Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20151118-00851 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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November 18, 2015 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Paumalu, Hawaii Earth Station KA265 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 for 30 days, commencing December 1, 2015, to use its Paumalu, Hawaii C-band earth station—call sign KA265—to provide telemetry, tracking, and command (“TT&C”) services for Intelsat 805 (S2404) during its drift from 55.5° W.L. to 169.0° E.L.2 Intelsat 805 is expected to begin drifting no earlier than December 1, 2015. The drift is expected to take approximately three months. TT&C operations will be performed in the following frequencies: 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz, 3952.0 MHz, 3952.5 MHz, 6173.7 MHz, and 6176.3 MHz. The drift operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the drift path.3 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 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 technical information that demonstrates 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. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to 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 See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing, Report No. SAT-01112, File No. SAT-STA-20151002-00068 (Oct. 16, 2015) (Public Notice). See also Intelsat License LLC Application to Modify Authorization for Intelsat 805, File No. SAT-MOD-20151020-00072 (filed Oct. 20, 2015). 3 Intelsat will handle the coordination.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch November 18, 2015 Page 2 transmissions to or from its earth station, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. Grant of this STA request will allow Intelsat to drift the Intelsat 805 satellite to its new location. This, in turn, will help satisfy customer demand at 169.0° 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, Byah«) Badeg])| Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Paul Blais


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