Attachment STA Narr and Annexes

This document pretains to SES-STA-20171103-01235 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017110301235_1299620

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) SES Americom, Inc. ) SES-STA-________-____ ) Call sign E160022 Request for Special Temporary Authority to ) Conduct In-Orbit Testing of SES-15 at 137° W.L. ) REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY SES Americom, Inc. (“SES”) respectfully requests Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) to use its E160022 earth station located in its South Mountain, California teleport 1 to communicate with SES-15 at 137° W.L. in order to perform in-orbit testing (“IOT”) of the satellite’s Ka-band payload. Authority is sought for a period of up to 30 days, commencing on or around November 19, 2017. SES requests authority for the earth station to communicate with the Gibraltar-licensed SES-15 satellite to test the Ka-band payload. SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Limited received market access to provide service into the United States from 129.15° W.L. using the Ku- and Ka-bands as well as to operate the WAAS payload in the L- and conventional and extended C-bands. 2 SES-15 was launched on May 18, 2017 and is currently en route to its test orbital location at 137° W.L. SES-15 will be located at 137° W.L. +/-0.1 degrees during IOT. The proposed stationkeeping volume will not 1 SES Americom, Inc., Call Sign E160022, File No. SES-MOD-20170601-00617, granted September 13, 2017. 2 SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Limited, (Call Sign S2951), File No. SAT-MPL-20160718-00063, granted Dec. 14, 2016; modifying File No. SAT-PPL-20160126-00007, granted July 12, 2016 (“SES-15 Grant”).

overlap with any other satellite. SES seeks earth station STA to perform testing of the SES-15 Ka-band payload using the following frequency bands: 27.5-28.35 GHz Uplink 28.35-28.6 GHz Uplink 29.25-30.0 GHz Uplink 18.3-18.8 GHz Downlink 19.7-20.2 GHz Downlink As discussed below, performing IOT while SES-15 is at 137° W.L. rather than at 129.15° W.L. will permit testing to occur without disruption to existing customers at 129.15° W.L. and will not adversely affect the operation of any adjacent satellites. Grant of STA Will Serve the Public Interest. Grant of SES’s request to test the Ka-band payload on SES-15 at 137° W.L. is in the public interest. By testing SES-15 at this location, SES will minimize the risk of interference to other satellites operating at the nominal 129° W.L. orbital location. Testing will allow SES to ensure that the satellite’s communications payload is fully operational at the time it arrives at its final orbital location, thereby avoiding any interruption in service that otherwise might be associated with spacecraft testing. No Harmful Interference to Other Spacecraft. Testing the SES-15 Ka-band payload at 137° W.L. will not cause harmful interference to the operations of any other spacecraft due to orbital angular separation, frequency diversity and/or geographically diverse beam coverage. SES has also coordinated the proposed test operations with the Department of Defense, which operates Ka-band satellites near 137° W.L. Therefore, no harmful interference will be caused to nearby satellites. 2

No Harmful Interference to Terrestrial Services. Transmissions associated with IOT of SES-15 will not cause harmful interference to any terrestrial services in the 27.5- 28.35 GHz band. The earth station was licensed to communicate with satellites located within an orbital arc of 97° W.L. to 135° W.L. based on a previously completed coordination notification. SES completed a supplemental coordination notification through Comsearch to extend the arc to 137° W.L. See Attachment 1. Additionally, the earth station will not exceed the maximum output EIRP density specified in the license, except in the case of certain tests involving high-powered continuous wave (“CW”) for a short duration of time lasting from 30 minutes to several hours. A detailed description of the proposed IOT activities is provided in Attachment 2. SES will conduct all IOT operations on a non-harmful interference basis and will cease transmissions promptly in the event SES receives a complaint of harmful interference regarding its operations. Waiver Request. SES seeks any necessary waiver of Section 25.210(j) of the Commission’s rules in order to permit communications with SES-15 at 137° W.L. with an east- west stationkeeping tolerance of +/- 0.1 degree during the IOT operations. Grant of this waiver is consistent with Commission policy: The Commission may waive a rule for good cause shown. Waiver is appropriate if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule and such deviation would better serve the public interest than would strict adherence to the general rule. Generally, the Commission may grant a waiver of its rules in a particular case if the relief requested would not undermine the policy objective of the rule in question and would otherwise serve the public interest. 3 3 PanAmSat Licensee Corp., 17 FCC Rcd 10483, 10492 (Sat. Div. 2002) (footnotes omitted). 3

Section 25.210(j) specifies that geostationary space stations “must be maintained within 0.05° of their assigned orbital location in the east/west direction, unless specifically authorized by the Commission to operate with a different longitudinal tolerance.” 4 Here, SES is seeking authority to communicate with SES-15 while the satellite is maintained with a +/- 0.1 degree stationkeeping tolerance during the limited period of IOT operations. The relaxed stationkeeping tolerance will minimize interruptions to the payload testing operations due to stationkeeping maneuvers, which would delay the satellite’s on-station start of operations. It will also conserve fuel for future satellite operations. Furthermore, the SES-15 stationkeeping volume will not overlap with that of other satellites near 137° W.L. and therefore there will be no adverse effect on the operations of other spacecraft. Protective Conditions. SES will coordinate its test operations with all potentially affected operating satellite networks. All testing will be conducted on an unprotected, non- harmful interference basis, and SES operations will cease immediately upon notification of harmful interference. 5 SES hereby certifies that no party to this application is subject to a denial of benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862. 4 47 C.F.R. § 25.210(j). 5 The 24/7 point of contact for SES during IOT is Payload Management Operations Center Level 1, +1 410 970 7570; +1 800 772 2363; pmocl1@ses.com. 4

For the foregoing reasons, SES respectfully requests special temporary authority to operate its E160022 earth station to test the Ka-band payload on SES-15 at 137° W.L. for a period of up to 30 days commencing on or around November 19, 2017. Grant of the requested authority will permit testing of the spacecraft without affecting services to customers and will permit a seamless transition of services. 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: November 3, 2017 5

Attachment 1 Supplemental Coordination Notification Report

FREQUENCY COORDINATION AND INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS REPORT Prepared for SES Americom, Inc. SOUTH MTN, CA Satellite Earth Station Prepared By: COMSEARCH 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard Ashburn, VA 20147 October 30, 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 3 2. SUMMARY OF RESULTS ............................................................................................................................ 4 3. SUPPLEMENTAL SHOWING ....................................................................................................................... 5 4. EARTH STATION COORDINATION DATA .................................................................................................. 8 5. CERTIFICATION ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 10/30/2017 Page 2 of 12

1. CONCLUSIONS An interference study considering all existing, proposed and prior coordinated microwave facilities within the coordination contours of the proposed earth station demonstrates that this site will operate satisfactorily with the common carrier microwave environment. Further, there will be no restrictions of its operation due to interference considerations. Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 10/30/2017 Page 3 of 12

2. SUMMARY OF RESULTS A number of great circle interference cases were identified during the interference study of the proposed earth station. Each of the cases, which exceeded the interference objective on a line-of-sight basis, was profiled and the propagation losses estimated using NBS TN101 (Revised) techniques. The losses were found to be sufficient to reduce the signal levels to acceptable magnitudes in every case. Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 10/30/2017 Page 4 of 12

3. SUPPLEMENTAL SHOWING Pursuant to Part 25.203(c) of the FCC Rules and Regulations, the satellite earth station proposed in this application was coordinated by Comsearch using computer techniques and in accordance with Part 25 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. Coordination data for this earth station was sent to the below listed carriers with a letter dated 09/20/2017. Company ABC Holding Company Inc. AT&T Corp. AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC - Southern CA Aera Energy LLC Aerioconnect Inc Aerioconnect, Inc. Aerionet, Inc. Antelecom, Inc. Antelope Valley College BP West Coast Products LLC Bel Air Internet, LLC Beverly Hills, City of British American Communications Inc Burbank, City of CBS Broadcasting Inc CBS Communications Services Inc CBS Radio Inc. of Los Angeles California Internet, L.P. California Resources Corporation California, State of Castaic Lake Water Agency City of Culver City City of Downey City of Los Angeles Dept Water & Power City of Montebello City of Pasadena, California City of San Buenaventura Police Dept City of Santa Barbara Fire Department City of Torrance City of Whittier Clearwire Spectrum Holdings III, LLC Communication Services Communication Services, Inc. Community Memorial Health System El Monte Police Department Embee Technologies Federal Communication Commission Fireline Network Solutions Inc. Foothill Transit Fox Television Stations, LLC Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 10/30/2017 Page 5 of 12

Frontier California Inc. Gilcomm LLC Glaser, Mike Glendale City California Global Telecom & Technology Americas Iberdrola Renewables, LLC KAZN-TV Licensee LLC KTLA, LLC Kern Ed Telecom Consortium Kern, County of LT-WR, LLC Las Virgenes Unified School District Long Beach, City of (WCD) Los Angeles City Info Technology Agency Los Angeles County Dept of Public Works Los Angeles County FCC Licensing Section Los Angeles County Metro Transit Auth Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Comm Los Angeles SMSA Ltd. Partnership Los Angeles, City of Metropolitan Water Dist of So California Mobile Relay Associates Inc. Monrovia, City of NBC Telemundo License LLC New Cingular Wireless PCS - Los Angeles Nextel of California Inc. Nextlink Wireless, LLC Nextweb Inc Olympic Wireless, LLC Pacific Bell Tel Com dba AT&T California Pueblo Radiology Redondo Beach Police Department Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara Cellular Systems, Ltd. Santa Barbara, County of Skyriver Communications SmartSky Networks, LLC South Bay Regional Public Comm Authority Southern California Gas Company Spectrum Link, Inc. Sprint Spectrum L.P. Sprint Telephony PCS, L.P. T-Mobile License LLC THUMS Long Beach Company Tejon Ranch Co Tesoro Companies, Inc Towerstream Corp. Turn Wireless, LLC Union Pacific Railroad Company Vectus, Inc Ventura County Office of Education Ventura, County of Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC (Southern CA) Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC-N CA/NV Wiline Spectrum Holdings LLC XO Communications, LLC Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 10/30/2017 Page 6 of 12

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4. EARTH STATION COORDINATION DATA This section presents the data pertinent to frequency coordination of the proposed earth station that was circulated to all carriers within its coordination contours. Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 10/30/2017 Page 8 of 12

COMSEARCH Earth Station Data Sheet 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 (703)726-5500 http://www.comsearch.com Date: 10/30/2017 Job Number: 170920COMSGE02 Administrative Information Status TEMPORARY (Operation from 11/20/2017 to 12/22/2017) Call Sign E160022 Licensee Code P3210 Licensee Name SES Americom, Inc. Site Information SOUTH MTN, CA Venue Name Latitude (NAD 83) 34° 19' 31.9" N Longitude (NAD 83) 118° 59' 41.4" W Climate Zone A Rain Zone 4 Ground Elevation (AMSL) 312.12 m / 1024.0 ft Link Information Satellite Type Geostationary Mode TR - Transmit-Receive Modulation Digital Satellite Arc 97° W to 137° West Longitude Azimuth Range 144.4° to 210.0° Corresponding Elevation Angles 43.7° / 45.7° Antenna Centerline (AGL) 5.49 m / 18.0 ft Antenna Information Receive - FCC32 Transmit - FCC32 Manufacturer SES SES Model 9.2 meter 9.2 meter Gain / Diameter 62.2 dBi / 9.2 m 65.5 dBi / 9.2 m 3-dB / 15-dB Beamwidth 0.13° / 0.26° 0.10° / 0.20° Max Available RF Power (dBW/4 kHz) -25.0 (dBW/MHz) -1.0 Maximum EIRP (dBW/4 kHz) 40.5 (dBW/MHz) 64.5 Interference Objectives: Long Term -156.0 dBW/MHz 20% -151.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term -146.0 dBW/MHz 0.01% -128.0 dBW/4 kHz 0.0025% Frequency Information Receive 18.0 GHz Transmit 28.0 GHz Emission / Frequency Range (MHz) 100KG7D - 250MG7D / 18300.0 - 18800.0 100KG7D - 250MG7D / 27500.0 - 28600.0 100KG7N - 250MG7N / 19700.0 - 20200.0 100KG7N - 250MG7N / 29250.0 - 30000.0 100KG7W - 250MG7W / 19700.0 - 20200.0 100KG7W - 250MG7W / 29250.0 - 30000.0 Max Great Circle Coordination Distance 136.4 km / 84.7 mi 100.0 km / 62.1 mi Precipitation Scatter Contour Radius 100.0 km / 62.1 mi 100.0 km / 62.1 mi Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 10/30/2017 Page 9 of 12

COMSEARCH Earth Station Data Sheet 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 (703)726-5500 http://www.comsearch.com Coordination Values SOUTH MTN, CA Licensee Name SES Americom, Inc. Latitude (NAD 83) 34° 19' 31.9" N Longitude (NAD 83) 118° 59' 41.4" W Ground Elevation (AMSL) 312.12 m / 1024.0 ft Antenna Centerline (AGL) 5.49 m / 18.0 ft Antenna Model SES 9.2 meter Antenna Mode Receive 18.0 GHz Transmit 28.0 GHz Interference Objectives: Long Term -156.0 dBW/MHz 20% -151.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term -146.0 dBW/MHz 0.01% -128.0 dBW/4 kHz 0.0025% Max Available RF Power -25.0 (dBW/4 kHz) Receive 18.0 GHz Transmit 28.0 GHz Horizon Antenna Horizon Coordination Horizon Coordination Azimuth (°) Elevation (°) Discrimination (°) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) 0 14.35 135.13 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 5 14.21 131.36 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 10 14.39 127.59 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 15 13.49 123.26 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 20 13.83 119.33 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 25 13.95 115.22 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 30 12.49 110.68 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 35 12.30 106.46 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 40 13.68 102.43 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 45 14.45 98.18 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 50 15.10 93.85 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 55 15.64 89.46 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 60 16.43 85.01 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 65 15.98 80.62 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 70 17.38 76.04 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 75 17.26 71.63 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 80 17.32 67.22 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 85 16.05 63.19 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 90 16.12 58.93 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 95 16.24 54.72 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 100 15.78 50.84 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 105 13.37 48.15 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 110 10.54 46.30 -9.64 100.00 -9.64 100.00 115 8.54 44.57 -9.23 100.00 -9.23 100.00 120 7.23 42.91 -8.81 100.00 -8.81 100.00 125 6.12 41.61 -8.48 100.00 -8.48 100.00 130 5.67 40.27 -8.12 100.00 -8.12 100.00 135 4.75 39.89 -8.02 100.00 -8.02 100.00 140 3.77 40.13 -8.09 100.00 -8.09 100.00 145 5.15 38.55 -7.65 100.00 -7.65 100.00 150 5.95 38.10 -7.52 100.00 -7.52 100.00 155 6.77 38.21 -7.56 100.00 -7.56 100.00 160 5.74 40.59 -8.21 100.00 -8.21 100.00 165 6.69 41.33 -8.41 100.00 -8.41 100.00 170 6.82 42.37 -8.68 100.00 -8.68 100.00 175 7.89 42.00 -8.58 100.00 -8.58 100.00 180 6.70 43.41 -8.94 100.00 -8.94 100.00 185 4.10 45.76 -9.51 100.00 -9.51 100.00 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 10/30/2017 Page 10 of 12

COMSEARCH Earth Station Data Sheet 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 (703)726-5500 http://www.comsearch.com Coordination Values SOUTH MTN, CA Licensee Name SES Americom, Inc. Latitude (NAD 83) 34° 19' 31.9" N Longitude (NAD 83) 118° 59' 41.4" W Ground Elevation (AMSL) 312.12 m / 1024.0 ft Antenna Centerline (AGL) 5.49 m / 18.0 ft Antenna Model SES 9.2 meter Antenna Mode Receive 18.0 GHz Transmit 28.0 GHz Interference Objectives: Long Term -156.0 dBW/MHz 20% -151.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term -146.0 dBW/MHz 0.01% -128.0 dBW/4 kHz 0.0025% Max Available RF Power -25.0 (dBW/4 kHz) Receive 18.0 GHz Transmit 28.0 GHz Horizon Antenna Horizon Coordination Horizon Coordination Azimuth (°) Elevation (°) Discrimination (°) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) 190 1.86 47.14 -9.83 100.00 -9.83 100.00 195 0.00 47.56 -9.93 136.37 -9.93 100.00 200 1.29 45.28 -9.40 100.00 -9.40 100.00 205 2.18 43.74 -9.02 100.00 -9.02 100.00 210 1.95 43.74 -9.02 100.00 -9.02 100.00 215 2.49 43.44 -8.95 100.00 -8.95 100.00 220 2.85 43.78 -9.03 100.00 -9.03 100.00 225 2.32 45.42 -9.43 100.00 -9.43 100.00 230 0.46 48.58 -10.00 117.03 -10.00 100.00 235 1.89 49.17 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 240 3.10 50.41 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 245 4.45 52.01 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 250 3.95 55.17 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 255 4.59 57.83 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 260 5.91 60.43 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 265 5.27 64.14 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 270 6.36 67.28 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 275 8.17 70.45 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 280 9.55 74.00 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 285 9.89 77.92 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 290 11.20 81.81 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 295 11.13 85.92 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 300 11.98 90.04 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 305 11.46 94.17 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 310 11.47 98.29 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 315 12.16 102.50 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 320 13.46 106.85 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 325 14.47 111.22 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 330 14.49 115.36 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 335 13.75 119.16 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 340 14.26 123.29 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 345 15.66 127.78 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 350 16.71 132.11 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 355 14.43 134.47 -10.00 100.00 -10.00 100.00 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 10/30/2017 Page 11 of 12

5. CERTIFICATION I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I AM THE TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE FREQUENCY COORDINATION DATA CONTAINED IN THIS APPLICATION, THAT I AM FAMILIAR WITH PARTS 101 AND 25 OF THE FCC RULES AND REGULATIONS, THAT I HAVE EITHER PREPARED OR REVIEWED THE FREQUENCY COORDINATION DATA SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION, AND THAT IT IS COMPLETE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF. BY: _ Gary K. Edwards Senior Manager COMSEARCH 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard Ashburn, VA 20147 DATED: October 30, 2017 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 10/30/2017 Page 12 of 12

Attachment 2 Call Sign: E160022 Site Details Contact Information: Address: David Coyle 5990 Solano Verde Dr. 805-386-2712 Somis, California 93066 Geographic Coordinates: Latitude: 34° 19’ 31.9" N Longitude: 118° 59’ 41.4" W Site Elevation: 312.1 meters Antenna Details Antenna ID: 1 Manufacture/Model: SES/9.2 Meter Antenna Size: 9.2 meters Antenna Gain Transmit: 65.5 dBi at 28.0 GHz 69.1 dBi at 30.0 GHz Antenna Gain Receive: 62.2 dBi at 18.0 GHz Height Above Ground Level: 11.05 meters Height Above Sea Level: 323.15 meters Total Input Power at the Flange: 371.5 watts Total EIRP for the test Carrier: 91.19 dBW IOT Operational Details Frequency Transmit Polarization Emission Max EIRP Max EIRP (MHz) /Receive Designato per Density per r Carrier Carrier (dBW) (dBw/4kHz) 18.3-18.8 R Right and Left N0N 0.0 0.0 Circular 19.7-20.2 R Right and Left N0N 0.0 0.0 Circular 27.5-28.35 T Right and Left N0N 87.5 87.5 Circular 28.35-28.6 T Right and Left N0N 87.5 87.5 Circular 29.25-30.0 T Right and Left N0N 87.5 87.5 Circular


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