Attachment SESSTA2016082400740.

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20160824-00740 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E040125 SES—STA—20160824—00740 1B2016001926 Intelsat License LLC 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: Request for 30—Day STA Using Riverside, CA Earth Station E040125 for GSAT—18 LEOP 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: | susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 —5972. Attention: Susan H. Crandall rite KSS 1bagpWBN—SSNG Call%-gnb\\&%mm Date 95'\0\’\\0 (or other identifier) From: \N: y 'DD“)\\Q GRANTED t International Bureau L.... | Approved:

2. Contact Name: Cynthia J. Grady Phone Number: 703—559—6949 Company: Intelsat Corporation Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: 7900 Tysons One Place E—Mail: cynthia.grady@intelsat.com City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 —5972 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 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 C Noncommercial educational licensee e Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request C Use Prior to Grant { Change Station Location & Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityNuevo 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 33 47 43.6 N

9. State CA 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s b) 117 5 204 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: Exhibit A Attachment 3: Exhibit B 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.) Intelsat License LLC herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 30 days, commencing October 4, 2016, to use its Riverside, California C—band earth station, call sign E0O40125, to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the GSAT—18 satellite. GSAT—18 is expected to be launched October 4, 2016. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes & 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 Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel, Intelsat Corporation 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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INTELSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. August 24, 2016 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Riverside, California Earth Station EQO40125 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days, commencing October 4, 2016, to use its Riverside, California C—band earth station—call sign E040125—to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the GSAT—18 satellite. GSAT— 18 is 3expected to be launched October 4, 2016." The LEOP period is expected to last approximately 10 days. The GSAT—18 LEOP operations will be performed in the following frequency bands: 6415.00 MHz and 6421.48 MHz in the uplink (RHCP), and 4187.52 MHz and 4155.768 MHz in the downlink (LHCP). The LEOP operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the LEOP path.* 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 for the GSAT—18 LEOP 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. ‘ 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"). * The permanent orbital location for GSAT—18, which Intelsat understands is licensed by India, will be 74.0° E.L. The in—orbit testing location will be 48.0° E.L. * Intelsat is seeking authority for 30 days to accommodate a possible launch delay. * Indian Space Research Organisation ("ISRO"), the manager of the GSAT—18 mission, will handle the coordination. Intelsat Corporation 7900 Tysons One Place, Mclean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703—559—6800

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch August 24, 2015 Page 2 Infurther support of this request, Intelsat hereby attaches Exhibits A and B, which contain 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, as well as a waiver request. Intelsat also notes that for purposes of the GSAT—18 LEOP mission, it is seeking to operate in the frequencies listed in the request at power levels not to exceed 31.8 dBW. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or from its earth station, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. Finally, Intelsat clarifies that during the GSAT—18 LEOP mission, ISRO will serve as the mission manager. ISRO will build and send the commands to the Intelsat antenna, which will process and execute the commands. Telemetry received by Intelsat will be forwarded to ISRO. Intelsat will perform the ranging sessions by sending a tone to the spacecraft periodically. Intelsat will remain in control of the baseband unit, RF equipment, and antenna. Grant of this STA request will allow Intelsat to help launch the GSAT—18 satellite. This, in turn, will result in the provision of a replacement satellite from the 74.0° E.L. orbital location for a currently operational satellite and thereby promotes the public interest. Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (703) 559—6949. Respectfully submitted, trh=g Bd Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Paul Blais

Exhibit A PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTIONS 25.137 AND 25.114 Pursuant to Section 25.137 of the Federal Communications Commission‘s ("Commission" or "FCC") rules, earth station applicants "requesting authority to operate with a non—U.S. licensed space station to serve the United States" must demonstrate that effective competitive opportunities exist and must provide the same technical information required by Section 25.114 for U.S.—licensed space stations.‘ Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein seeks authority to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services—not commercial services—to the United States, and thus believes that Section 25.137 does not apply." To the extent the Commission determines, however, that Intelsat‘s request for authority to provide LEOP services on a special temporary basis is a request to serve the United States with a non U.S.—licensed satellite, Intelsat respectfully requests a waiver of Sections 25.137 and 25.114 of the Commission‘s rules." The Commission may grant a waiver for good cause shown.* The Commission typically grants a waiver where the particular facts make strict compliance inconsistent with the public interest." In granting a waiver, the Commission may take into account considerations of hardship, equity, or more effective implementation of overall policy on an individual basis." Waiver is therefore appropriate if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such a deviation will serve the public interest. In this case, good cause exists for a waiver of both Section 25.137 and Section 25.114. With respect to Section 25.114, Intelsat seeks authority only to provide LEOP services for the GSAT—18 satellite. The information sought by Section 25.114 is not relevant to LEOP services. Moreover, Intelsat does not have—and would not easily be able to obtain—such information because Intelsat is not the operator of the GSAT—18 satellite, nor is Intelsat in contractual privity with that operator. Rather, an affiliate of Intelsat has a contract with the Indian Space Research Organisation ("ISRO"), the manufacturer of the GSAT—18 satellite, to conduct LEOP services for the satellite. ! 47 C.F.R. § 25.137 (emphasis added). See EchoStar Satellite Operating Company Application for Special Temporary Authority Related to Moving the EchoStar 6 Satellitefrom the 77° W.L. Orbital Location to the 96.2° W.L. Orbital Location, and to Operate at the 96.2° W.L. Orbital Location, DA 13—593, File No. SAT— STA—20130220—00023 (released Apr. 1, 2013) (noting that operating TT&C earth stations in the United States with a foreign—licensed satellite does not constitute "DBS service"). 347 C.F.R. §§ 25.137 and 25.114. *47 CFR. §1.3. * N.E. Cellular Tel. Co. v. FCC, 897 F.2d 1164, 1166 (D.C. Cit. 1990) ("Northeast Cellular®). ° WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.24 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166.

The information that Intelsat is not including is not required to determine potential harmful interference. The Schedule S information for this satellite would pertain to the operation of the GSAT—18 satellite at its final orbital location. However, the present application for LEOP services involves communications prior to the satellite attaining its final location in the geostationary orbit. In other words, during the LEOP mission, the earth station will not be communicating with a satellite located in the geostationary orbit. Rather, it will be transmitting to a satellite traveling on its "transfer orbit" or "LEOP path," which starts immediately following its separation from a launch vehicle, and ends when the satellite reaches its geostationary orbital location. Moreover, as with any STA, Intelsat will perform the LEOP services on a non—interference basis. Because it is not relevant to the service for which Intelsat seeks authorization, and because obtaining the information would be a hardship, Intelsat seeks a waiver of all the information required by Section 25.114. Intelsat has provided in this STA request the required technical information that is relevant to the LEOP services for which Intelsat seeks authorization. Good cause also exists to waive Section 25.137. Section 25.137 is designed to ensure that "U.S.—licensed satellite systems have effective competitive opportunities to provide analogous services" in other countries. Here, there is no service being provided by the satellite; it is simply being placed in its orbital location after separating from the launch vehicle. Thus, the purpose of the information required by Section 25.137 is not implicated here. For example, Section 25.137(d) requires earth station applicants requesting authority to operate with a non—U.S.—licensed space station that is not in orbit and operating to post a bond.‘ The underlying purpose in having to post a bond—i.e., to prevent warehousing of orbital locations by operators seeking to serve the United States—would not be served by requiring Intelsat to post a bond in order to provide approximately ten days of LEOP services to the GSAT—18 satellite. It is Intelsat‘s understanding that GSAT—18 is licensed by India, which is a WTO—member country. It is also Intelsat‘s understanding that at its permanent location of 74.0° E.L., GSAT—18 will not see the United States. Thus, the purposes of Section 25.137—to ensure that U.S. satellite operators enjoy "effective competitive opportunities" to serve foreign markets and to prevent warehousing of orbital locations serving the United States—will not be undermined by grant of this waiver request. Finally, Intelsat notes that it expects to operate with the GSAT—18 satellite using its U.S. earth station for a period of approximately 10 days. Requiring Intelsat to obtain copious technical and legal information from an unrelated party, where there is no risk of harmful interference and the operations will cease after approximately 10 days, would pose undue hardship without serving underlying policy objectives. Given these particular facts, the waiver sought herein is plainly appropriate. See 47 C.F.R. §25.137(d)(4).

Exhibit B Prepared By COMSEARCH 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 {(703)726—5500 http://www.comsearch.com Prepared For Intelsat License LLC Nuevo, California Temporary Transmit—Only Earth Station Operation Dates: O7/12/2016 — 0O7/22/2016 Pursuant to Part 25.203(c) of the FCC Rules and Regulations, the satellite earth station proposed in this application was coordinated by Comsearch using computer techniques and in accordance with Part 25 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. Verbal and written coordination was conducted with the below listed carriers on May 11, 2016. Company ABC Holding Company Inc. AirSites2000, LLC Alite! Comm Southwest Holdings Inc. Anaheim City, of Arizona Public Service Company (APS) Arizona, State Of BNSF Railway Company CCO SoCal I, LLC California, State of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa Cellco Partnership — Southern California City of Casa Grande City of Los Angeles Dept Water & Power City of Montebello City of Yuma Coachella Valley Water District Coast Community College District Commnet Four Corners, LLC DM Ventures, Inc. dba Warp2Biz DRS Technical Services Entravision Holdings, LLC Federal Communication Commission Fisher Wireless Services, Inc. Fresno MSA Limited Partnership Gila River Cellular General Partnership Glendale, City of Global Telecom & Technology Americas, in GovNET Licenses LLC ION Media Los Angeles License, Inc. KTLA, LLC Kern Ed Telecom Consortium Kern, County of LDM Engineering Lightwave Broadband LLC Los Angeles City Info Technology Agency Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 06/08/2016 Page 1 of 7

Los Angeles County Dept of Public Works Los Angeles County FCC Licensing Section Los Angeles SMSA Ltd. Partnership MHO Networks MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES INC Maricopa County Wireless Systems Metropolitan Water Dist of So California NRJ TV LA License Co, LLC New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC — AZ New Cingular Wireless PCS — Los Angeles New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC — N CAL New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC —San Diego Nextel License Holdings 4 Inc. Nextel of California Inc. Norris, Samuel! O Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Olympic Wireless, LLC Orange, County of, CA Pacific Bell Tel Com dba AT&T California Phoenix, City of Pinal, County of QUALCOMM INC. Qwest Corporation Regional 3Cs Riverside, County of San Bernardino County of California San Diego Broadband San Diego County Water Authority San Diego Gas & Electric Company San Diego, City of San Diego, County of Skyriver Communications Southern California Edison Company Southern California Gas Company Southern California Regional Rail Auth. Sprint Spectrum LP. Station Venture Operations, LP T—Mobile License LLC TV MICROWAVES CO Table Top Telephone Company Telink Networks SW, LLC Time Warner Cable Pacific West LLC Tucson Electric Power Company Turn Wireless, LLC Uitimate Internet Access, Inc Union Pacific Railroad Company University of California, HPWREN Vectus, Inc Verizon California Inc. Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC (Southern CA) Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC—N CA/NV Verizon Wireless{(VAW ) LLC—AZ/CO/NM/NV/UT Western Technical Services White, Fred K There are no unresolved interference objections with the station contained in these applications. Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 06/08/2016 Page 2 of 7

The following section presents the data pertinent to frequency coordination of the earth station that was circulated to all carriers within its coordination contours. Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 06/08/2016 Page 3 of 7

COMSEARCH Earth Station Data Sheet 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 (703)726—5500 http://www.comsearch.com Date: 06/08/2016 Job Number: 160511COMSGEO4 Administrative Information Status TEMPORARY (Operation from 07/12/2016 to 07/22/2016) Call Sign E040125 j Licensee Code INTELS Licensee Name Intelsat License LLC Site Information NUEVO, CA Venue Name Latitude (NAD 83) 33° 47‘ 43.6" N Longitude (NAD 83) 117° 5 20.4" W Climate Zone A Rain Zone 4 Ground Elevation (AMSL) 566.62 m / 1859.0 ft Link Information Satellite Type Geostationary Mode TO — Transmit—Only Modulation Analog and Digital Satellite Arc 45° W to 170° West Longitude Azimuth Range 100.2° to 247.2° Corresponding Elevation Angles 6.2° / 22.0° Antenna Centerline (AGL) 7.32 m / 24.0 ft Antenna Information Transmit — FCC32 Manufacturer TIW Model 11 Meter Gain / Diameter 55.5 dBi / 11.0 m 3—dB / 15—dB Beamwidth 0.29° / 0.54° Max Available RF Power (dBW/A kHz) 8.6 (dBW/MHz) 32.6 Maximum EIRP (dBW/4 kHz) 64.1 (dBW/MHz) 88. (dBW) 87 4 Interference Objectives: Long Term —154.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term —131.0 dBW/4 kHz 0.0025% Frequency Information Transmit 61 GHz Emission / Frequency Range (MHz) 850KFXD / 6415.0 — 6421.48 Max Great Circle Coordination Distance 491.7 km / 305.5 mi Precipitation Scatter Contour Radius 316.8 km / 196.8 mi Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 06/08/2016 Page 4 of 7

Coordination Values NUEVO, CA Licensee Name Intelsat License LLC Latitude (NAD 83) 33° 47 43.6" N Longitude (NAD 83) 117° 55 20.4" W Ground Elevation (AMSL) 566.62 m / 1859.0 ft Antenna Centerline (AGL) 7.32 m / 24.0 ft Antenna Model TIW 11 Meter Antenna Mode Transmit6.1 GHz Interference Objectives: Long Term —154.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term —131.0 dBW/4 kHz 0.0025% Max Available RF Power 8.6 (dBW/4 kHz) Transmit 6.1 GHz Horizon Antenna Horizon Coordination Azimuth (°) Elevation (°) Discrimination (°) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) 0 0.91 100.15 —10.00 160.90 5 2.23 95.18 —10.00 125.83 10 1.88 90.19 —10.00 133.16 15 2.42 85.20 —10.00 122.25 20 2.49 80.21 —10.00 120.85 25 2.56 75.22 —10.00 119.49 30 3.50 70.22 —10.00 102.07 35 3.34 65.23 —10.00 105.02 40 3.36 60.23 —10.00 104.68 45 3.28 55.24 ~10.00 106.09 50 2.88 50.27 —10.00 113.58 55 2.50 45.31 —9.40 122.87 60 2.77 40.31 —8.14 122.67 65 3.44 35.29 —6.69 115.99 70 3.10 30.33 —5.05 128.10 75 3.19 25.36 —3.10 133.79 80 3.76 20.33 —0.70 132.86 85 3.33 15.45 2.28 152.87 90 3.39 10.56 6.41 174.12 95 2.51 6.34 11.94 220.14 100 2.99 3.18 19.45 491.65 105 3.63 5.38 13.72 205.53 110 3.84 9.29 7.80 171.48. 115 3.70 13.36 3.86 152.77 120 3.87 1717 113 137.08 125 3.84 21.02 —1.07 130.12 130 4.49 24.32 —2.65 114.61 135 3.88 28.30 —4.29 117.10 140 4.24 31 .47 —5.45 107.49 145 411 34.76 —6.53 105.27 150 4.48 37.41 —7.32 100.00 155 4.67 39.84 —8.01 100.00 160 4.09 42.53 —8.72 100.00 165 4.55 43.90 —9.06 100.00 170 4.85 44.86 —9.30 100.00 175 5.79 44.68 —9.25 100.00 180 6.19 44.52 —9.21 100.00 185 6.91 43.57 —8.98 100.00 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 06/08/2016 Page 5 of 7

Coordination Values NUEVO, CA Licensee Name Intelsat License LLC Latitude (NAD 83) 33° 47 43.6" N Longitude (NAD 83) 117° 5 20.4" W Ground Elevation (AMSL) _ 566.62 m / 1859.0 ft Antenna Centerline (AGL) 7.32 m / 24.0 ft Antenna Model TIW 11 Meter Antenna Mode Transmit 6.1 GHz Interference Objectives: Long Term —154.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term —131.0 dBW/4 kHz 0.0025% Max Available RF Power 8.6 (dBW/4 kHz) Transmit 6.1 GHz Horizon Antenna Horizon Coordination Azimuth (°) Elevation (°) Discrimination (°) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) 190 7.27 42.53 —8.72 100.00 195 6.99 41.64 —8.49 100.00 200 6.27 40.64 —8.22 100.00 205 5.71 38.99 —7.77 100.00 210 5.71 36.45 —7.04 100.00 215 6.70 32.84 —5.91 100.00 220 7.49 29.16 —4.62 100.00 225 7.03 26.16 —3.44 100.00 230 5.65 23.57 —2.31 102.80 235 6.10 19.95 —0.50 105.35 240 5.73 17.76 0.76 114.08 245 5.59 16.57 1.52 118.52 250 5.18 17.07 1.20 121.20 255 4.95 18.72 0.19 119.58 260 4.51 21.57 —1.35 119.32 265 4.74 24.62 —2.78 110.78 270 4.38 28.54 —4.39 109.45 275 4.51 32.48 —5.79 102.47 280 4.14 36.88 —7.A7 102.48 285 3.19 41.60 —8.48 113.55 290 2.77 46.16 —9.61 117.06 295 1.04 5116 —10.00 154.91 300 0.82 55.70 —10.00 165.96 305 0.00 60.40 ~10.00 212.66 310 0.00 64.94 —10.00 212.66 315 0.00 69.50 —10.00 212.66 320 0.00 7410 —10.00 212.66 325 0.00 78.71 —10.00 212.66 330 0.00 83.34 —10.00 212.66 335 0.00 87.97 —10.00 212.66 340 0.00 92.60 —10.00 212.66 345 0.00 97.24 —10.00 212.66 350 0.00 101.86 —10.00 212.66 355 0.00 105.10 —10.00 212.66 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 06/08/2016 Page 6 of 7

Certification I hereby certify that 1 am the technically qualified person responsible for the preparation of the frequency coordination data contained in this report. 1 am familiar with Parts 101 and 25 of the FCC Rules and Regulations and 1 have either prepared or reviewed the frequency coordination data submitted with this report, and that it is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Gary K. Edwards Senior Manager COMSEARCH 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard Ashburn, VA 20147 DATED: June 8, 2016 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 06/08/2016 Page 7 of 7


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