Attachment 20170814144642.pdf

20170814144642.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-08-14

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170803-00857 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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kazse sEs—5TA—20170803—00887 182017002141 Intelsat License LLC Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a descriptionof this application to identify it on the main menu: STA Request to Use Hagerstown, MD Earth Station (KA258) to Provide LEOP Services for the BSAT—4A Satellite 1. Applicant Name: IntelsatLicense LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703~559—8539 Street: c/oIntelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLcan State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 ~§872 Attention: Susan H. Crandall a a 4 U//‘- Coad téws" FRe@ S ES~S7'Q-,ZD/nom3 :00 837. cmsmKAASfnmfiw@doféorp forotteetcezaiier is Tor Sate . Pos, 7 #521/30/2.0,5 Approwds sece

Application: Intelsat License LLC File No.: SES—STA—20170803—00857 Call Sign: KA258 Special Temporary Authority Intelsat License LLC is granted a special temporaryauthorityfor 30 days, under the following conditions, beginning August 31, 2017, to operate its Ku—band earth station, call sign KA258, in Hagerstown, Maryland, to provide launchand earlyorbit phase (LEOP) services for the BSAT— 4A satellite licensed by Japan, using the following frequencies: lfi()}i(} MHz and 17303.60 MHz (LHCP) (Earth—to—space) and 11702.90 MHz, and 11704.30 MHz (LHCP) (space—to—Earth). BSAT—4A satellite expected to launch on August 31, 2017. 1. All operations must be within the coordinated emission and power limits. 2. The LEOPoperations must be coordinated with all operators ofsatellites that use the same frequency bands andare in the LEOP path. All operators ofsatellites in that path will be provided with an emergency phone number where the licensee can be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs. Currentlythe 24x7 contact informationfor the BSAT—4A satellite 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. 3. All operations shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, Intelsat License LLC, KA258, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by any other lawfullyoperating station andit shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice ofsuchinterference. 4. Grant ofthis authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending or future Intelsat License LLC applications. 5. This special temporaryauthority can only be used to provide launch and earlyorbit phase ("LEOP") services for the BSAT—4A satellite. 6. This actionis issued pursuantto Section 0.261 ofthe Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, and is effective immediately. p kc Th Cavaditrad 3"

INTELSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. August 3, 2017 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch nc necmnn n uncomm n Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station KA258 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days, commencing August 31, 2017, to use its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth station—call sign KA258—to provide launch and early orbit phase (*LEO[”') services for the BSAT—4A satellite. BSAT—4A is expected to be launched on August 31, 2017. * Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately 30 days. The BSAT—4A LEOP operations will be performed at the following frequencies: 17303.6 MHz and 17300.8 MHz (LHCP) in the uplink; and 11702.9 MHz and 11704.3 MHz (LHCP) in the downlink. The LEOP operations will be coordmated with all operators ofsatellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the LEOP 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 for the BSAT—4A LEOP mission is as follows: Ph.: (703) 559-770i — 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 request, Intelsat herewith attaches two waiver requests as Exhibit A and B. Finally, Intelsat clarifies that during the BSAT—4A LEOP mission, SSL will serve as the mission manager. SSL 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 SSL. Intelsat will perform the ‘ 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"). * The in—orbit lesting location for BSAT—4A, which Intelsat understands is licensed by Japan, will be at 104° E.L. The final location of BSAT—4A will be at 110° E.L. * SSL, the manager ofthe BSAT—4A LEOP mission, 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 August 3, 2017 Page 2 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 BSAT—4A satellite. This, in turn, will help provide additional capacity from the 110° E.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, Eo ? .ort, f c ,w.."f/ L L.# 9 «> f,[ /, ,,(a/ Pc2 Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation co: Paul Blais

2. Contact Name: Cynthia J. Grady Phone Number: 703—559—6949 Company: Intelsat Corporation Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: 7900 Tysons One Place E—Mail: cynthia.grady@intelsat.com City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 —5972 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? @ !f Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). ( Governmental Entity ¢y Noncommercial educational licensee 3 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request ( Use Prior to Grant ¢» Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityHagerstown 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 39 35 54.0 N

9. State MD 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 77 45 33.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: Exhibit A Attachment 3: Exhibit B 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.) Intelsat License LLC herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 30 days, commencing August 31, 2017, to use its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth station, call sign KA258, to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the BSAT—4A satellite. BSAT—4A is expected to be launched on August 31, 2017. 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" for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel, Intelsat Corporation 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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