Attachment 20171003154734.pdf

20171003154734.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-10-04

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170926-01059 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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Ka2se SES—STA—20170928—01059 182017002694 Intelsat License LLC 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 Extension of STA to Continue Using Hagerstown, MD Earth Station KA258 to Provide LEOP Services for the BSAT—4A Satellite 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@ntelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 ~5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall é)( fensiss us ifG Cosditraes " k *4 ie# 585—5T4—2010g2k—00597 Call Sign K4458 Grant Date OF/2§/20,7 (orother identifier) Term Dates aRrantEp |Fro=4 International Bureau

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Application: Intelsat License LLC File No.: SES—STA—20170925—01059 Call Sign: KA258 Special Temporary Authority Intelsat License LLC is granted a special temporary authority extension from SES—STA— 20170803—00857 for 30 days, beginning September 30, 2017, to operate its Ku—band earth station, call sign KA258, in Hagerstown, Maryland, to provide launchand early orbit phase (LEOP) services for the BSAT—4A satellite licensed by Japan, using the following frequencies: 1700.80 MHz and 17303.60 MHz (LHCP) (Earth—to—space) and 11702.90 MHz, and 11704.30 MHz (LHCP) (space—to—Earth), under the following conditions; 1. All operations must be within the coordinated emission and power limits. 2. The LEOP operations must be coordinated with all operators ofsatellites that use the same frequency bands and are 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 information for 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 harmfulinterference to, and shall not elaim protection from interference caused to it by anyother lawfullyoperating station and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice of suchinterference. 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 onlybe used to provide launchand early orbit phase ("LEOP®) services for the BSAT—4A satellite. 6. This actionis issued pursuant to Section 0.261 ofthe Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, and is effective immediately. 4 Extensies cxsith Canditiss," Filk 4 56—574— 20110 92501054 Call Sign.2.6$rant DateELL-?QQ@/? (or other identifier) GRANTED International Bureau

) INTELSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. September 26, 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 Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station KA258 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ previously granted Intelsat to use its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku—band earth station—call sign KA258—to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the BSAT—4A satellite." BSAT— 4A is now expected to be launched on September 29, 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 coordinated with all operators of satellites 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—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 STA extension request, Intelsat incorporates by reference two waiver requests, Exhibits A and B, submitted with its original STA request. ‘ 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—01981, File No. SES—STA— 20170803—00857 (Aug. 9, 2017) (Public Notice). * The in—orbit testing 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 1 10° E.L. i * SSL, the manager of the BSAT—4A LEOP mission, will handle the coordination. Intelsat Corporation + |i 7900 Tysons One Place, Mclean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703—559—6800 |

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 26, 2017 Page 2 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 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 extension 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 extension request to the undersigned at (703) 559—6949. Respectfully submitted, W’ ‘ ') JL[ UAcPme NJ . c)/- Cynthia J. Grady _‘ Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation ce: 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 either 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? @© IfYes, 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 ( 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: 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.) Intelsat License LLC herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority previously granted Intelsat 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 now expected to be launched on September 29, 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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