Attachment 20170301122012.pdf

20170301122012.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-03-01

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170221-00189 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017022100189_1189980

kazse sEs—sTA—20170221.00189 182017000451 Intelsat License LLC 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 Extension ofSTA Using Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station KA258 to Provide LEOP Services for HispaSat—AG1 Satellite 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: c/oIntelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLcan State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 ~5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall Extentsioat t3fh, Condifrins" File® 3E5—S7R —20,/26023 00(37 Call Sign KABRSF Cmm Das P27kaor 7 (or other identifier) Term Datee 7 To 23 55/;@/7

Application: Intelsat License LLC File No.: SES—STA—20170221—00189 Call Sign: KA258 Special Temporary Authority Intelsat License LLC is granted a special temporaryauthority extension from SES—STA— 20170108—00013, for 30 days, beginning February 27, 2017, to operate its Ku—band earth station, call sign KA258, in Hagerstown, Maryland, to provide launch and earlyorbit phase (LEOP) services for the HispaSat—AG1 satellite licensed by Spain on the center frequencies: 14003.80 MHz and 14494.50 MHz (Earth—to—space) and 114532.00 MHz and 12749.00 MHz (space—to— Earth) under the following conditions; 1. All operations must be within the coordinated emission and power limits. 2. The LEOP operations must be coordinated with all operators of satellites thatuse the same frequencybands 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 eventthat harmful interference occurs. Currentlythe 24x7 contact information for the HispaSat—AG1 satellite LEOP missionis 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 shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, Intelsat License LLC, KA258, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by anyother lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference. 4. Grant ofthis authorization is without prejudice to anydeterminationthat the Commission may make regarding pending or future Intelsat License LLC applications. 5. This STA canonly be used to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP) services for the HispaSat—AG1 satellite. 6. 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. & — I_:j)\/fg,\/fl:sn[ td +h Co— J.*rzéf:,.—'/ —2brrogg

INTELSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. February 21, 2017 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 KA258 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 Ku—band earth station—call sign KA258—to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the HispaSat—AG1 satellite." HispaSat—AG1 was launched on January 27, 2017." The LEOP period is expected to last approximately 30 days. The HispaSat—AG1 LEOP operations will continue to be performed at the following frequencies: 14003.8 MHz and 14494.5 MHz in the uplink (linear and circular polarizations), and 11452.0 MHz and 12749.0 MHz in the downlink (linear and circular polarizations). The LEOP operations will continue to 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 HispaSat—AG1 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. In further support of this extension request, Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibits A and B, which contain waiver requests. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and a $200.00 filing fee, and this supporting letter electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. * See Satellite Communications Services information: Actions Taken, Report No. SES—01923, File No. SES—STA— 20170105—00013 (Jan. 25, 2017) (Public Notice). * The in—orbit testing location for HispaSat—AG1, which Intelsat understands is licensed by Spain, will be at 26.0° W.L. The final location of HispaSat—AG1 will be at 36.0° W.L. * OBH Systems, the manager of the HispaSat—AG1 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 February 21, 2017 Page 2 transmissions to or from its earth station, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. Finally, Intelsat clarifies that during the HispaSat—AG1 LEOP mission, OBH Systems will serve as the mission manager. OBH Systems 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 OBH Systems. 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 extension request will allow Intelsat to help launch the HispaSat—AG1 satellite, This, in turn, will help provide additional capacity at the 36.0° W.L. orbital location and thereby promotes the publicinterest. 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

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? © IfYes, 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 C 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. CityHagerstown 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 39 35 54.0 N

9. State MD 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 77 45 33.0 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 Ku—band earth station, call sign KA258, to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the HispaSat—AG1 satellite. HispaSat—AG1l was launched on January 27, 2017. 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 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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