Attachment 20171205142218.pdf

20171205142218.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-12-05

This document pretains to SES-STA-20171121-01272 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017112101272_1311000



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                                                                                                                                   3060—0678
                            APPLICATION FOR EARTHSTATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY



APPLICANT INFORMATIONEntera description ofthis application to identify it on the main menu:
E000313 STA for TT&C During AMC—18 Drift
 1. Applicant

           Name:        SES Americom, Inc.                  Phone Number:                           202—478—7144
           DBA Name:                                        Fax Number:                             202—478—7111
           Street:      1129 20th Street NW                 E—Mail:                                 nancy.eskenazi@ses.com
                        Suite 1000
           City:        Washington                          State:                                   pC
           Country:      USA                                Zipcode:                                20036       —
           Attention:   Ms Nancy Eskenazi



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                                                 GRANTED
                                                International Bureau


Applicant:    SES Americom, Inc.
File No.:     SES—STA—20171121—01272
Call Sign:    E000313
Special Temporary Authority

SES Americom, Inc. is granted a special temporary authority under the following conditions, for
30 days, beginning December 05, 2017, to permitits C—band earthstation (E000313) located in
Haleiwa, Hawaii, to performtelemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) for the AMC—18 ($2713)
satellite during its relocation from 104.95 deg. W.L. to 139 deg. W.L. and once the satellite
arrives on—station at 139 deg. W.L., using the following frequency bands: 3700.50 MHz and
4199.50 MHz (space—to—Earth) and 6423.50 (Earth—to—space). At this location, AMC—18 ($2713)
satellite will be replaced bythe C—band payload ofthe SES—11 ($2964) satellite, which was
launched on October 11, 2017.

1. All operations must be within the coordinated emission and power limits.

2. During the drift to the satellite‘s permanent orbital location 104.95° W.L., SES Americom,
Inc., will coordinate with operators of co—frequencysatellites in the drift path.

3. All operators ofsatellites will be provided with an emergency phone number where the
licensee can be reached in the event that harmfulinterference occurs, Currentlythe 24x7 contact
information for the AMC—18 mission is as follows: Payload Management Operations Center
(PMOC) in Woodbine, MD, 1—410—970—7580; e—mail: PMOC@ses.com and the SES Satellite
Control Centerin Betzdorf, Luxembourg; +352.710.725.212; e—mail: soc@            s.com.

4. All operations under this grant of special temporary authorityshall be on an unprotected and
non—harmfulinterference basis. SES Americon, Inc.‘s E000313, shall not cause harmful
interferenceto, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, anyother
lawfullyoperating radio communication system.

5. In the event ofany harmful interference under this grantof special temporaryauthority, SES
Americon, Inc.‘s EO00313, 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 Americon, Inc. applications.

7. Anyaction taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special
temporaryauthority is solely at SES Americon, Inc.‘s risk.

8. 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.               w
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                           GRANTED
                         International Bureau


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

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

5. Type Request


O   Use Prior to Grant                            O   Change Station Location                         ©®©   Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date


7. CityHaleiwa                                                            8. Latitude
                                                                          (dd mmss.sh)      21   40     12.9    N


9. State HI                                                                10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mmss.s h)      158   1   55.9    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 requests temporary authority (STA) for 30 days beginning on December 5, 2017,
    to permit the EOOO0313 earth station to perform TT&C for the AMC—18 satellite during its
    relocation from 104.95 deg W.L. to 139 deg W.L.




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" for these purposes.


14. Name of Person Signing                                                 15. Title of Person Signing
  Nancy J. Eskenazi                                                           VP, Legal & Global Regulatory
          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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