSEARCH Earth Station Data Sheet 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 (703)726—5500 http:/mww.comsearch.com Coordination Values FILLMORE, CA Licensee Name Intelsat License LLC Latitude (NAD 83) 34° 24‘ 22.0" N Longitude (NAD 83) 118° 53‘ 37.4" W Ground Elevation (AMSL) 313.94 m / 1030.0 ft Antenna Centerline (AGL) 8.23 m / 27.0 ft Antenna Model Scientific—Atlanta 10.3 Meter Antenna Mode Transmit6.1 GHz Interference Objectives: Long Term —~154.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term —131.0 dBW/M4 kHz 0.0025% Max Available RF Power 10.9 (dBW/4 kHz) Transmit6.1 GHz Horizon Antenna Horizon Coordination Azimuth (°) Elevation (°) Discrimination (°) Gain (dB)) Distance (km) 0 9.45 76.90 —10.00 256.40 § 9.81 73.28 —10.00 256.40 10 11.84 70.32 ~10.00 256.40 15 10.91 66.54 —10.00 256.40 20 12.89 64.07 —10.00 256.40 25 13.83 61.45 —10.00 256.40 30 11.05 56.89 ~10.00 256.40 35 11.05 53.97 ~10.00 256.40 40 11.16 51.36 ~10.00 256.40 45 12.08 49.66 —10.00 256.40 50 12.02 47.53 ~10.00 256.40 55 12.02 45.80 ~10.00 256.40 60 11.89 44.32 ~10.00 256.40 65 10.13 41.66 ~10.00 256.40 70 10.13 41.15 ~10.00 256.40 75 10.13 41.13 —7.9% 269.20 80 8.91 40.41 ~4.20 292.90 85 8.91 41.41 0.77 324.20 90 6.32 40.56 4.53 347.90 95 6.32 42.59 4.53 347.90 100 6.32 45.00 4.53 347.90 105 6.35 47.76 4.53 347.90 110 5.84 50.44 4.53 347.90 116 4.00 52.69 4.53 347.90 120 2.01 $5:83 4.53 347.90 125 1.94 59.11 4.53 347.90 130 2.44 63.20 4.53 347.90 135 2.62 67.23 4.53 347.90 140 2.67 71.27 4.53 347.90 145 2.87 75.38 4.53 347.90 150 2.62 79.46 4.53 347.90 199 3.19 83.65 4.53 347.90 160 2.85 87.77 4.53 347.90 165 382 91.91 4.53 347.90 170 3.28 96.04 4.53 347.90 175 3.00 100.19 4.53 347.90 180 2.53 104.38 4.53 347.90 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 1172172012 Page 5 of 7

COMSEARCH Earth Station Data Sheet 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 (703)726—5500 http://www.comsearch.com Coordination Values FILLMORE, CA Licensee Name Intelsat License LLC Latitude (NAD 83) 34° 24‘ 22.0" N Longitude (NAD 83) 118° 53‘ 37.4" W Ground Elevation (AMSL) 313.94 m / 1030.0 ft Antenna Centerline (AGL) 8.23 m / 27.0 ft Antenna Model Scientific—Atlanta 10.3 Meter Antenna Mode Transmit 6.1 GHz Interference Objectives: Long Term —154.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term —131.0 dBW/H4 kHz 0.0025% Max Available RF Power 10.9 (dBW/4 kHz) Transmit 6.1 GHz Horizon Antenna Horizon Coordination Azimuth (°) Elevation (°) Discrimination (°) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) 185 2.35 108.51 4.53 347.90 190 2.28 112.57 4.53 347.90 195 0.78 117.05 4.53 347.90 200 0.41 121.18 4.53 347.90 205 1.23 124.74 4.53 347.90 210 0.97 128.61 4.53 347.90 215 0.94 132.22 4.53 347.90 220 0.00 136.21 4.53 347.90 225 0.00 139.42 4.53 347.90 230 0.00 142.31 4.53 347.90 235 0.00 144.80 4.53 347.90 240 0.00 146.79 4.53 347.90 245 0.00 148.21 4.53 347.90 250 0.00 148.95 4.53 347.90 255 0.00 148.97 4.53 347.90 260 0.00 148.28 4.53 347.90 265 0.00 146.92 4.53 347.90 270 0.00 144.96 4.53 347.90 275 1.12 141.62 0.77 324.20 280 1.30 138.71 ~4.20 292.90 285 2.93 134.56 —7.96 269.20 290 4.19 130.57 ~10.00 256.40 295 4.04 127.29 ~10.00 256.40 300 4.42 123.56 ~10.00 256.40 305 3.72 120.18 ~10.00 256.40 310 3.09 116.58 ~10.00 256.40 315 2.76 112.74 ~10.00 256.40 320 3.33 108.58 —10.00 256.40 325 4.75 104.28 ~10.00 256.40 330 5.93 100.12 ~10.00 256.40 586 7.78 95.99 ~10.00 256.40 340 8.25 92.08 ~10.00 256.40 345 9.31 88.23 ~10.00 256.40 350 9.65 84.45 —~10.00 256.40 356 9.64 80.68 —~10.00 256.40 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 11/21/2012 Page 6 of 7

Certification 1 hereby certify that | am the technically qualified person responsible for the preparation of the frequency coordination data contained in this report. | am familiar with Parts 101 and 25 of the FCC Rules and Regulations and | have either prepared or reviewed the frequency coordination data submitted with this report, and that it is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Mm €. Coy/e» Jeffrey E. Cowles EngineerIII, Telecommunications COMSEARCH 19700 Janelia Farm Blvd. Ashburn, Va. 20147 DATED: November 21, 2012 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 11/21/2012 Page 7 of 7

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