Attachment SESSTA2013072200649.

SESSTA2013072200649.

DECISION submitted by FCC

STA GRANT WITH CONDITIONS

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20130722-00649 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E980076 SES—STA—20130722—00649 1B2013001591 SES Americom, Inc. 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 to Use E980076 for TT&C to Relocate NSS—806 to 47.5 W 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 gpnetoomsinsns ieh rmmornmenmommcren CGRANTED International Bureas |

Applicant: SES Americom, Inc. Call Sign: E980076 File No.: SES—STA—20130722—00649 SES Americom, Inc. (SES Americom) is granted special temporary authority, with conditions, to operate its fixed earth station at its Bristow, Virginia, teleport, Call Sign E980076, for 30 days from August 29, 2013, to provide Tracking, Telemetry and Command of the Netherlands—licensed NSS— 806 satellite as it drifts from 40.5° W.L. to 47.5° W.L. and to maintain the satellite at 47.5° W.L. (+/— 0.1 degrees) orbital location on the following center frequencies: Telecommand 1 6173.7 MHz, Telecommand 2 6176.3 MHz, Telemetry 1 & 1A 3947.5, 3948 MHz, Telemetry 2 & 2A 3952.5, 3952 MHz and Tracking Beacon 3950 MHz. The STA is granted under the following conditions: 1) SES Americom shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating radio communication system. 2) In the event of any harmful interference as a result of operations under this grant of special temporary authority, SES Americom shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and shall immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 3) This grant does not authorize U.S. market access for the NSS—806 satellite at the 47.5° W.L. orbital location. 4) Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at SES Americom‘s risk. 5) Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any future FCC enforcement action in connection with any unauthorized operation of radio facilities. 6) Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending or future SES Americom applications. 2FQ | o> ce SS {or other identiief} o ho h in nuge GRAN B TMMAIN "'tf‘? | mE i 4f j Promw h compepmunnenanes it mnmmpogrttes ,/;/ stional Burean 5 B rmmas uong: pureas ALiNOQFTE foneueermmenccecmmmnommmeus

2. Contact Name: Daniel C.H. Mah Phone Number: 202—478—7137 Company: SES Americom, Inc. 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 Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, entereither 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). «4 Governmental Entity g*% Noncommercial educational licensee (o Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request g74 Use Prior to Grant «4 Change Station Location y Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityBristow 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 38 47 1.0 N

9. State VA ' 10. Longitude {dd mm ss.s h) 77 34 23.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: E980076 STA Narr Attachment 2: Attachment 3: 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appearin this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) Request for 30—day STA to use E980076 for TT&C to relocate NSS—806 from 40.5W to 47.5W. SES respectfully requests expedited action by August 9, 2013. See attached narrative. 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).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fec.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (E980076; antenna 9.3M) *** Expedited Action Requested *** SES Americom, Inc. ("SES") hereby requests a 30—day Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to operate its 9.3 meter antenna (call sign E980076; antenna 9.3M) at its Bristow, Virginia, teleport to perform TT&C for the Netherlands—licensed NSS—806 satellite: (1) to drift the satellite from 40.5° W.L. to 47.5° W.L.; and (2) to maintain the satellite at 47.5° W.L. (+/— 0.1 degrees).‘ SES respectfully requests expedited grant of this STA by August 9, 2013, to enable the satellite relocation to be completed before the start of the eclipse season (i.e. by 29 August 2013). Authority Requested. Specifically, SES is requesting authority to use the 9.3M antenna on E980076 to perform TT&C with the NSS—806 using the following conventional C— band frequencies during drift and on—station:* Telecommand 1 6173.7 MHz Telecommand 2 6176.3 MHz Telemetry 1 & 1A 3947.5, 3948 MHz Telemetry 2 & 2A 3952.5, 3952 MHz Tracking Beacon 3950 MHz SES is requesting authority to operate with a maximum EIRP of 77 dBW and EIRP density of 53.5 dBW/4 kHz for its telecommand uplinks. This is less than the maximum coordinated EIRP allowed under earth station license E980076, and is less than the maximum coordinated EIRP density for another antenna at the same teleport (call sign E000696) located a mere 125 feet away.3 In any event, all STA operations will be conducted on a non—interference basis. SES will coordinate all drift operations with potentially affected satellite operators in accordance with standard industry practice. SES will cease operations upon notice of any harmful interference caused by the proposed operations. The SES point of contact for all operations proposed under the requested STA is Gary Cruickshank, +1 (703) 367 7311, gary.cruickshank@ses.com. Public Interest Statement. Grant of the requested STA will serve the public interest. The NSS—806 satellite will be replaced at its current orbital location 40.5° W.L. by the recently launched SES—6 satellite, thus ensuring continuity of service at the 40.5° W.L. ‘ See File No. SAT—MPL—20130528—00078 (filed May 28, 2013) (requesting modification of NSS—806 market access to reflect a change in orbital location from 40.5° W.L. to 47.5° W.L.). * The FCC has previously granted a waiver of 47 C.F.R. 25.202(g) for NSS—806‘s center—of—band TT&C frequencies. See New Skies Satellites N.V., 16 FCC Roed 6740, at 22 (2001). * To the extent necessary, SES requests a waiver of the requirement in 47 C.F.R. § 25.203 for a fresh coordination report for the higher EIRP density of the TT&C transmissions of this antenna. There is no additional risk of harmful interference due to the close proximity of another antenna in the same frequency band that is coordinated and authorized to transmit at this higher EIRP density to the 40.5° W.L. orbital position.

orbital position. In turn, the relocation of NSS—806 to 47.5° W.L. will enable SES ahd its affiliates to augment services already being provided to the public by another SES— affiliated satellite at the 47.05° W.L. orbital location.* Waiver Requests. To the extent necessary, SES hereby incorporates by reference the waiver requests associated with NSS—806 in File No. SAT—MPL—20130528—00078 (filed May 28, 2013), including the waiver requests for Section 25.202(g) (edge—of—band TT&C) and Section 25.210(j) (+/—0.05 degree east/west stationkeeping) of the Commission‘s rules. * SES‘s affiliate, SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Limited, is already authorized to provide service to the United States using the NSS—703 satellite at the 47.05° W.L. orbital position. The SES affiliates will coordinate the operations of the two satellites to avoid harmful interference between them. 547 C.F.R. §§ 25.202(g) and 25.210(j).


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