Attachment 20150210173323.pdf

20150210173323.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2015-02-09

This document pretains to SES-STA-20150203-00050 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2015020300050_1076524

                                                   SES—STA—20150203—00050         182015000211
                                     E000363
                                     Intelsat License LLC



                                                                                                                               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:
EQO00363 ABS—3A 30—Day STA Request
 1. Applicant

           Name:        Intelsat License LLC                 Phone Number:                           703—559—7848
           DBA Name:                                         Fax Number:                             703—559—8539
           Street:      c/o Intelsat Corporation             E—Mail:                                 susan.crandall@intelsat.com
                        7900 Tysons One Place
           City:        McLean                               State:                                  VA
           Country:     USA                                  Zipcode:                                22102        ~—5972
           Attention:   Susan H. Crandall


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Applicant:       Intelsat License, LLC
File No.:        SES—STA—20150203—00050
Call Sign:     E000363
Special Temporary Authority (STA)

Intelsat License, LLC is granted special temporary authority, for 30 days, from March 13, 2015, to
operate its earth station, Call Sign EO000363, located in, Fillmore, CA, to provide launch and early orbit
phase services for the ABS—3A satellite, licensed and registered by Papua New Guinea, as it travels to its
permanent orbital location 3.0° W.L. Communications will be on the following center frequencies:
6020.0 MHz and 6025.0 MHz in the (Earth—to—Space) and 4194.5 MHz and 4197.0 MHz in the (Space—to—
Earth) and under the following conditions:

1. Intelsat License, LLC will coordinate with operators of co—frequency satellites in the drift path.

2. Operations in the uplink frequencies will be within the coordinated parameters of the antenna‘s current
license.

3 Operations, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, interference
caused to it by any other lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon
notice of such interference.

4. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make
regarding pending or future Intelsat License, LLC‘ s applications.

5. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at Intelsat
License, LLC‘s risk.

This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47
C.FR. §0.261, and is effective immediately.
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2. Contact


             Name:         Intelsat License LLC                Phone Number:                          703—559—7848
             Company:      Intelsat Corporation                Fax Number:                            703—559—8539
             Street:       7900 Tysons One Place               E—Mail:                                susan.crandall@intelsat.com


             City:         McLean                              State:                                 VA
             Country:      USA                                 Zipcode:                               22102          —5972.
             Attention:                                         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?
@ 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       ;3 Noncommercial educational licensee
£34 Other(please explain):

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

5. Type Request


+   Use Prior to Grant                             C   Change Station Location                        @    Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date


7. CityFillmore                                                           8. Latitude
                                                                          (dd mm ss.s h)    34   24       18.0   N


9. State   CA                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)    118    53   39.0   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 appearin this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.)
     Intelsat License LLC herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 30 days,
     commencing March 13,            2015,    to use its Fillmore,             California C—band earth station,                    call sign
     EO00363,      to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the ABS—3A satellite.                                               ABS—
     3A is expected to be launched no earlier than February 27,                                 2015.




13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is              Yes        «34 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
   Cynthia J. Grady                                                           Regulatory 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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February 3, 2015

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

         Re:      Request for Special Temporary Authority
                  Fillmore, California Earth Station E000363
                  Expedited Treatment Requested

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for
30 days, commencing March 13, 2015, to use its Fillmore, California C—band earth station—call sign
E000363—to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the ABS—3A satellite. ° ABS—
3A is expected to be launched no earlier than February 27, 2015. The LEOP period is expected to last
approximately 240 days.3

The ABS—3A LEOP operations will be performed in the following frequency bands: 6020.00 MHz and
6025.00 MHz in the uplink (LHCP), and 4194.5 MHz and 4197.0 MHz in the downlink (LHCP). 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 ABS—3A LEOP mission is as follows:

Ph.:     (703) 559—7701 — East Coast Operations Center (primary)
         (310) 525—5591 — West Coast Operations Center (back—up)

Request to speak with Harry Burnham or Kevin Bell.




‘ Intelsat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $195.00 filing fee, and this supporting letter
electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System ("IBFS").
> The permanent orbital location for ABS—3A, which Intelsat understands is licensed by Papua New Guinea, will
be at 3° W.L. The in—orbit testing location will be 3° W.L.
* Intelsat is concurrently seeking authority for 180 days to accommodate the longer orbit—rais ing time period
required for an electric propulsion satellite.
* Intelsat will handle the coordination.

Intelsat Corporation
7900 Tysons One Place, McLean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703—559—6800


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
February 3, 2015
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In further support of this request, Intelsat hereby attaches Exhibit A and B, the Prior Coordination
Notice and a waiver request. Intelsat will provide technical information demonstrating 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 prior to launch. 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 ABS—3A LEOP mission, it is seeking to operate in the frequencies listed in the request at power
levels not to exceed 25.5 dBW.

Finally, Intelsat clarifies that during the ABS—3A LEOP mission, Boeing will serve as the mission
manager. Boeing will build and send the commands to the Intelsat antenna, which will process and
execute the commands. Telemetry received by Intelsat will be forwarded to Boeing. Intelsat will
perform the ranging sessions by sending a tone to the spacecraft periodically. Intelsat will remain in
control of the baseband unit, RF equipment, and antenna.

Grant of this STA request will allow Intelsat to help launch the ABS—3A satellite. This, in turn, will
result in the provision of VSAT, TV distribution, IP trunking, cellular backhaul, and maritime services
from the 3° W.L. orbital location and thereby promotes the public interest.

Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (703) 559—6949.

Respectfully submitted,



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Cynthia J. Grady
Regulatory Counsel
Intelsat Corporation



cc: Paul Blais



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