Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170419-00425 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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April 18, 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 Riverside, California Earth Station E040125 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 previously granted Intelsat to use its Riverside, California C-band earth station—call sign E040125—to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the GSAT-9 satellite.2 GSAT- 9 is now expected to be launched on May 5, 2017.3 The LEOP period is expected to last approximately 10 days.4 The GSAT-9 LEOP operations will be performed at the following frequencies: 6415.00 MHz and 6423.496 MHz in the uplink (RHCP), and 4194.0 MHz and 4197.504 MHz in the downlink (LHCP). The LEOP operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequencies and are in the LEOP path.5 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 GSAT-9 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. 1 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”). 2 See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES-01943, File No. SES-STA- 20170313-00261 (Mar. 29, 2017) (Public Notice). 3 The in-orbit testing and final location for GSAT-9, which Intelsat understands is licensed by India, will be at 48.0° E.L. 4 Intelsat is seeking authority for an additional 30 days to accommodate further launch delays. 5 Indian Space Research Organisation (“ISRO”), the manager of the GSAT-9 mission, will handle the coordination.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch April 18, 2017 Page 2 In further support of this further 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, as well as a waiver request. 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. Finally, Intelsat clarifies that during the GSAT-9 LEOP mission, ISRO will serve as the mission manager. ISRO 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 ISRO. 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 GSAT-9 satellite and thereby promotes the public interest. Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (703) 559-6949. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Cynthia J. Grady Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Paul Blais


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