Attachment 20151001165628.pdf

20151001165628.pdf

DECISION submitted by FCC-IB

Grant

2015-09-29

This document pretains to SES-STA-20150828-00556 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2015082800556_1106261

Ka258 SES—STA—20150828—00556 182015001587 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: Request for STA Using Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station KA258 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: McLcan State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 ~8073 Attention: Susan H. Crandall /(,,UIDf%- Ca/\,b/, :7‘:/ r;u; 3 0 dexts 250229 —0053€2

Application: Intelsat License LLC Call Sign: KA258 File No.: SES—STA—20150828—00556 Special Temporary Authority (STA) Intelsat License LLC is granted a STA, under the following conditions, for 30 days, beginning September 30, 2015, to operate its Ku—band earth station, Call Sign KA258, in Hagerstown, Maryland, to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the ArSat—2 satellite at permanentorbitallocation 81.0° W.L., licensed by Argentina. The in— orbit testing location will be 81.0° W.L. The launchis expected to be on September 30, 2015. 1. Uplink (Earth—to—space) frequencies will be on 14001.75 MHz and 14499.60 MHz (LHCP) within the coordinated emission and powerlimits. 2. Downlink (space—to—Earth) frequencies will be on 11701.75 MHz and 12198.25 MHz (RHCP). 3. All operators ofsatellites will 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 30 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. 4. All operations under this grant of STA shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis. Intelsat‘s KA258 shall not cause harmfulinterference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, anyother lawfully operating radio communication system. 5. In the event of any harmfulinterference under this grant of STA, Intelsat License LLC KA258 must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediatelyof such an event. 6. Grant ofthis authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending or future Intelsat License LLC applications. 7. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely ‘at Intelsat License LLC‘s risk. 8. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 ofthe Commission‘s rules on delegated., .. 9m authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, and is effective immediately. "Jilh dond 105 mas 5ses—6 If2sdFaq.ooS55t Call Sign KQ2S5Y Aram Do OH/2T7/2O/S (or other identifion) — —

INTELSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. August 28, 2015 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station KA258 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days, commencing September 30, 201 5, to use its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth station—call sign KA258—to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the ArSat—2 satellite. ArSat—2 is expected to be launched on September 30, 2015." The LEOP period is expected to last approximately 10 days." The ArSat—2 LEOP operations will be performed in the following frequencies: 14001.750 MHz and 14499.600 MHz (LHCP) in the uplink, and 11701.750MHz and 12198.250 MHz (RHCP) in the downlink. The LEOP operanons will be coordmated 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 ArSat—2 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 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 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 ArSat—2, which Intelsat understands is licensed by Argentina, will be at 81.0° W.L. The in—orbit testing location will be 81.1° W.L. * Intelsat is seeking authority for 30 days to accommodate a possible launch delay. 4 Telespazio, the manager of the ArSat—2 mission, will handle the coordination. Intelsat Corporation 7900 Tysons One Piace, Mclean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703—559—6800

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch August 28, 2015 Page 2 Finally, Intelsat clarifies that during the ArSat—2 LEOP mission, Telespazio will serve as the mission manager. Telespazio 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 Telespazio. 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 ArSat—2 satellite. This, in turn, will help provide new services at the 81.0° 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, %9,/;(%42\ Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Paul Blais

2. Contact Name: Cynthia J. Grady Phone Number: 703—559—6949 Company: Intelsat Corporation Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: 7900 Tysons One Place E—Mail: cynthia.grady@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 G Noncommercial educational licensee ( Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification COGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request ( Use Prior to Grant «4 Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityHagerstown 8. Latitude (dd mmss.s h) 39 35 54.0 N

9. State MD 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 77 45 33.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: 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 License LLC herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 30 days, commencing September 30, 2015, to use its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth station, call sign KA258, to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the ArSat—2 satellite. ArSat—2 is expected to be launched on September 30, 2015. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes ( 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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