Attachment 20171115150326.pdf

20171115150326.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-11-15

This document pretains to SES-STA-20171026-01215 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017102601215_1304028



                                            E170138    sEs—STA—20171026—01215      182017003073
                                            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 for STA to Provide TT&C for SES—15 During In Orbit Testing Using Antenna E170138
 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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Applicant:     SES Americom, Inc.
File No.:      SES—STA—20171026—01215
Call Sign:    E170138
Special Temporary Authority

SES Americom, Inc. is granted a special temporaryauthority for 30 days, commencing
November 19, 2017, to operate a 9.0 meter earthstation antenna (E170138) located at 39° 22‘
36.8! N / 77° 4" 47.46" Win Mt. Airy, Maryland, to provide telemetry, tracking and command
(TT&C) services for the satellite while it is located at 137° W.L. for in—orbit testing ("IOT") and
to provide TT&C during the satellite‘s drift to its final orbital location, 129.15° W.L. using the
following frequencies: 10700.50 MHz and 12199.50 MHz (space—to—Earth) and 13999 MHz,
14001 MHz and 14499 MHz (Earth—to—space), under the following conditions:

1. The maximum EIRP shall not exceed 85 dBWper NTIA manual US 356 for the uplink
frequency: 13999 MHz within the coordinated emission and power limits.

2. All operators ofsatellite 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—15 missionis as follows: Ph.: (410) 870—7501— Request to speak with
Mark Rathert.

4. All operations under this grantof special temporaryauthority shall be on an unprotected and
non—harmful interference basis. SES Americom, Inc.‘s, E170138, shall not cause harmful
interference to, and shall not claim protection frominterference caused to it by, any other
lawfullyoperating radio communication system.
5. In the event of any harmfulinterference under this grant ofspecial temporaryauthority, SES
Americom, Inc., E170138, must cease operations immediately upon notification of such
interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event.

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

7. Any action takenor expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special
temporaryauthorityis solely at SES Americom, Inc.‘s risk.

8. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 ofthe Commission‘s rules on delegated
authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, and is effective immediately.
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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 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
0 Other(please explain):

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

5. Type Request

 ( Use Prior to Grant                              ( Change Station Location                          @ Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date
      11/19/2017
7. CityMt. Airy                                                           8. Latitude
                                                                          (dd mmss.s h)     39   22    36.8   N


9. State MD                                                                10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)    77    4    4746    W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1: STA Narrative                       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 special temporary authority (STA)                            to operate antenna Bl170138
    to provide TT&C during in—orbit testing of SES—15 (call sign $2951) at 137 W.L. and during
    drift to 129.15 W.L. SES requests authority for 30 days beginning on November 19,                                                2017.
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13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is               Yes        {p 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 &quot;party to the application&quot; 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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