Attachment 20161201113055.pdf

20161201113055.pdf

DECISION submitted by FCC-IB

Grant

2016-11-29

This document pretains to SES-STA-20161110-00884 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2016111000884_1160082

                                       E080287    SES—STA—20161110—00884      182016002438
                                       SES Americom, Inc



                                                                                                                     Approved by OMB
                                                                                                                           3060—0678
                            APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY



APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a descriptionof this application to identify it on the main menu:
Request for 30—Day STA to Provide TT&CUsing E050287 for ASTRA 3A as It Drifis to 47 W.L.
 1. Applicant

           Name:        SES Americom, Inc.               Phone Number:                        202—478—7143
           DBA Name:                                     Fax Number:                          202—478—7111
           Street:      1129 20th Street NW              E—Mail:                              petra.vorwig@ses.com
                        Suite 1000
           City:        Washington                       Stater                                   DC
           Country:     USA                              Zipcode:                             20036        #
           Attention:   Ms Petra A Vorwig


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Applicant:     SES Americom, Inc.
File Number: SES—STA—20161110—00884
Call Sign:   E050287

SES Americom, Inc., is granted, under the following conditions, special temporary authority for
30 days, from December 05, 2016, to operateits fixed earthstation (EO50287) in Mount Airy,
MD, to provide telecommand and telemetry of the ASTRA 3A satellite during relocation of the
satellite from its current position at 86.85° W.L. to 47.0° W.L. using the following center
frequencies: 14499 MHz (Earth—to—space), and 11450.25 MHz and 11699.50 MHz (space—to—
Earth).

1. Operations underthis authority are on a non—interference basis only.

2. Operations under this authority are on a non—protected basis only.

3. In the event that thereis a report of interference, SES‘s must immediately terminate
transmissions and notify the FCC in writing.

4. The operations will be coordinated with all operators ofsatellites that use the same frequency
bands arid are in the relocation 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.

5. SES must make sure that the pointof contact during drift operations will be SES Payload
Management Operations Centre (PMOC) in Woodbine, MD, 1 800 772 2363 or 1 410 970 7570;
e—mail: PMOC@ses.com is available 24x7 during the relocation.

6. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuantto this special
temporary authority is solely at SES‘s risk.

7. This actionis issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated
authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately.

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2. Contact


             Name:         Karis Hastings                       Phone Number:                      — 202—599—0975
             Company:       SatCom Law LLC                      Fax Number:
             Street:        1317 F St., NW                     E—Mail:                                karis@satcomlaw.com
                           Suite 400
             City:         Washigton                           State:                                  DC
             Country:      USA                                 Zipcode:                               20004       —
             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).
0O Governmental Entity        gy Noncommercial educational licensee
G 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. CityMount Airy                                                         8. Latitude
                                                                          (dd mmss.s h)    39    22    37.1   N


9. State   MD                                                               10. Longitude
                                                                            (dd mm ss.s h)    77   4    49.1   W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1: STA Narrative                       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.)
     SES Americom, Inc. requests special temporary authority for 30 days to operate its E050287
     earth station to provide TT&C service for the ASTRA 3A satellite as it drifts from 86.85
    wW.L. to 47.0 W.L.




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 ofa 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
  Petra Vorwig                                                                Senior Legal & Regulatory Counsel
           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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