Attachment 20170517125949.pdf

20170517125949.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-05-17

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170310-00263 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017031000263_1226540

SES—5TA—20170310—00263 182017000649 SES Americom, Inc. Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description ofthis application to identify it on the main menu: Request for 180—Day STA to Operate 1 meter Antenna in Ku—band 1. Applicant Name: SES Americom, Inc. Phone Number: 202—478—7143 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—478—7111 Street: 1129 20thStreet NW E—Mail: petra.vorwig@ Suite 1000 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 Attention: Ms Petra A Vorwig ‘"ith Condifilas" ES—S7AR—20170310—00343 lfi n M Grant Date O3{0524,'2@//) | (or other identifier)

Applicant: SES Americom, Inc. Call Sign: N/A File No.: SES—STA—20170310—00263 Special Temporary Authority (STA) SES Americom, Inc. is granted a special temporary authority for 180 days, commencing May 6, 2017, to operateits Bristow, VA fixed earth station to communicate with SES—4 ($2828) at the 22° W.L. orbital location to test an Intellian V100 antenna in the 14.0 — 14.5 GHz (Earth—to—space) and 11.7— 12.2 GHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands under the following conditions: 4. Operations will not exceed the operational power levels and parameters requested and coordinated. 2. The operations must be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands. 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 is: Ph. :( 703) 367—7311. Requests to speak with Gary Cruickshank. 8. 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 solely at SES Americom‘s risk. 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. 7% Co dJ/f’O,Q =-——~;27~i/1¢,7%_,_1}‘3 1 Sizn &Z& Crant Dan O5JOF fap y | zl z~) Term Datem ;w"&moj OZ a/n B"@J wmAre

REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY By this application, SES Americom, Inc. ("SES") respectfully requests special temporary authority ("STA") for a period of 180 days to operate a fixed antenna in the conventional Ku—band on a non—interference basis at its Manassas, Virginia teleport. The antenna will communicate with SES—4 (call sign $2828), a Netherlands—licensed satellite that is on the Commission‘s Permitted Space Station List. The technical details of the proposed operations are provided below, and the antenna will be operated in compliance with the Commission‘s radiation hazard limits. Grant of the requested authority will allow SES to begin testing the antenna in preparation for customer service delivery. Site Details Contact Information: Address: Gary Cruickshank 8000 Gainsford Ct. 703—367—731 1 Bristow, VA 20136 Geographic Coordinates: Latitude: 38° 46‘ 58.92" N Longitude: 77° 34‘ 26.42" W Site Elevation: 84.0 meters Antenna Details Antenna ID: V100 Manufacture/Model: Intellian/V 100 Antenna Size: 1.03 meters Antenna Gain Transmit: 41.3 dBi at 14.125 GHz Antenna Gain Receive: 39.8 dBi at 11.85 GHz Height Above Ground Level: 2 meters Height Above Sea Level: 86 meters Total Input Power at the Flange: 8 watts Total EIRP for all Carriers: 50.33 dBW

Operational Details Frequency Transmit/ Polarization Emissions Max EIRP Max EJIRP (MHz) Receive Designator per Carrier Density per (dBW) Carrier (dBW/4kHz) 14000—14500 T Horizontal 100KG7W 38.64 24.64 and Vertical 14000—14500 T Horizontal 1M48G7W 50.33 24.64 and Vertical 14000—14500 T Horizontal NON 30.64 30.64 and Vertical 11700—12200 R Horizontal 100KG7FW and Vertical 11700—12200 R Horizontal SAMOG7W and Vertical

2. Contact Name: SES Americom, Inc. Phone Number: 202—478—7143 Company: Fax Number: 202—478—7111 Street: 1129 20th Street NW E—Mail: petra.vorwig@ses.com Suite 1000 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 — Attention: Relationship: (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter cither the file number or the 1B 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). O Governmental Entity 0 Noncommercial educational licensee ( 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. CityBristow 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 38 46 58.92 N

9. State VA 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 77 34 26.42 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Narrative 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.) SES Americom, Inc, requests Special Temporary Authority for 180 days to test an Intellian V100 antenna. The antenna will communicate with the SES—4 satellite (call sign S2828) in the conventional Ku—band. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is @ Yos ( 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 Ms. Petra A Vorwig Senior Legal & Regulatory Counsel 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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