Attachment 20171027150046.pdf

20171027150046.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-10-27

This document pretains to SES-STA-20171013-01163 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017101301163_1296979



                KB27       SES—STA—20171013—01163   182017002023
                SES Americom, Inc




                                                                                                                      Approved by OMB
                                                                                                                            3060—0678

                                APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY



APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
Request to Extend STA to Perform In—Orbit Testing and Provide TT&C for SES—11 at 142.5 W.L. Using Antenna KB27
 1. Applicant

           Name:           SES Americom, Inc.                 Phone Number:                    202—478—7143
           DBA Name:                                          Fax Number:                      202—478—7111
           Street:         1129 20th Street NW                E—Mail:                          petra.vorwig@ses.com
                           Suite 1000

           City:           Washington                         State:                           DC
           Country:         USA                               Zipcode:                         20036       =
           Attention:      Ms Petra A Vorwig




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SES Americom, Inc., is granted a special temporary authority extension from SES—STA—
20170821—00935 for 30 days, beginning October 28, 2017, to operate its fixed earth
station located at 34° 19" 31.0° N, 118° 59" 44.4" W in Somis, California, call—sign
KB27, to perform in—orbit testing ("IOT") of SES—11 satellite (§2964) at 142.5° W.L.
orbital location and to perform Tracking, Telemetry and Command ("TT&C") operations
necessary to maintain SES—11 satellite at 142.5° W.L. and to effectdrift of SES—11
satellite to its authorized orbital location at 104.95° W.L. upon completion of IOT, using
the following frequencybands: 5925—6425 MHz (Earth—to—space), and 3700—4200 MHz
(space—to—Earth) under the following conditions:

1. All operations must be withinthe coordinated emission and power limits.

2. During the drift to the satellite‘s permanent orbital location 104.95° W.L., SES
Americom, Inc., will coordinate with operators of co—frequency satellitesin the drift path.

3. All operators ofsatellites will be provided with an emergency phone number where the
licensee can be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs, Currently the 24x7
contact information for the SES—11 missionis as follows: Ph.: (805) 386—2710 — South
Mountain Earth Station. Request to speak with Mr. Dave Coyle, Manager:
dave.coyle@ses.com.

4. All operations under this grant of special temporaryauthority shall be on an
unprotected and non—harmful interference basis. SES Americon, Inc.‘s KB27, shall not
cause harmfulinterference to, and shall not claim protection frominterference caused to
it by, any other lawfully operating radio communication system.

5. In the event of any harmfulinterference under this grant of special temporary
authority, SES Americon, Inc.‘s KB27, must cease operations immediately upon
notification of such interference and must inform the Commission, in writing,
immediatelyof such an event.

6. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the
Commission may make regarding pending or future SES Americon, Inc. applications.

7. Anyaction taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special
temporary authorityis solely at SES Americon, Inc.‘s risk.

8. This grantis issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated
authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective upon release.


2. Contact


             Name:         Karis Hastings                      Phone Number:                         202—599—0975
             Company:      SatCom Law LLC                      Fax Number:

             Street:        1317 F St, NW                      E—Mail:                               karis@satcomlaw.com
                           Suite 400
             City:         Washington                          State:                                 DC
             Country:      USA                                 Zipcode:                              20004       —
             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 ofthe 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 Enti            Noncommercial educational licensee
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0 Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station

5. Type Request

«4 Use Prior to Grant                             ( Change Station Location                          @ Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date
       10/28/2017
7. CitySomis                                                              8. Latitude
                                                                          (dd mm ss.s h)   34   19    31.0   N


9. State   CA                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)     118   59 44.4        W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1:                                     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.)
     SES Americom,        Inc. requests to extend the Special Temporary Authority granted under File
     Number SES—STA—2017821—00935 for an additional 30 days to perform in—orbit testing of the
     Gibraltar—licensed C—band payload on SES—11l ($2964) at 142.5 W.L. and to provide TT&C
     during testing using the antenna designated under call sign KB27.                                       The SES—11l satellite




 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.
Scee 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
   Petra A. Vorwig                                                            Senior Legal & Regulatory Counsel
           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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12. Description

SES Americom, Inc. requests to extend the Special Temporary Authority granted under File Number
SES—STA—2017821—00935 for an additional 30 days to perform in—orbit testing of the Gibraltar—
licensed C—band payload on SEBS—11 ($2964) at 142.5 W.L. and to provide TT&C during testing using
the antenna designated under call sign KB27.   The SBS—11 satellite was launched on October 11,
2017 .



Document Created: 2017-10-27 15:01:09
Document Modified: 2017-10-27 15:01:09

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