Attachment STA Narrative

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170901-00978 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 ) Expedited Action Requested REQUEST 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-13) in the conventional Ku-band with the AMC-15 satellite at 105° W.L. (Call Sign S2180). SES is preparing an application seeking a license for this antenna, which will be used to support operations of the SES-14 satellite to be operated by SES DTH do Brasil Ltda (“SES DTH Brasil”) at 47.5° W.L. 1 SES seeks STA to test the new antenna in the conventional Ku-band frequencies beginning September 12, 2017, and asks for Commission action consistent with that timing. Specifically, SES requests authority to test the WB K-13 antenna on the following frequencies with AMC-15: 11.7-12.2 GHz (downlink) and 14.0-14.5 GHz (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. 1 See SES DTH do Brasil Ltda, Call Sign S2974, File No. SAT-PPL-20160918-00093, granted Feb. 9, 2017.

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-14 operations in advance of the satellite’s launch, which is scheduled for early in 2018. For the foregoing reasons, SES Americom respectfully requests that the Commission grant it on an expedited basis a 30-day STA to test its WB K-13 antenna with AMC-15 in the conventional Ku-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: September 1, 2017 2

Attachment 1 Site Details Contact Information: Address: Mark Rathert 2323 Grimville Rd. 410-970-7501 Mt. Airy, MD 21771 Geographic Coordinates: Latitude: 39° 22’ 36.5"N Longitude: 77° 4’ 49.4"W Site Elevation: 190 meters Antenna Details Antenna ID: K-13 Manufacture/Model: General Dynamics/9.0m Cassegrain Antenna Size: 9.0 meters Antenna Gain Transmit: 60.1 dBi at 14.125 GHz Antenna Gain Receive: 58.5 dBi at 11.725 GHz Height Above Ground Level: 9.7 meters Height Above Sea Level: 199.7 meters Total Input Power at the Flange: 750 watts Total EIRP for the test Carriers: 88.85 dBW Operational Details Frequency Transmi Polarization Emissions Max EIRP Max EIRP (GHz) t/Receiv Designator per Carrier Density per e (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 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


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