Attachment SESSTA2016111500888.

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20161115-00888 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                            KA275       SES—STA—20161115—00888          1B2016002477
                                            Intelsat License LLC




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                                                                                                                                       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 Extension Using Hagerstown, MD Earth Station KA275 for Eutelsat—1 17WB 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        —3972
           Attention:   Susan H. Crandall




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Special Temporary Authority            * —LM Approved:

Intelsat License LLC is granted a special temporary authority, extension from SES—STA—
20160325—00285, for 30 days, beginning November 26, 2016, to operate its C—band earth
station, call sign KA275, in Hagerstown, Maryland, to provide launch and early orbit
phase ("LEOP") services for the Eutelsat—1 17WB (a.k.a. Satmex—9) satellite at permanent
orbital location 117° W.L., licensed by Mexico, under the following conditions:

1. Uplink (Earth—to—space) frequencies will be on 6421.30 MHz, and 6423.30 MHz
(LHCP) within the coordinated emission and power limits.

2. Downlink (space—to—Earth) frequencies will be on 4198.20 MHz, and 4199.80 MHz
(LHCP).

3. All operators of satellites will be provided with an emergency phone number where the
licensee can be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs, Currently the 24x7
contact information for the Eutelsat—1 17WB satellite 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.

4. All operations under this grant of STA shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful
interference basis. Intelsat‘s KA275 shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not
claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radio
communication system.

5. In the event of any harmful interference under this grant of STA, Intelsat License, LLC
KA275 must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and
must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event.

6. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the
Commission may make regarding pending or future Intelsat License, LLC applications.

7. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is
solely ‘at Intelsat License, LLC‘s risk.

8. 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.


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 Commussion, 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?                   L
& IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159.             If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.FR.Section 1.1114).
C Governmental Entity            { Noncommercial educational licensee
«34 Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station

5. Type Request


 «4 Use Prior to Grant                                g4y Change Station Location                          & Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date


7. CityHagerstown                                                            8. Latitude
                                                                             (dd mmss.s h)       39   35    55.0 N


9. State   MD                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mmss.s h)     77   45    35.0   W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1: STA Request                         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.)
     Intelsat License LLC herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority
     previously granted Intelsat to use its Hagerstown, Maryland C—band earth station,                                               call
     sign KA275,       to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the Eutelsat—117WB                                           (a.k.
     a.    Satmex—9)    satellite.         Eutelsat—117WB was launched on June 15,                        2016.




13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is               Yes        gy 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.
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November 15, 2016

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
 Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554

           Re:         Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority
                       Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station KA275

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority
("STA")‘ previously granted Intelsat to use its Hagerstown, Maryland C—band earth station—call sign
KA275—to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the Eutelsat—1 17WB (a.k.a.
Satmex—9) satellite." Eutelsat—1 17WB was launched on June 15, 2016." The LEOP period is expected to
last approximately— 205 days.*

The Eutelsat—1 17WB LEOP operations will continue to be performed in the following frequency bands: _
6421.30 MHz and 6423.30 MHz in the uplink (LHCP), and 4198.2 MHz and 4199.8 MHz in the
downlink (LHCP). The LEOP operations are being 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 ihformation for the Eutelsat—1 17WB LEOP mission is as follows:

Ph.:       (703) 559—7701 — East Coast Operations Center (primary)
           (310) 525—5591 — West Coast Operations Center (back—up)



‘ Intelsat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $200.00 filing fee, and this supporting letter
electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System ("IBFS").
* See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES—01856, File No. SES—STA—
20160325—00285 (June 1, 2016) (Public Notice).
* The permanent orbital location and the in—orbit testing location for Eutelsat—1 17WB will be 117° W.L. Intelsat
incorporates by reference Exhibit C, a letter regarding the satellite‘s registration under the Convention on
Registration of Objects Launched in Outer Space.
* Intelsat is seeking an additional 30 days to accommodate the longer orbit—raising time period required for an
electric propulsion satellite.
° Intelsat will handle the coordination.

Intelsat Corporation
7900 Tysons One Place, MclLean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703—559—6800


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
November 15, 2016
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Request to speak with:Harry Burnham or Kevin Bell.

Infurther support of this extension request, Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibits AandB, which —— _
contain technical information thatdemonstrates that the operation of the earth stationwill be compatible:©
with its electromagnetic environment and will not cause harmful interferenceinto any lawfully operating
terrestrial facility, as well as a waiver request.: Intelsat also notes that for purposes of the Eutelsat—117WB:
LEOP mission, it is —seeking to:operate in the frequencies listed in the request at powerlevels not to
exceed26 dBW,:exceptincase of emergency. In theextremely unlikely event that harmful 1nterferefice Pn
should occur due to transmissionstoor from its earth statlon Intelsatwill take all reasonable: steps to:
eliminate theinterference.

Finally, Intelsat clarifiesthat duringthe Eutelsat—117WB LEOP mission, Boeing will serve:as the mission:
manager. Boeing—will buildand send the commands to the Intelsat antenna, which will process and
execute the commands. Telemetry received by Intelsat will be forwarded to Boeing. Intelsat will
perform the ranging sessions by sending a tone to the spacecraft periodically.. Intelsat will remain in
control ofthe basebandunit, RF equipment,; andantenna.

Grant:of this STA extension request will —allowIntelsat to help launch the Eutelsat—1 1 7WB satellite,
This, in turn, will result in theprovision of video and data applications in MeXico, Latin America and
the Caribbean from the 117° W.L. orbital location and thereby promotes thepublic interest.

Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (703) 559—6949.

Respectfully submitted,




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Cynthia J. Grady
Regulatory Counsel
Intelsat Corporation




ce: Paul Blais



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Document Modified: 2016-11-29 17:37:53

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