Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20150911-00580 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2015091100580_1102479

September 11, 2015 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority Fillmore, California Earth Station E4132 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 30 days—from September 17, 2015 through October 16, 2015—of the Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 previously granted Intelsat to use its Fillmore, California C-band earth station—call sign E4132—to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for Intelsat 34,2 telemetry, tracking, and command (“TT&C”) during in-orbit testing (“IOT”) at 51.5° W.L, and TT&C during the drift of Intelsat 34 to its final location at 55.5° W.L.3 Additionally, Intelsat is requesting authority to provide TT&C to Intelsat 34 on-station at 55.5° W.L. Intelsat 34 was successfully launched on August 20, 2015. The Intelsat 34 operations are being performed using the following frequencies: 6173.7 MHz and 6176.3 MHz in the uplink (LHCP), and 3949.0 MHz, 3949.5 MHz, 3950.5 MHz, and 3951 MHz in the downlink (RHCP). The LEOP operations are being coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the LEOP path.4 All operators of potentially affected satellites 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 Intelsat 34 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. 1 Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and a $195.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System. 2 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01064, File No. SAT-LOA-20140114-00005 (Jan. 23, 2015) (Public Notice). 3 See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES-01775, File No. SES-STA- 20150717-00461 (Aug. 19, 2015) (Public Notice). Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Regulatory Counsel for Intelsat Corporation, to Marlene Dortch, FCC, File No. SES-STA-20150717-00461 (filed Aug. 14, 2015). 4 Intelsat will continue to handle the coordination.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 11, 2015 Page 2 In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or fromits earth station, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. Grant of this STA extension reduest will allow Intelsat to continue to prepare the Intelsat 34 satellite for operation. This, in turn, will help ensure continuity of service at the 55.5° W.L. orbital location and thereby promotes the public interest. Please direct any questions regarding this STA extension request to the undersigned at (703) 559—6949. Respectfully submitted, Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Paul Blais


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