Attachment 20180111161032.pdf

20180111161032.pdf

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2018-01-12

This document pretains to SES-STA-20171120-01267 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                  APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY



APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
Request for 180—Day STA Using Castle Rock, Colorado Earth Station KL92 to Provide LEOP Services for SES—14
 1. Applicant

           Name:          Intelsat License LLC                  Phone Number:                       703—559—7848
           DBA Name:                                            Fax Number:                         703—559—8539
           Street:        c/o Intelsat Corporation              E—Mail:                             susan.crandall@intelsat.com
                          7900 Tysons One Place
           City:          MeLean                                State:                              VA
           Country:        USA                                  Zipcode:                            22102        ~$972
           Attention:      Susan H. Crandall




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Application: Intelsat License LLC
File No.:     SES—STA—20171120—01267
Call Sign:    KL92
Special Temporary Authority

Intelsat License LLC is granted a special temporaryauthority for 180 days, beginning January
23, 2018 to July 22, 2018, to operate its fixed earth station, call sign: KL92, in Castle Rock,
Colorado, to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the SES—14 satellite at
47.5° W.L. using the following center frequencies: 14000.50 MHz, 14002.00 MHz, 14003.50
MHz, 14495.00 MHz, 14496.50 MHz, 14498.00 MHz and 14499.50 MHz (CP) (Earth—to—space),
and 10953.00 MHz and 12198.00 MHz (CP) (space—to—Earth). SES—14 satellite is scheduled to
launch on January 23, 2018.

1. All operations must be within the coordinated emission and powerlimits.

2. The LEOP operations must be coordinated with all operators ofsatellites that use the same
frequencybands and are in the LEOP path. All operators of satellites in that path will be
provided with an emergency phone number where the licensee canbe reached in the event that
harmfulinterference occurs. Currently the 24x7 contact information for the SES—14 satellite
LEOP missionis 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. All operations shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, Intelsat License
LLC, KL92, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from
interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s)
immediately upon notice of such interference.

4. In the event of any harmful interference underthis grant of special temporaryauthority,
Intelsat License LLC, KL92, must cease operations immediately upon notification of such
interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event.

5. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may
make regarding pending or future Intelsat License LLC applications.

6. This special temporary authority can only be used to provide launch and early orbit phase
(LEOP) services for the SES—14 satellite.

7. This action is issued pursuantto Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated
authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, and is effective immediately.           Z._j,fl'\ Can)a[:f":-'s i+

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November 20, 2017

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554

         Re:      Request for Special Temporary Authority
                  Castle Rock, Colorado Earth Station KL92

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for
180 days, commencing January 23, 2018, to use its Castle Rock, Colorado Ku—band earth station—call
sign KL92—to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the SES—14 satelilite. SES—14
is expectesd to be launched on January 23, 2018." Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately
180 days.

The SES—14 LEOP operations will be performed at the following frequencies: 14000.5 MHz, 14002.0
MHz, 14003.5 MHz, 14495.0 MHz, 14496.5 MHz, 14498.0 MHz, and 14499.5 MHz (CP) in the uplink;
and 10953.0 MHz and 12198.0 MHz (CP) in the downlink. The LEOP operations will be coordinated
with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the LEOP path." All
operators of satellites in that path will be provided with an emergency phone number where the licensee
can be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs.

The 24x7 contact information for the SES—14 LEOP 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.




‘ Intelsat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $200.00 filing fee, and this supporting letter
electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System ("IBFS").
* Both the in—orbit testing location and final orbital location for SES—14 will be 47.5° W.L. The satellite
has been granted U.S. market access. See Satel/ite Policy Branch Information, Actions Taken, Report
No. SAT—01266, File No. SAT—MPL—20170606—00083 (Sept. 8, 2017)(Public Notice).
* Intelsat is seeking authority for 180 days to accommodate the longer orbit—raising time period required
for an electric propulsion satellite.
* Airbus, the manager of the SES—14 LEOP mission, will handle the coordination.
Intelsat Corporation
7900 Tysons One Place, Mclean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703—559—6800


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
November 20, 2017
Page 2


In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or from its
earth station, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference.

Finally, Intelsat clarifies that during the SES—14 LEOP mission, Airbus will serve as the mission
manager. Airbus will build and send the commands to the Intelsat antenna, which will process and
execute the commands. Telemetry received by Intelsat will be forwarded to Airbus. Intelsat will
perform the ranging sessions by sending a tone to the spacecraft periodically. Intelsat will remain in
control of the baseband unit, RF equipment, and antenna.

Grant of this STA request will allow Intelsat to help launch the SES—14 satellite. This, in turn, will help
provide additional capacity from the 47.5° W.L. orbital location and thereby promotes the public
interest.

Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (703) 559—6949.

Respectfully submitted,




Cynthia J. Grady
Regulatory Counsel
Intelsat Corporation



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2. Contact


             Name:         Cynthia J. Grady                    Phone Number:                          703—559—6949
             Company:      Intelsat Corporation                Fax Number:                            703—559—8539
             Street:       7900 Tysons One Place               E—Mail:                                cynthia.grady@intelsat.com


             City:         McLean                         .    State:                                  VA
             Country:      USA                                 Zipcode:                               22102       —5972
             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).
(p Governmental Entity       & Noncommercial educational licensee
( Other(please explain):

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

5. Type Request

( Use Prior to Grant                               G Change Station Location                          @ Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date


7. CityCastle Rock                                                        8. Latitude
                                                                          (dd mmss.s h)     39   16    38.0   N


9. State   CO                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mmss.sh)       104   48    25.0   W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1: STA Request                         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.)
     Intelsat License LLC herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 180 days,
     commencing January 23,             2018,    to use its Castle Rock,               Colorado Ku—band earth station,                       call
     sign KL92,     to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the SES—14 satellite.
     SES—14 is expected to be launched on January 23,                            2018.




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 &quot;party to the application&quot; for these purposes.


14. Name of Person Signing                                                 15. Title of Person Signing
  Cynthia J. Grady                                                           Regulatory Counsel, Intelsat Corporation
           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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