Attachment STA Narrative

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170425-00464 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) SES Americom, Inc. ) SES-STA-________-____ ) Request for Special Temporary Authority to Test ) New Antenna in the Conventional Ku-band and ) Ku BSS band ) Expedited Action Requested APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY SES Americom, Inc. (“SES”) respectfully requests Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) for 30 days to test a new nine meter antenna, located at SES’s facility in Woodbine, Maryland (WB K-12) in the conventional Ku-band with the AMC-15 satellite at 105° W.L. (Call Sign S2180) and in the Ku BSS band with the EchoStar 6 satellite at 96.2° W.L. (Call Sign S2232). SES is preparing and will shortly file an application seeking a license for this antenna, which will be used to provide commercial service and telemetry, tracking and control operations for the SES-15 satellite to be operated by SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd. (“SES-GIB”) at 129.15° W.L.1 SES seeks STA to test the new antenna in the conventional and BSS Ku-band frequencies beginning May 10, 2017, and asks for Commission action consistent with that timing. 1 See SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Limited, Call Sign S2951, File Nos. SAT-PPL-20160126-00007, SAT-MPL- 20160718-00063, granted Dec. 14, 2016 (“SES-15 Grant”).

Specifically, SES requests authority to test the WB K-12 antenna on the following frequencies with AMC-15: 11.7-12.2 GHz (downlink) and 14.0-14.5 GHz (uplink). SES also requests authority to test the antenna on the following frequencies with EchoStar 6: 12.2-12.7 GHz (downlink) and 17.3-17.7 GHz2 (uplink). Testing will consist of an unmodulated CW carrier operating for a few hours several times during the requested 30-day STA term. All operations will be conducted within the technical parameters set forth in Attachment 1 and on an unprotected, non-interference basis. Grant of the requested STA on an expedited basis is in the public interest because it will allow SES Americom to ensure its earth station is capable of providing a high level of service in support of the SES-15 operations in advance of the satellite’s launch, which is scheduled for next month. 2 SES has coordinated operations in the 12.2-12.7 GHz/17.3-17.7 GHz BSS bands for other antennas located at the Woodbine teleport site. See SES Americom, Inc., Call Sign E140054, File No. SES-LIC-20140605-00427, granted Sept. 17, 2014. The test operations described in this request will be conducted on an unprotected, non-interference basis. 2

For the foregoing reasons, SES Americom respectfully requests that the Commission grant it a 30-day STA on an expedited basis to test its WB K-12 antenna with AMC-15 in the conventional Ku-band and with EchoStar 6 in the Ku BSS band. Respectfully submitted, SES Americom, Inc. By: /s/ Petra A. Vorwig Of Counsel Petra A. Vorwig Karis A. Hastings Senior Legal & Regulatory Counsel SatCom Law LLC SES Americom, Inc. 1317 F Street, N.W., Suite 400 1129 20th Street N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: (202) 599-0975 Dated: April 25, 2017 3

Attachment 1 Site Details Contact Information: Address: Mark Rathert 2323 Grimville Rd. 410-970-7501 Mt. Airy, MD 21771 Geographic Coordinates: Latitude: 39° 22’ 36.8"N Longitude: 77° 4’ 47.46"W Site Elevation: 199.6 meters Antenna Details Antenna ID: K-12 Manufacture/Model: General Dynamics/9.0m Cassegrain Antenna Size: 9.0 meters Antenna Gain Transmit: 60.1 dBi at 14.125 GHz 61.96 dBi at 17.5 GHz Antenna Gain Receive: 58.5 dBi at 11.725 GHz Height Above Ground Level: 9.7 meters Height Above Sea Level: 209.3 meters Total Input Power at the Flange: 1250 watts Total EIRP for the test Carrier: 91.07 dBW Operational Details Frequency Transmi Polarization Emissions Max EIRP Max EIRP (GHz) t/Receive Designator per Carrier Density per (dBW) Carrier (dBw/4kHz) 11.7-12.2 R Horizontal 1M00G9D 0.0 0.0 and Vertical 11.7-12.2 R Horizontal 100KG7W 0.0 0.0 and Vertical 11.7-12.2 R Horizontal N0N 0.0 0.0 and Vertical 12.2-12.7 R Horizontal 1M00F9D 0.0 0.0 and Vertical 12.2-12.7 R Horizontal 100KG7W 0.0 0.0 and Vertical 12.2-12.7 R Horizontal N0N 0.0 0.0 and Vertical 14.0-14.5 T Horizontal 1M00F9D 76.08 52.1 and Vertical

14.0-14.5 T Horizontal 100KG7W 60.08 46.1 and Vertical 14.0-14.5 T Horizontal N0N 52.1 52.1 and Vertical 17.3-17.8 T Horizontal 1M00F9D 76.08 52.1 and Vertical 17.3-17.8 T Horizontal 100KG7W 60.08 46.1 and Vertical 17.3-17.8 T Horizontal N0N 52.1 52.1 and Vertical


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