Attachment 20160920124309.pdf

20160920124309.pdf

DECISION submitted by FCC-IB

Grant

2016-09-19

This document pretains to SES-STA-20160824-00741 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E4132 SES—STA—20160824—00741 18201600 1925 Intelsat License LLC 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 30—Day STA Using Fillmore, CA Earth Station E4132 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: McLcan State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 —5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall w 4 4 C ith Comdifios" a sEs—S m«0Oy—2r y Cnll Sign £24/$7.2 Connt nm§¢/ 2‘[910«; (or othes idontificr)

Applicant: Intelsat License LLC File No.: SES—STA—20160824—00741 Call Sign: E4132 Special Temporary Authority Intelsat License LLC is granted Special Temporary Authority, under the following conditions, for 30 days, beginning October 04, 2016, to operate its C—band earth station, Call Sign E4132, located in, Fillmore, California, to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the GSAT—18 satellite licensed byIndia, asit travels to its permanentorbital location 74° E.L. Communications will be on the following center frequencies: 6415.00 MHz and 6421.48 MHz (RHCP) in the (Earth—to—space), and 4187.52 MHz and 4188.768 MHz (LHCP) in the (space—to— Earth). GSAT—18 satellite is expected to be launched no earlier than October 04, 2016. 1. During the drift to the satellite‘s permanent orbital location at 74.0° E.L., Intelsat will coordinate with operators of co—frequency satellites in the drift path. 2. The LEOP operations must be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the LEOP path. All operators ofsatellites in that path will be provided with an emergency phone number where the licensee can be reached in the eventthat harmful interference occurs, Currently 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. 3. All operations under this grant of STA shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis. Intelsat‘s E4132 shall not cause harmfulinterference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radio communication system. 4. In the event of anyharmful interference under this grant of STA, Intelsat License, LLC, E4132 must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately ofsuch an event. 5. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending or future Intelsat License, LLC applications. 6. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely ‘at Intelsat License, LLC‘s risk. 7. This actionis issued pursuantto Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261,_21V(1i~se<ff ctive immediately. *J :,/’fi Cond ,‘fi targ" | Fie# 5Gs -""{,F‘@/L_OZQ.‘E'-QGQ@/ F2 dn om O7/1¢facrc

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 Fillmore, California Earth Station E4132 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 Fillmore, California C—band earth station—call sign E4132—to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the GSAT—18 satellite. GSAT—18 is expected 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 4188.768 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, 2016 Page 2 In further 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 34.0 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 to ensure service continuity at the 74.0° 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, C_y~C. 9 A— Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Paul Blais

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? . @© If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). ( Governmental Entity { Noncommercial educational licensee £ Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request & Use Prior to Grant ( Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityFillmore 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 34 24 220 N

9. State CA 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.sh) 118 53 34.0 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 Fillmore, California C—band earth station, call sign E4132, 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 certifics 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 &quot;party to the application&quot; 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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