Attachment 20170614165820.pdf

20170614165820.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-06-16

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170403-00363 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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sEs—sTA—20170403—00363 182017000806 Intelsat License LLC Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANTINFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Request for 180—day STA to Utilize a 9.2m Ka—band Antenna at Intelsat‘s Riverside Teleportfor ViaSat—2 LEOP Services 1. Applicant Name: IntelsatLicense LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 ~5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall 400 $X% 3+ s L7 th. Copnditrans Piet SEs—STR—D133 NnKE intwClEanyy (or other identifior)

Applicant: Intelsat License, LLC File No.: SES—STA—20170403—00363 Call Sign: None Special Temporary Authority Intelsat License LLC is granted special temporaryauthority for 180 days, beginning on June 1, 2017 to November 28, 2017, to operate a 9.2 meter Ka—band antennalocated in Riverside, California, to provide launch and early orbit phase services (LEOP) for the ViaSat—2 satellite at 69.90° W.L., licensed by United Kingdom, using the following frequencies: 29501 MHz and 29999 MHz (Earth—to—space) and 18301 MHz and 18303 MHz (space—to—Earth), under the following conditions: 1. All operations must be within the coordinated emission and power limits. 2. The 17.8 — 20.2 GHz band is shared with U.S. Government space stations and associated earth stationsin thefixed Satellite Services. Services within the United States over the satellite network of which this is a cooperating earth station are subject to coordination under US334 and operation of the earth station(s) authorized herein will be subject to anytechnical constraints resulting from this coordination. See 47 C.F.R. Section 2.106, Footnote US334. 3. The LEOP operations must be coordinated with all operators of satellites thatuse 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 eventthat harmful interference occurs. Currentlythe 24x7 contact information for the ViaSat—2 satellite 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. 4. All operations shall be on an unprotected and non—harmfulinterference basis, Intelsat License LLC, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused toit by anyother lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference. 5. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to anydeterminationthat the Commission may make regarding pending or future Intelsat License LLC applications. 6. This STA can onlybe used to provide launch and earlyorbit phase ("LEOP) services for the ViaSat—2 satellite. 7. This actionis issued pursuant to Section 0.261 ofthe Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, y 47 C.F.R. § §0.261, and is effective e immediately i diately. nU.)f“\ salifeess P "» 7!"'%S; 22363 C‘"S@‘fl_ 'm'llh%‘@ (0#oo Ithcatifies)

INTELSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. April 3, 2017 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority 9.2m Ka—band Antenna, Riverside, California Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 180 days, commencing June 1, 2017, to utilize a 9.2m Ka—band antenna located at its Riverside, California teleport to provide launch and early orbit phase (°LEOP”) services for the ViaSat—2 satellite. ViaSat—2 is expected to be launched no earlier than May 5, 2017." The LEOP period is expected to last approximately 180 days The ViaSat—2 LEOP operations will be performed in the following frequencies: 29.501 GHz and 29.999 GHz (RHCP) in the uplink, and 18.301 and 18.303 GHz in the downlink (RHCP). The LEOP operanons will becoordmated 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. The 24x7 contact information for the ViaSat—2 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 request, Intelsat herewith attaches a waiver request as Exhibit A. ‘ 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"). * The in—orbit testing and the permanent orbital location of ViaSat—2, which Intelsat understands is licensed by the United Kingdom, will be 69.9° W.L. * Intelsat is seeking authority for 180 days to accommodate the longer orbit—raising time period required for an electric propulsion satellite and any launch delays. ‘ Boging, the manager of the ViaSat—2 LEOP 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 April 3, 2017 Page 2 Finally, Intelsat clarifies that during the ViaSat—2 mission, Boging will serve as the mission manager. Boeing 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 Boeing. 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 request will allow Intelsat to help launch the ViaSat—2 satellite. This, in turn, will help provide services at the 69.9° 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, CCyateica Q. Hraoty 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? @ !f Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). C( Governmental Entity y 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. CityNuevo 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 33 47 42.7 N

9. State CA 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 117 5 22.5 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: Exhibit A Aitachment 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 a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 180 days, commencing June 1, 2017, to utilize a 9.2m Ka—band antenna located at its Riverside, California teleport to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the ViaSat—2 satellite. ViaSat—2 is expected to be launched no earlier than May 5, 2017. The LEOP 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifics that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is @ Yos C( 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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12. Description Intelsat License LLC herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 180 days, commencing June 1, 2017, to utilize a 9.2m Ka—band antenna located at its Riverside, California teleport to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the ViaSat—2 satellite. ViaSat—2 is expected to be launched no earlier than May 5, 2017. The LEOP period is expected to last approximately 180 days.


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