Attachment SESSTA2017031000260.

SESSTA2017031000260.

DECISION submitted by FCC

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20170310-00260 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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SES—STA—20170310—00260 182017000645 Intelsat License LLC Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIALTEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: STA Extension for Intelsat 13.1m Ku—band Earth Station at Mountainside, MD to Provide TT&C and IOT Services for SKY—BI1 Satellite 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 7403—5590—8§539 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 223102 —5972 Attention: Susan H Crandall File # =00tL O Call Sign________GrantDaw__&\j {or other xdenufier) From: GRANTED International Bureau Approved:

Applicant: Intelsat License LLC Call Sign: N/A File No.: SES—STA—20170310—00260 Special Temporary Authority (STA) Intelsat License LLC— is granted a special temporary authority (STA) for 30 days, commencing April, 04, 2017, to use its Hagerstown, Maryland earth station to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the SKY—B1 satellite at 33.0° W.L. orbital location as it proceeds to its final 43.1° W.L. orbital location on frequencies 13249.5 MHz (V & CP) and 14498.00 (H & CP) (Earth—to—space) and 11443 MHz (V & CP), 11443.5 MHz (V & CP), 11444.5 MHz (H & CP), 11446.5 MHz (V & CP), and 11447 MHz (V & CP) (space—to—Earth) under the following conditions: 1. Operations will not exceed the operational power levels and parameters requested and coordinated. 2. The LEOP operations must be 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. Currently the 24X7 contact information for the SKY—B1 satellite mission is as follows: Ph.:(703) 559—7701 —East Coast operations Center (primary); (310) 525—5591 —West Coast Operations Center (back—up). Requests to speak with Harry Burnham or Kevin Bell. 3. 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 and notify the FCC in writing. 4. Transmitter(s) must be turned off during antenna maintenance to ensure compliance with the FCC—specified safety guidelines for human exposure to radiofrequency radiation in the region between the antenna feed and the reflector. Appropriate measure must also be taken to restrict access to other regions in which the earth station‘s power flux density levels exceed the specified guidelines. 5. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is sqlely at Intelsat Inc‘s risk. 6. Continued operations of this earth station during this extension was authorized pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. §1.62. 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 upon release. rileKSS1fiagd}0210—00LO Call Sign Grant Dam_\_kfi“h (or other identifier) T . From: — Jiate;o: S“ ‘—\j GRANTED ! International Bureau | Approved:

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 Comumission, enter eitherthe 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). C Governmental Entity C Noncommercial educational licensee «4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request gy Use Prior to Grant «4 Change Station Location & Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityHagerstown 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 39 35 53.85 N

9. State MD 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 77 45 20.8 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 a 13.1l1m Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth station to provide telemetry, tracking, and command during in—orbit testing at 33.0 W.L. for SKY—B1; TT&C during the drift of SKY—B1 to its final location of 43.1 W.L.; and TT&C on—station at 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is & Yes y 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).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burdenit causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fcec.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control numberof 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LaAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

12. Description Intelsat License LLC herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority previously granted Intelsat to use a 13.1m Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth station to provide telemetry, tracking, and command during in—orbit testing at 33.0 W.L. for SKY—Bl1; TT&C during the drift of SKY—B1 to its final location of 43.1 W.L.; and TT&C on—station at 43.1 W.L. SKY—B1, a U. S. licensed satellite, was launched on February 14, 2017. i

aA peep= ege 2 L. 3PA d x Envision. Connect. Transform. March 9, 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 13.1m Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority ("sTA")‘ previously granted Intelsat to use a 13.1m Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth station to provide telemetry, tracking, and command ("TT&C") during in—orbit testing ("IOT") at 33.0° W.L. for SKY—B1; TT&C during the drift of SKY—BI1 to its final location of 43.1° W.L.; and TT&C on—station at 43.1° W.L." SKY—B1, a U.S. licensed satellite, was launched on February 14, 2017 1O0T and drift are expected to last approximately 30 days and 15 days, respectively. The SKY—B1 operations will continue to be performed using the following frequencies: 13249.5 MHz (V & CP) and 14498.00 MHZ (H & CP) in the uplink; and 11443 MHz (V & CP), 11443.5 MHz (V & CP), 11444.5 MHz (H & CP), 11446.5 MHz (V & CP), and 11447 MHz (V & CP) in the downlink. The SKY—B1 operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the drift path, or are potentially affected by these operations at the IOT 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. The 24x7 contact information for the SKY—BI1 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"). * Intelsat‘s previous STA request also included launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services. LEOP services are now complete. See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES—01931, File No. SES—STA—20170120—00051 (Feb. 22, 2017) (Public Notice). * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—01158, File No. SAT—RPL—20140221—00026 (May 13, 2016) (Public Notice). * Intelsat 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 March 9, 2017 Page 2 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 technical information that demonstrates that the operation of the earth station will be compatible with its electromagnetic environment and will not cause harmful interference into any lawfully operating terrestrial facility, and a radiation hazard report. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or fromits earth station, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. Grant of this STA extension request will allow Intelsat to help launch andtest the SKY—BI1 satellite. This, in turn, will help support expansion of DTH services from the 43.1° 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 co: Paul Blais


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