Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170630-00728 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017063000728_1243379

INTELSAT. Envision. Connect. Transform. June 30, 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 Ellenwood, Georgia Earth Station E940532 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests an additional 30 days of the Special Temporary Authority ("STA‘")‘ previously granted Intelsat to use its Ellenwood, Georgia Ku—band earth station— call sign E940532—to provide telemetry, tracking, and command ("TT&C") services for Intelsat 9 ($2380) during its drift from 43.1° W.L. to 29.5° W.L., and on—station at 29.5° W.L. Intelsat 9 began drifting June 1, 2017, and the drift will take approximately two months. Intelsat is requesting extension of its STA to allow Intelsat to continue to temporarily replace an antenna currently being used for the drift and also located in Ellenwood, Georgia, E980502,* during necessary near—term maintenance. TT&C operations will continue to be performed at the following frequencies: 14000.5 MHz and 14494.5 MHz (Earth—to—space); and 11700.5 MHz and 11702.0 MHz (space—to—Earth). The drift operations will continue to be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the drift 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 is as follows: ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159, and a $200.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. * See Satellite Communications Services information;, Actions Taken, Report No. SES—01963, File No. SES—STA—20170601—00615 (June 7, 2017) (Public Notice). * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—01236, File No. SAT—MOD— 20161110—00105 (May 5, 2017) (Public Notice). * See Satellite Communications Services information;, Actions Taken, Report No. SES—01940, File No. SES—STA—20170228—00214 (April 19, 2017) (Public Notice). ° 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 June 30, 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 the unlikely event that harmful interference occurs, Intelsat will take all necessary steps to eliminate the interference. The proposed TT&C operations at 29.5° W.L. will be consistent with Intelsat‘s coordination agreements for the nominal 29.5° W.L. orbital location. In the unlikely event that harmful interference occurs, Intelsat will take all necessary steps to eliminate the interference. Grant of this STA extension request will allow Intelsat to continue drifting the Intelsat 9 satellite to, and safely station—keep the satellite at, its new location while the E980502 antenna undergoes maintenance. This, in turn, will allow Intelsat to add additional capacity at the 29.5° W.L. orbital location and thereby promotes the public interest. Please direct any questions regarding this STA extension request to the undersigned at (703) 559—6949. Respectfully submitted, Cpokc.g. Aacy— 7 /o. Cynthia J. Grady L. _A Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation ce: Paul Blais


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