Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20150602-00320 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2015060200320_1089559

June 2, 2015 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Castle Rock, Colorado Earth Station KL92 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 for 30 days, commencing July 22, 2015, to use its Castle Rock, Colorado Ku-band earth station—call sign KL92—to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the SES-9 satellite. SES-9 is expected to be launched on July 22, 2015.2 The LEOP period is expected to last approximately 10 days.3 The SES-9 LEOP operations will be performed in the following frequency bands: 13753.0 MHz, 13998.0 MHz and 14496.0 MHz in the uplink (RHCP), and 11199.5 MHz, 11702.5 MHz, and 12246.5 MHz in the downlink (RHCP). The LEOP operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the LEOP path.4 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 SES-9 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. In further support of this request, Intelsat hereby attaches Exhibit A, which contains a waiver request. 1 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”). 2 The permanent orbital location for SES-9, which Intelsat understands is licensed by Gibraltar, will be at 108.4° E.L. The in-orbit testing location will be 113.5° E.L. 3 Intelsat is seeking authority for 30 days to accommodate a possible launch delay. 4 Boeing, the manager of the SES-9 LEOP mission, will handle the coordination.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch June 2, 2015 Page 2 Finally, Intelsat clarifies that during the SES—9 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 performthe 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 SES—9 satellite. This, in turn, will help will provide additional capacity at the 108.4° E.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, CopsthiaQ. bfinoly~ Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Paul Blais


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