Attachment 20170613164132.pdf

20170613164132.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-06-13

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170509-00542 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017050900542_1237296

SES—5TA—20170509—00542 182017001281 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 30—Day STA to Test 9m Ku—band Antenna in South Mountain, CA (K—6) 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 @itk &=4i ts Fin#® ES —5 74.020) 70$5D 7—005¢fa. &ll&lgn_m_ Cirant Date 05{%‘!&/” {orotharidantifier)

Application: SES Americom, Inc. File No.: SES—STA—20170509—00542 Call Sign: None Special Temporary Authority SES Americom, Inc. is granted special temporary authorityfor 30 days, beginning May 30, 2017, to test a 9 meter antenna in South Mountain, California (SM K—6) located at 34° 19" 32.27° N. 118° 59" 43.18° W, with AMC—15 satellite at 105° W.L. (call—sign $2180) using the following frequency bands: 11700—12200 MHz (space—to—Earth) and 14000—14500 MHz (Earth— to—space) and to test the 9 meter antenna, using the flowing frequencybands: 17300—17550 MHz (space—to—Earth), with SES—10 satellite at 66.9° W.L. (call—sign; $2950) under the following conditions: 1. Operations under this authorityare on a non—interference basis only. 2. Operations under this authority are on a non—protected basis only. 3. In the event of any harmfulinterference under this grant of special temporaryauthority, SES Americom, Inc., must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 4. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuantto this special temporaryauthority is solely ‘at SES Americom, Inc.‘s risk. 5. Grant ofthis special temporary authority is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending or future SES Americom, Inc. applications. 6. This grant 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. "w/f, corditEx‘ — Mesge—5TA—20110509.005%2 Call Sign A(/ & __ QmntDate afi;’j{éz’a-co {or otheridentifier)

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Nee Num! Nuue! Nce Nus! Nuud! Nuu! 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 South Mountain, CA (SM K—6) in the conventional Ku—band with the AMC—15 satellite at 105° W.L. (Call Sign $2180) and in the and Ku BSS bands with the SES—10 satellite once it arrives at 66.9° W.L. (Call Sign $2950). 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.‘ SES seeks STA to test the new antenna in the conventional and BSS Ku—band frequencies beginning May 15, 2017, and asks for Commission action consistent with that timing. \ See SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Limited, Call Sign $2951, File Nos. SAT—PPL—20160126—00007, SAT—MPL— 20160718—00063, granted Dec. 14, 2016 ("SES—15 Grant").

Specifically, SES requests authority to test the SM K—6 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 SES—10: 17.3—17.55 GHz (uplink). SES will not use downlink transmission from SES—10 during the tests. 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 later in May. Waiver Request SES requests a limited waiver of the Commission‘s requirements in connection with the instant application. Grant of this waiver is consistent with Commission policy: The Commission may waive a rule for good cause shown. Waiver is appropriate if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule and such deviation would better serve the public interest than would strict adherence to the general rule. Generally, the Commission may grant a waiver of its rules in a particular case if the relief requested would not undermine the policy objective of the rule in question and would otherwise serve the public interest." Section 2.106 and Footnote US271. The SES—10 Grant included a waiver of Section 2.106 and footnote US271 permitting New Skies Satellites B.V. to provide service into the United States at 67° W.L. using the 17.3—17.55 GHz band, which is allocated for the fixed— * PanAmSat Licensee Corp., 17 FCC Red 10483, 10492 (Sat. Div. 2002) (footnotes omitted).

satellite service but limited to use by broadcasting—satellite service ("BSS") feeder links." At 66.9° W.L., the SES—10 spacecraft will be located 2.3° from the nearest BSS Feeder link Plan assignment and 5.4° from the nearest operational BSS Feeder links at the nominal 61.5° W.L. location. As described in the SES—10 Petition, BSS feeder links are similar to other FSS operations using large earth station antennas that can share on a roughly two degree spacing basis. Furthermore, operations in the 17.3—17.55 GHz band will be on an unprotected, non— interference basis. Thus, granting a waiver will not undermine Commission policy because BSS operations will be fully protected. For the foregoing reasons, SES Americom respectfully requests that the Commission grant it a 30—day STA on an expedited basis to test its SM K—6 antenna with AMC— 15 in the conventional Ku—band and with SES—10 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, NW., Suite 400 1129 20th Street N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: (202) 599—0975 Dated: May 9, 2017 3 See New Skies Satellites B.V. Market Access Application, File No. SAT—PPL—20160117—00005 ("SES Petition"), Attachment to Grant at 2, [ 5, granted on June 23, 2016 ("SES—10 Grant").

2. Contact Name: Karis Hastings Phone Number: 202—599—0975 Company: SatCom Law LLC Fax Number: Street: 1317 F St, NW E—Mail: karis@satcomlaw.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20004 — Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter cither 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? @ If Yes, 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 C Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification COGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request 4 Use Prior to Grant (3 Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 05/15/2017 7. CitySomis ‘ 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.sh) 34 19 32.27 N

9. State CA 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 118 59 43.18 W 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 requests Special Temporary Authority (STA) for 30 days to test a 9m antenna located at its South Mountain, CA facility in the conventional Ku—band with AMC—15 (Call Sign S$2180) and in the Ku BSS uplink band with SES 10 (Call Sign S$2950). See attached. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes [ 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&gquot; for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing 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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