Attachment 20160308131051.pdf

20160308131051.pdf

DECISION submitted by FCC-IB

Grant

2016-03-04

This document pretains to SES-STA-20160225-00168 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2016022500168_1129380

E010050 SES—STA—20 160225—00168 182016000540 InmarsatSolutions (US) Inc Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description ofthis application to identify it on the main menu: Request for Special Temporary Authority (E010050) 1. Applicant Name: Inmarsat Solutions (US) Inc. Phone Number: 202—248—5150 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—248—5177 Street: 1101 Connecticut Avenue NW E—Mail: regan.rishel@inmarsat.com Suite 1200 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 i Attention: Ms Regan Rishel "(;_‘, 34 Condfrs» s _ inss thayslles 5Es (_ _ |4 —574 . 401L 02A5S—Co[C8 (Ys) Call Sign 2070050 Grant a;/as/»z_% (or other identifier) int ureau Approved

Applicant: Inmarsat Solutions (US) Inc. Call Sign: E010050 File No.: SES—STA—20160225—00168 Special Temporary Authority (STA) Inmarsat Solutions (US) Inc. is granted special temporary authority (STA) for 60 days beginning on March 3, 2016 to operate currently authorized rei I%@%nal earth stations with the Sggé' Inmarsat—3 F5 satellite at the 54 W.L. in the 1626—1660.5°MHz, (Earth—to—space) and 1525—1 /@ (space—to—Earth) frequency bands under the following conditions. 1) All antennas must operate with authorized emission limits in current authorizations 2) Operations shall not cause harmfulinterference to, and shall not claim protection from, interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference. 3) Grantofthis STA is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding other pending or future applications. 4) Anyaction taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at the applicant‘s risk. 5) Grant of this STA does not constitute market access for any other U.S. earth station. 6) If the Inmarsatple application IBFS File No. SAT—PPL—20160111—00001 is dismissed or denied this authorization becomes invalid and operations with the Inmarsat—3 F5 satellite must cease immediately. 7) This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, and is effective immediately. u)ite cond itrass Files 5CS— 57A —49011, 0225 — D0 (CF

REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (Call Signs E010048, E010049, and E010050) Inmarsat Solutions (US) Inc. ("IS—US") hereby requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA") for 60 days beginning on March 3, 2016 to add the Inmarsat—3 F5 satellite (the "I3F5" satellite) at the 54° W.L. orbital location as a point of communication for the above referenced blanket licensed mobile earth stations while the underlying application to amend the ISAT List is being processed.‘ The earth station authorizations at issue cover mobile terminals that communicate with satellites operated by IS—US‘s corporate parent, Inmarsat plc ("Inmarsat"), using L—band frequencies (1525—1 559 MHz and 1626.5—1660.5 MHz). At present, Inmarsat operates the Inmarsat—3 F4 satellite (the "I13F4" satellite) at 54° W.L. It was added to the ISAT List at this location in 2009," and has been operating there for over six years without incident. Inmarsat has filed an application to amend the ISAT List to replace 13F4 with 13F5 (see IBFS File No. SAT— PPL—20160111—00001). As explained in that application, the 13F4 and I3F5 satellites were the last of a series of third—generation Inmarsat satellites built by Lockheed Martin and Matra Marconi Space, and have virtually identical designs. Accordingly, the I3F5 satellite will operate with the same parameters, and provide the same types of "existing and evolved" Inmarsat services, as the 13F4 satellite it is replacing. 13F5 has arrived at its new location, and Inmarsat has scheduled traffic transfer to begin on or about March 3, 2016. ! See IBFS File No. SAT—PPL—20160111—00001. To the extent necessary, IS—US hereby incorporates by reference the technical information provided in Inmarsat‘s application. * See Grant Stamp, IBFS File Nos. SAT—PPL—20090107—00003 and SAT—APL—20090115—00005 (Apr. 6, 2009).

The requested STA would serve the public interest by allowing the transition of services to a new satellite while the Commission processes Inmarsat full application, ensuring continuity of services to, from, and within the United States during the reconfiguration of Inmarsat‘s in— orbit fleet. Because the new satellite will operate with the same parameters as the one it is replacing, and IS—US is not requesting any change in authorized parameters for its earth stations, the requested STA will not change the existing interference environment. IS—US therefore respectfully requests that the Commission grant this STA request as expeditiously as possible.


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