Attachment SESSTA2016081600727.

SESSTA2016081600727.

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20160816-00727 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E140097 SES—STA—20160816—00727 1B2016001875 The Boeing Company 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: STA for test operations on G—17 and G—28 pending Modification 1. Applicant Name: The Boeing Company Phone Number: 206—544—6044 DBA Name: Fax Number: 206—662—0701 Street: PO Box 3707 E—Mail: Ronald.E.Center@boeing.com City: Seattle State: WA Country: USA Zipcode: 98124 —2207 Attention: Ronald Center | File#W%\\o —GG1y) Ca Smn % q-‘\':rant Da@')\\f {or other ndenufier) Te From: 95 ‘\: GRANTED International Bureau Approved:

| rile SssmME EDILGS\LzO013) Cat;?\lé DGQ\% Date fi&—\\p Commmomnreninnminne. Applicant: The Boeing Company L {or other identifier) L 5 & tes Call Sign: E140097 File No.: SES—STA—20160816—007&#RANTED mw 2/ From: \—\—\ Special Temporary Authority (STA)!~=mational Bureau approy,qg, / The Boeing Company ("Boeing") is granted special temporary authority (STA) for 30 days, commencing September 01, 2016 to operate its licensed Earth Station Aboard Aircraft ("ESAA") with Galaxy—17(82651) at 91° W.L. orbital location, at frequency bands 14442 — 14478 MHz and 14062 — 14098 MHz (Earth—to—space) and 12142 — 12178 MHz, and 11762 — 11798 MHz (space—to—Earth); and with Galaxy 28(S82160) at 89° W.L. orbital location in the bands 14142 — 14178 MHz (Earth—to—space) and 11842 — 11878 MHz (space—to—Earth) under the following conditions: 1. Grant of this STA is without prejudice to any determination that the commission may make regarding pending or future Boeing applications. 2. All operations under this grant of STA shall be on an unprotected and non— harmful interference basis and Boeing, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radio communication system. 3. In the event of any harmful interference as a result of operations under this grant of STA, Boeing shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and shall immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 4. The BOEING Company Remote Control Point in Kent, WA at 253—773—0609 must be available 24x7. 5. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at Boeing‘s risk. This grant is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commussion‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective upon release.

2. Contact Name: Bruce A. Olcott Phone Number: 202—879—3630 Company: Jones Day Fax Number: Street: 51 Louisiana Ave N.W. E—Mail: bolcott@jonesday.com City: Washington State: Country: USA Zipcode: 20001 — 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 1B2016001874 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). {» Governmental Entity g*3 Noncommercial educational licensee «74 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request @ Use Prior to Grant C Change Station Location C3 Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 09/01/2016 7. CityN/A 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0 N

9. State AK 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Narrative Statement 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.) STA to begin testing operations on S—17 and S—28 during the pendency of Modification application. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes 4 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 Ronald E. Center Manager 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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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of Nasr Ne ue Nune! Sumr! Nuw! Nus! Application of The Boeing Company Call Sign E140097 For Special Temporary Authority to File No. Communicate with Galaxy—17 and Galaxy—28 as Satellite Points of Contact for Boeing Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY Pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission‘s rules, the Boeing Company ("Boeing") requests special temporary authority ("STA") to permit communications on a test basis between its licensed Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft ("ESAA")‘ terminals and Intelsat satellites Galaxy— 17 and Galaxy—28 ("G—17" and "G—28") The Boeing Broadband Satellite Network ("BBSN") currently operates with multiple satellite points of communications, including satellite AMC—15 at orbital location 105° W.L. AMC—15 provides high—capacity coverage of the continental United States necessary to support Boeing‘s operations on behalf of the United States Government. The AMC—15 satellite is scheduled to be relocated to a new orbital location at the end of 2016. Boeing has determined that the anticipated replacement satellite at this longitude will not meet Boeing‘s unique coverage requirements. After reviewing multiple alternatives, Boeing has identified the G—17 and G—28 satellites as a suitable substitute for the BBSN operations that will shift off of the ‘ Application of The Boeing Company for Authority to Operate Up to 100 Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft, Call Sign E140097, File Not. SES—LIC—20140922—00748 (Granted Mar. 18, 2015) ("Boeing ESAA Application"). > Call Signs $2715 and $2160.

AMC—15 satellite. Boeing has therefore applied to modify its ESAA license to begin operating using the G—17 and G—28 satellites." This STA request is filed to permit testing to begin with the new satellites during the pendency of the modification application. Boeing requests that this approval be provided by September 1, 2016 and extend for a period of sixty days. L. SATELLITE POINTS OF COMMUNICATION AND NETWORK CONTROL Both G—17 and G—28 are U.S. licensed satellites listed on the Commission‘s Approved Space Station List. Thus, all of the information normally required under Section 25.114, 47 C.F.R. § 25.114, has already been provided to, and approved by, the Commission in prior applications. To the extent necessary, Boeing incorporates that information by reference." The Boeing ESAA network uses variable power—density control of individual simultaneously transmitting co—frequency ESAA terminals in the same satellite receiving beam. Sections 25.227(a)(3)(ii) and 25.227(b)(3)(ii) of the Commission‘s rules require variable power systems to either operate 1 dB below the off—axis EIRP spectral density ("ESD") envelope defined in the Commission‘s rules, or to secure certificates from target the satellite operator indicating that such higher power levels have been coordinated with adjacent satellite operators within six degrees in each direction. Accordingly, Boeing provides the attached statements from Intelsat certifying to the information required by the Commission‘s rules, including that the aggregate ESD limits that the Boeing ESAA system adheres to have been coordinated with adjacent satellite operators. * Application of The Boeing Company, File No. SAT—MOD—20160816—00082 (Filed Aug. 16, 2016). * https://www.fee.gov/approved—space—station—list. ° Application of Intelsat North America LLC, SAT—RPL—20061219—00155 (Granted Apr. 27, 2007); Amendment, SAT—AMD—20070123—00013 (Granted Apr. 27, 2007); Application of Intelsat North America LLC, SAT—MOD—20050422—00089 (Granted Jun. 6, 2005).

The network control and measures for ensuring the protection of other spectrum users will be the same as described in Sections IIL.D and V of Boeing‘s ESAA applica’[ion.6 IL. PUBLIC INTEREST JUSTIFICATIONS Boeing‘s BBSN network exclusively serves the needs of the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command in support of critically—important air transport operations. BBSN is used by the Air Force to enable broadband capabilities on more than a dozen Very Important Personnel/Special Air Mission aircraft operated by the U.S. Air Force to transport senior leadership of the U.S. Government and the Department of Defense. It is crucial that BBSN maintain the coverage and capacity capabilities required by Air Force Mobility Command missions, including during the handover from operations on AMC—15 to G—17 and G—28. Boeing will need to do extensive testing of the BBSN system with these new satellites prior to an bperational cutover later this year. Therefore, extraordinary circumstances exist requiring this temporary authority and a delay in the institution of these temporary test operations would seriously prejudice the public interest." 6 Boeing ESAA Application at 7, 15. " See 47 CFR. § 25.120(b)(1).

ATTACHMENT 1 Satellite Operator Coordination Letters

NTELSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. August 12, 2016 The Boging Company P.O. Box 3707 Seattle, WA 98124—2207 Re: Satellite Operator Coordination Certification of Boeing Earth Station Aboard Aircraft (ESAA) License Application To Whom It May Concern: Intelsat confirms and hereby certifies the following with respect to the operations proposed in the above referenced application: ‘ (a) The proposed Ku—band Earth Station Aboard Aircraft (ESAA) operation of the Boeing Company has the potential to create harmful interference to satellite networks adjacent to the target satellite(s) that may be unacceptable; (b) The power density levels that Boeing provided to this Satellite Operator are consistent with the existing coordination agreements between the G—17 satellite and the adjacent satellite networks within 6 degrees of orbital separation from the satellite, and (c) The power density levels of the proposed ESAA operations will be included in future coordination agreements in accordance with FCC rules and regulations. Please let us know if additional information is required. Sincerely, Alan Yate Senior Manager, Spectrum Strategy Intelsat Corporation 7900 Tysons One Place, Mclean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com 1 +1 703—559—6800

[TELSAT. Envision. Connect. Transform. August 12, 2016 The Boeing Company P.O. Box 3707 Seattle, WA 98124—2207 Re: Satellite Operator Coordination Certification of Boeing Earth Station Aboard Aircraft (ESAA) License Application To Whom it May Concern: Intelsat confirms and hereby certifies the following with respect to the operations proposed in the above referenced application: (a) The proposed Ku—band Earth Station Aboard Aircraft (ESAA) operation of the Boeing Company has the potential to create harmful interference to satellite networks adjacent to the target satellite(s) that may be unacceptable; (b) The power density levels that Boeing provided to this Satellite Operator are consistent with the existing coordination agreements between the G—28 satellite and the adjacent satellite networks within 6 degrees of orbital separation from the satellite, and (c) The power density levels of the proposed ESAA operations will be included in future coordination agreements in accordance with FCC rules and regulations. Please let us know if additional information is required. / Smc}eij@/ Alan Yates‘ Senior Manager, Spectrum Strategy Intelsat Corporation > 7900 Tysons One Place, Mclean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com T21 703—559—6800


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