Attachment 20170217155241.pdf

20170217155241.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-02-17

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170207-00128 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                         E140121      SES—STA—20170207—00 128         182017000256
                                         Intelsat License LLC



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                                                                                                                                   3060—0678
                            APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY



APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a descriptionof this application to identify it on the main menu:
Further Extension STA Request Using Earth Station E140121 to Provide TT&C and IOT for Intelsat 31
 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@ntelsat.com
                        7900 Tysons One Place
           City:        MeL.ean                                 State:                               VA
           Country:     USA                                     Zipcode:                             22102       ~5072
           Adtention:   Susan H. Crandall

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Applicant:     Intelsat License LLC
Call Sign:     €140121
File No.:      SES—5TA—20170207—00128
Special Temporary Authority (STA)

Intelsat License LLC— ("Intelsat") is granted an extension of STA for 60 days to operate its Hagerstown,
Maryland fixed earth station to continue providing telemetry, tracking, and command ("TT&C") services
to U.S. licensed Intelsat 31 (52924) at its final orbital location 95.05° W.L. under the following conditions:

1. Intelsat will perform the operations in the uplink frequencies (Earth—to—space): 13998.50 MHz and
14006.0 MHz (LHCP, H) and the downlink frequencies (space—to—Earth): 11194.25 MHz, 11195.50 MHz,
11196.25 MHz and 1196.75 MHz (RHCP, V). The maximum EIRP shall not exceed 85 dBW per NTIA
manual US 356.

2. Currently the 24x7 contactinformation for theIntelsat 31 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.   Operations at 95.05° W.L. will be consistent with Intelsat‘s coordination agreement for the nominal
95.0° W.L. orbital location.

4.   Operations, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from,
interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s)
Immediately upon notice of such interference.

5. In the event of any harmful interference under this grant of STA, Intelsat License LLC E140121 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 pursuantto 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.                                                                      /
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February 1, 2017

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

          Re:          Request for Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority
                       Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station E140121

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests an additional 60 days of the Special Temporary
Authority ("STA")‘ previously granted Intelsat to use its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth
station—call sign E140121—to continue providing telemetry, tracking, and command ("TT&C")
services to Intelsat 31 at 95.05° W.L.* The IOT and drift of Intelsat 31 are complete and the satellite
arrived on—station at 95.05° W.L. on July 26, 2016." Intelsat is seeking to modify the E140121 license to
include TT&C communications with Intelsat 31.*

The proposed operations will continue to be performed using the following frequencies: 13998.50 MHz
and 14006.00 MHz in the uplink (LHCP, H); and 11194.25 MHz, 11195.50 MHz, 11196.25 MHz, and
11196.75 MHz in the downlink (RHCP, V). The proposed TT&C operations at 95.05° W.L. will be
consistent with Intelsat‘s coordination agreements for the nominal 95° W.L. location. All operators of
potentially affected satellites will be provided with an emergency phone number where the licensee can
be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs.

In further support of this further extension request, Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibit A of its
initial STA request, which contains technical information that demonstrates that the operation of the
earth station will be compatible with its electromagnetic environment and will not cause harmful


‘ 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").

* Intelsat‘s previous STA requests also included TT&C during in—orbit testing ("IOT®") at 132.0° W.L and the drift
to 95.05° W.L., which are now complete. See e.g. Satellite Communications Services information; Actions Taken,
Report No. SES—01910, File No. SES—STA—20160927—00809 (Dec. 7, 2016) (Public Notice).

 See Letter from Susan H. Crandall, Counsel for Intelsat Corporation, to Ms. Mariene H. Dortch, FCC, File No.
SAT—LOA—20140410—00038 (July 26. 2016).

* See Satellite Communications Services; Satellite Radio Applications Acceptedfor Filing, Report No.
SES—01894, File Nos. SES—MOD—20160620—00555 and SES—AMD—20160927—00803 (Oct. 12, 2016) (Public
Notice).

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


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
February 1, 2017
Page 2


interference into any lawfully operating terrestrial facility, or into Federal systems operating in the 13.75
—14.00 GHz band. 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.

Grant of this STA further extension request will allow Intelsat to continue to safely station—keep the
Intelsat 31 satellite. This, in turn, will provide additional capacity to customers at the 95.05° 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,



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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 cither 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?
@ !fYes, 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


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6. Requested Use Prior Date


7. CityHagerstown                                                         8. Latitude
                                                                          (dd mm ss.s h)    39   35    53.1    N


9. State   MD                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mmss.s h)      77   45   22.3    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 60 days of the Special Temporary
    Authority previously granted Intelsat to use its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth
     station, call sign El40121, to continue providing telemetry, tracking, and command
     services to Intelsat 31 at 95.05 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 Fedecral 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.$. Code, Title 47, Section 503).


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