Attachment 20171205144556.pdf

20171205144556.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

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2017-12-05

This document pretains to SES-STA-20171117-01260 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                                        SES—STA—20171117—01260       182017003236
                                             SES Americom, Inc.



                                                                                                                           Approved by OMB
                                                                                                                                  3060—0678

                            APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY



APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a descriptionof this applicationto identify it on the main menu:
STA for VSAT network testing on SES—15
 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—20171117—01260
Call Sign:    None
Special Temporary Authority

SES Americom, Inc. is granted a special temporaryauthority, under the following conditions, for
30 days, beginning December 1, 2017, to operate thirteen 1.2 meter VSAT antennas located in
various locations in the Contiguous United States and Hawaii to communicate with SES—1
(§2807) at 101° W.L., SES—3 ($2892) at 103° W.L. and SES—15 ($2951) at 129.15° W.L.
satellites using the following frequency bands: 10.70—10.95 GHz, 10.95—11.20 GHz, 11.20—11.45
GHz and 11.45—11.70 GHz (space—to—Earth) and 14.00—14.50 GHz (Earth—to—space). During the
initial operations of the VSAT terminals with SES—1 and SES—3 satellites, the gateway earth
stationsis located in Woodbine, MD (Call Signs E920698 and E140059). And during the testing
with SES—15, the gatewayearth stations is located in Brewster, WA (Call Sign E160015);
Woodbine, MD (Call Sign E160021); and Somis, CA (Call Sign E160022).

1. Currently the 24x7 contact information for the operation is as follows: Mr. Ramiro Reinoso at
(609) 987—4169.
2. Operations under this authority are on a non—interference basis only.

3. Operations under this authority are on a non—protected basis only.

4. In the event of any harmfulinterference under this grant of special temporary authority, SES
Americom, Inc., must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and
must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event.

5. Anyaction taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuantto this special
temporary authorityis solely ‘at SES Americom, Inc.‘s risk.

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

7. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special
temporary authority is solely at SES Americom, Inc.‘s risk.

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


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2. Contact


             Name:         George Varkey                       Phone Number:                         609 987 4327
             Company:      SES                                 Fax Number:
             Street:       4 Research Way                      E—Mail:                               george.varkey@ses.com


             City:         Princeton                           State:                                 NJ
             Country:      USA                                 Zipcode:                              08540         —
             Attention:                                        Relationship:                          Engineer


(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?
@ !fYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159.         If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114).
( Governmental Entity        ( Noncommercial educational licensee
( Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    CGV — Fixed Satellite VSAT System
5. Type Request


    Use Prior to Grant                                 Change Station Location                             Other
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6. Requested Use Prior Date


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11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1: STA Narrative—VSAT                  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 requests Special Temporary Authority for a VSAT network to test service performance on
    SES—15 before deploying commercial service on the 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.
See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application&gquot; for these purposes.


14. Name of Person Signing                                                  15. Title of Person Signing
  Petra A Vorwig                                                               Sentor 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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