Attachment SESSTA2013120401169.

SESSTA2013120401169.

DECISION submitted by IB/FCC

STA GRANT WITH CONDITIONS

2013-12-24

This document pretains to SES-STA-20131204-01169 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E000324 SES—STA—20131204—01169 1B2013002766 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: Request for 60—day STA to Use E000324 to perform TT&C for ASTRA—3A during drift and while on—station at 176.85 WV 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 3odoys itb Zeodifises" g45 _SJp 2073 1204—0(/49 Eoso32¢f /,,}/017/02@z/3

Applicant: SES Americom, Inc. File Number: SES—STA—20131204—01169 Call Sign: E000324 Special Temporary Authority (STA) SES Americom, Inc., is granted, under the following conditions, STA for 30 days, beginning on December 24, 2013, to permit SES Americom, Inc. to communicate with the Luxembourg—licensed ASTRA 3A space station from its 11—meter antenna at its fixed earth station (SES—MFS—20131108— 00950) in Somis, California, to perform tracking, telemetry and command services during drift and on—station at its permanent orbital location 176.85° W.L. in the frequency bands : 14499.00 MHZ (telecommand, vertical polarization, 800KFID); 11450.25 and 11699.50 MHz (telemetry, horizontal polarization, 150KFID). SES is not seeking U.S. market access. 1. Operations under this authority are on a non—interference basis only. —2. Operations under this authority are on a non—protected basis only. 3. In the event that there is a report of interference, SES Americom, Inc. must immediately terminate transmissions and notify the FCC in writing. 4. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at SES Americom, Inc. risk. 5. Grant of this authority is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding SES Americom Inc. pending application SES—MFS—20131108—00950. 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. SESS—2°3 L3 24013 E02034 £%e/;c/g tf%f/f%3/90 /4

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: j 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 SESMFS2013110800950 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 «4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request @, Use Prior to Grant «q4 Change Station Location ~— Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 12/11/2013 7. CitySomis 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 34 19 33.1 N

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APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (Call Sign E000324) *** Expedited Action Requested By 12/10/2013 *** SES Americom, Inc. ("SES") requests a 60—day Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to use E000324 to perform TT&C for ASTRA 3A during drift and on—station at 176.85 W in the Ku— and extended Ku—band frequencies. Upon arrival at 176.85° W.L., ASTRA 3A will be providing service to eastern Russia only. This request is limited to use of the U.S. earth station for TT&C functions only on the following frequencies: Telecommand: 14499 MHz vertical polarization (800KFID) Telemetry: . 11450.25 MHz horizontal polarization (150KFID) 11699.50 MHz horizontal polarization (150KF9D) The Commission has previously granted a 180—day STA for a 6.1 meter antenna at the same teleport to perform such TT&C operations with ASTRA 3A.‘ SES is now seeking to authority to use a larger 11 meter antenna situated nearby for the same purpose. SES respectfully requests expedited action on this STA application by December 10, 2013, so that the larger antenna can be available for use during the remaining drift and upon arrival of the satellite at 176.85° W.L. The use of the E000324 earth station to perform TT&C with ASTRA 3A will be consistent with the coordinated technical parameters in SES‘s pending apphcatlon to modify E000324 to operate in the Ku— and extended Ku—band frequencies." Specifically, the telecommand carriers will operate with a maximum EIRP density of 55.5 dBW/4 kHz. For telemetry, SES notes that the spacecraft is currently within the coordinated arc for the two telemetry frequencies listed above. As a result, no terrestrial interference is expected. To the extent use of the extended Ku—band for TT&C constitutes domestic use of the band, SES requests a waiver of the international—only restriction in footnote NG52 of 47 C.F.R. § 2.106 and of 47 C.F.R. § 25.202(a) Note 2. The Commission has previously granted a waiver of this restriction for the other SES earth station at the same locatéon to perform TT&C with ASTRA 3A, and that waiver should be granted again here. In any event, all TT&C operations from E050287 during the proposed drift will be conducted on a non—interference, non—protected basis. SES will coordinate the drift operations with all affected operators in accordance with industry practice. The SES point of contact during drift operations will be SES Payload Management Operations ‘ File No. SES—STA—20130722—00653, Call Sign KA288 (granted Sept. 26, 2013). The Commission has also granted several other earth station STAs for the relocation of ASTRA 3A to 176.85° W.L. See SES Americom, Inc., SES—STA—20130722—00654 (call sign E920698) and File No. SES—STA— 20130912—00800 (call sign EO50287); Hawaii Pacific Teleport L.P., File No. SES—STA—20131030—00914 (call sign E030115). The information contained in those apphca‘uons, including mformatlonon ASTRA 3A‘s proposed operations at 176.85° W.L., is hereby incorporated by reference. * See File No. SES—MFS—20131108—00950 (pending). *‘ See File No. SES—STA—20130722—00653 (call sign KA288) (granted Sept. 26, 2013). SES hereby incorporates by reference the waiver request from that earlier application.

Centre (PMOC) in Woodbine, MD, 1 800 772 2363 or 1 410 970 7570; e—mail: PMOC@ses.com. Grant of the proposed STA will serve the public interest by facilitating the safe operation of ASTRA 3A during relocation and once it arrives on—station to 176.85° W.L. —


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