Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170515-00565 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017051500565_1224406

INTELSAT. Envision. Connect. Transform. May 15, 2017 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station KA258 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests an additional 60 days of Special Temporary Authority ("STta" previously granted Intelsat to use its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth station—call sign KA258—to provide telemetry, tracking, and command ("TT&C") to SKY—BI1 on—station at 43.15° W.L.* SKY—B1, a U.S. licensed satellite, was launched on February 14, 2017.> Intelsat has a pending application for authority to modify the license for this antenna on a permanent basis.* The SKY—B1 TT&C operations will continue to be performed using the following frequencies: 13249.5 MHz (V & CP) and 14498.00 MHZ (H & CP) in the uplink; and 11443 MHz (V & CP), 11443.5 MHz (V & CP), 11444.5 MHz (H & CP), 11446.5 MHz (V & CP), and 11447 MHz (V & CP) in the downlink. The SKY—B1 operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands." All operators of potentially affected satellites 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 SKY—B1 mission is as follows: ‘ 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"). * See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES—01950, File No. SES—STA— 20170412—00376 (Apr. 26, 2017) (Public Notice). Intelsat‘s previous STA request also included launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services, TT&C during in—orbit testing, in—orbit testing, and TT&C for the satellite‘s drift to 43.15° W.L. LEOP services, IOT, and the drift are now complete. See Letter from Jennifer D. Hindin, Counsel for DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File Nos. SAT—MOD—20170221—00019, SAT— MOD—20150806—00054, SAT—RPL—20140221—00026, Call Sign $2922 (Mar. 28, 2017). * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—01221, File No. SAT—STA—20170302—00032 (Mar. 10, 2017) (Public Notice). * See Satellite Communications Services; Satellite Radio Applications Accepted For Filing, File No. SES—MOD— 20170415—00386 (May 10, 2017) (Public Notice). 5 Intelsat 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 May 15, 2017 Page 2 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 further extension request, Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibits A, B, and C provided with its original request,° which contain technical information that demonstrates that the operation of the earth station will be compatible with its electromagnetic environment and will not cause harmfulinterference into any lawfully operating terrestrial facility, a waiver request, and a 13 GHz Report. 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. Grant of this further extension STA request will help ensure safe station—keeping of the SKY—B1 satellite and continuity of service at the 43.15° 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, Wg/giwér Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation ce: Paul Blais ° See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES—01931, File No. SES—STA— 20170125—00060 (Feb. 22, 2017) (Public Notice).


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