Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20161207-00934 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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December 6, 2016 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station KA275 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 for 30 days, commencing December 24, 2016, to use its Hagerstown, Maryland C-band earth station—call sign KA275—to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the StarOne-D1 satellite. StarOne-D1 is expected to be launched on December 24, 2016.2 The LEOP period is expected to last approximately fifteen days.3 The StarOne-D1 LEOP operations will be performed at the following frequencies: 6424.5 MHz and 6422.5 MHz in the uplink (RHCP or Vertical), and 4198.5 MHz and 4199.0 MHz in the downlink (LHCP or Horizontal). The LEOP operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the LEOP path.4 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 StarOne-D1 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 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 1 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”). 2 The in-orbit testing location and permanent orbital location for StarOne-D1, which Intelsat understands is licensed by Brazil, will be at 84.0° W.L. 3 Intelsat is seeking authority for 30 days to accommodate a possible launch delay. 4 SSL, the manager of the StarOne-D1 mission, will handle the coordination.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch December 6, 2016 Page 2 cause harmful interference into any lawfully operating terrestrial facility, as well as a waiver request. 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 StarOne—D1 launch, SSL will serve as the mission manager. SSL 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 SSL. 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 StarOne—D1 satellite. This, in turn, will help provide services in South America from the 84.0° W.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, Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Paul Blais


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