Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20151202-00908 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2015120200908_1117006

December 2, 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
                   Castle Rock, Colorado Earth Station E030096

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 30 days—through January 4, 2016—of
Special Temporary of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 previously granted Intelsat to use its
Castle Rock, Colorado Ku-band earth station—call sign E030096—to provide telemetry, tracking, and
command (“TT&C”) services for Intelsat 16 (S2750)2 during its drift from 76.2° W.L. to 58.1° W.L.3
Due to an unexpected delay, Intelsat 16 is expected to begin drifting shortly. The drift is expected to take
ten weeks.

TT&C operations will be performed in the following frequencies: 12198.25 MHz, 12198.75 MHz,
13997.5 MHz, and 14499.5 MHz. The drift operations will be coordinated with all operators of
satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the drift 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 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 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; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01114, File No. SAT-STA-20150925-00066
(Oct. 23, 2015) (Public Notice). See also See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Space Applications Accepted
for Filing, Report No. SAT-01113, File No. SAT-STA-20150925-00067 (Oct. 23, 2015) (Public Notice).
3
 See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES-01798, File No. SES-STA-
20151103-00811 (Nov. 12, 2015) (Public Notice).
4
    Intelsat will handle the coordination.





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