Attachment 20130201153604.pdf

20130201153604.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB/FCC

Grant

2013-01-29

This document pretains to SES-STA-20130110-00036 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2013011000036_984518

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                                     E4132         SES-STA-20130110-00036
                                     Intelsat License LLC



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                                                                                                                               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 B4132
 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




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Applicant: Intelsat License LLC
Call Sign: F4132
File No.:   SES—STA—20130110—00036
Special Temporary Authority (STA)




Intelsat License LLC is granted special temporary authority, with conditions, for 30 days, from January
29, 2013, to use its Fillmore, California C—band earth station, Call Sign E4132, to provide launch and
early orbit phase (LEOP) services for the Intelsat 27 satellite, Call Sign $2827. Intelsat is granted
authority to conduct telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) operations using center frequencies of
3701.25 MHz, 3701.75 MHz, 3702.25 MHz, and 3702.75 MHz (space—to—Earth), and 5925.5 MHz and
6424.5 MHz (Earth—to—space) necessary to maintain Intelsat 27 at 51.5° W.L. and to drift the Intelsat 27
space station to its authorized location of 55.5° W.L. Intelsat is also authorized to conduct in—orbit testing
(IOT) of the Intelsat 27 satellite at the 51.5° W.L. orbital location using the 3700 — 4200 MHz (space—to—
Earth), 5925 — 6425 MHz (Earth—to—space), 11.45 — 11.70 GHz (space—to—Earth), 11.7 — 12.2 GHz (space—
to—Earth), 12.50—12.75 GHz (space—to—Earth), and 14.0 — 14.5 GHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands.
Operations under this authorization must be in accordance with the terms and conditions contained this
application, authorization of Intelsat‘s application SAT—STA—20121126—00204, the Federal
Communications Commission‘s rules not waived herein, and are subjectto the following conditions:

1. The LEOP operations must 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 must be provided with an
emergency phone number where the licensee can be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs.
Currently the 24x7 contact information for the Intelsat 27 LEOP mission is as follows: Ph.: (202) 944—
7701 — East Coast Operations Center (primary); (310) 525—5900 — West Coast Operations Center (back—
up). Harry Burnham and Kevin Bell are the LEOP and IOT points of contact.

2. All operations under this grant of special temporary authority must be on an unprotected and non—
harmful interference basis, i.e., Intelsatmust not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim
protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating station.
3. In the event of any harmful interference under this grant of special temporary authority, Intelsat must
cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and must inform the Commission, in
writing, immediately of such an event.

4. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary
authority is solely at Intelsat License LLC risk.

5. Intelsat is afforded 30 days from the date of release of this action to decline this authorization as
conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the
authorization as conditioned.

6. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority,
47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 of
the Commission‘s rules or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission‘s rules, 47
C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the public notice indicating that this action
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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 of the related
application. Please enter only one.)
 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID
 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application?
@ 1Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159.          If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114).
«4 Governmental Entity        ¢4 Noncommercial educational licensee
C Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station

5. Type Request


3   Use Prior to Grant                             Lt   Change Station Location                       @   Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date


7. CityFillmore                                                            8. Latitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.sh)    34   24   22.0    N


9. State   CA                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)     118   53    34.0   W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1: STA Request                         Attachment 2: Exhibit A                            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.)
    Intelsat Licensge LLC herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority                                             for 30 days
    commencing January 28,              2013    to use its Fillmore,             California C—band earth station,                    call
    sign E4132,       to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the Intelsat 27                                          (Call
    Sign $2827)       satellite that is expected to be launched on January 28,                                   2013.




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                P
  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.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).


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                       January 10, 2013


                       Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
                       Secretary
                       Federal Communications Commission
                       445 12"" Street, S.W.
                       Washington, D.C. 20554
           INTELSAT.
                                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 commencing January 28, 2013 to use its
                       Fillmore, California C—band earth station —— call sign E4132 —— to provide launch
                       and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the Intelsat 27 (Call Sign $2827)
                       satellite that is expected to be launched on January 28, 2013The LEOP period
                       is expected to last approximately 17 days."

                       The Intelsat 27 LEOP operations will be performed in the following frequency
                       bands:

                       Uplink: 6424.5 MHz (LHCP) and 5925.5 MHz (H); and
                       Downlink: 3701.25 MHz, 3701.75 MHz, 3702.25 MHz, and 3702.75 MHz
                       (LHCP/V).




                       ‘ 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").
                       * The satellite‘s permanent orbital location will be 55.5° W.L. See Policy
                       Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00904, File No. SAT—
                       LOA—20110610—00105 (Oct. 12, 2012) (Public Notice). The FCC‘s order
                       granting the Intelsat 27 license prohibits Intelsat from operating the UHF
                       payload without further order from the FCC. See id., Condition #4. Intelsat
                       27 s C— and Ku—band payloads will be in—orbit tested at 51.5° E.L. See Intelsat
                       License LLC Requestfor Special Temporary Authority, File No. SAT—STA—
                       20121130—00204 (filed Nov. 30, 2012). The satellite‘s UHF payload will be
                       tested at 55.5° W.L., subject to receipt of FCC approval.
                       * Intelsat is seeking authority for 30 days to accommodate a possible launch
                       delay.
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                       Intelsat Corporation
                       3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 202—944—6800 F41 202—944—7898


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
January 10, 2013
Page 2


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 Intelsat 27 LEOP mission is as follows:

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 Exhibit A, which contains
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 Intelsat 27 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 higher power level of 32.6 dBW because that is 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 Intelsat 27
satellite. This, in turn, will serve the public interest by providing replacement
and new capacity at the satellite‘s permanent location of 55.5° W.L.




* Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., which is the LEOP mission manager for Intelsat
27, will handle the coordination.


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
January 10, 2013
Page 3


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

Respectfully submitted,


asCaoA
Susan H. Crandall
Assistant General Counsel
Intelsat Corporation




Co:      Paul Blais



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