Attachment Intelsat 16 grants S

Intelsat 16 grants S

DECISION submitted by FCC

Grant Conditions

2017-10-19

This document pretains to SES-STA-20171016-01174 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017101601174_1293373

Applicant: Intelsat License LLC Call Sign: E140121 File No.: SES-STA-20171016-01174 Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) is granted special temporary authority (STA) for 30 days, beginning October 17, 2017, to operate its Hagerstown, MD earth station with Intelsat 16 (S2750) satellite to provide telemetry, tracking, and control (“TT&C”) communications on frequencies 13.9975 GHz, 14.4995 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 12.19825 GHz, 12.19875 GHz (space-to-Earth) during Intelsat 16’s drift from 58.1° W.L. to 76.2° W.L. orbital location and on-station at 76.2° W.L. subject to the following conditions: 1. All operations under this grant of STA shall be on an unprotected and noninterference basis and Intelsat is obliged to comply with the applicable laws, regulations, rules, and licensing procedures of that country. 2. All operators of satellites 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 Intelsat 16 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. Intelsat will maintain full operational control with Intelsat 16 (S2750) at all times. 4. Intelsat will maintain Intelsat 16 (S2750) with an east-west longitudinal station-keeping tolerance of +/-0.05 degree at 76.2° W.L. orbital location. 5. In the event of any harmful interference as a result of operations under this grant of STA, Intelsat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and shall immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 6. Intelsat must operate only the TT&C frequencies authorized for Intelsat 16 during the drift from 58.1° W.L. to 76.2° W.L. orbital location. 7. The operations of Intelsat 16 and associated earth stations must comport with the applicable uplink and downlink limits in 47 CFR §25.140(a)(3) of the Commission’s rules, unless Intelsat coordinates any non-conforming operations with the operations of U.S.-licensed geostationary orbit space stations within 6 degrees of the 76.2° W.L. orbital location. Intelsat must also comport with the maximum power limits indicated in existing or future coordination agreements at 76.2° W.L. Non-conforming operations must also be coordinated with respect to those operations of non-U.S.-licensed space stations within 6 degrees of 76.2° W.L. involving approved communications with U.S.-licensed earth stations. 8. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at Intelsat. 9. During drift operations, all transponders other than TT&C transponders will be turned off. 10. Pursuant to footnote US342 of the United States Table of Frequency Allocation, 47 CFR § 2.106, services operating in the 14.47-14.50 GHz band shall take all practicable steps to protect the radio astronomy service from harmful interference.

11. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending or future Intelsat applications. 12. Intelsat’s request for waiver of 47 CFR § 25.120(a), which requires an STA request to be received by the Commission at least 3 working days prior to the date of proposed operation, is GRANTED, due to the exigent circumstances that are reflected in this STA request and in accordance with emergency procedures put in place to provide communications in areas affected by Hurricane Maria. 13. All operations must be within the relevant requested operational parameters in IBFS File No. SAT- STA-20171016-00139. This grant is 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. /s/ Paul E. Blais


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