Attachment 20180119171816.pdf

20180119171816.pdf

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2018-01-19

This document pretains to SES-STA-20180102-00002 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                         E040125      SES—STA—20180102—00002         182018000006
                                         Intelsat License LLC


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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 30—Day STA Using Riverside, CA Earth Station E040125 to Provide LEOP Services for IRNSS—1I Satellite
 1. Applicant

           Name:        Intelsat License LLC                    Phone Number:                       703—559—7848
           DBA Name:                                            Fax Number:                         703—559—8539
           Street:      ¢/o Intelsat Corporation                E—Mail:                             susan.crandall@intelsat.com
                        7900 Tysons One Place
           City:        McLean                                  State:                              VA
           Country:     USA                                     Zipcode:                            22102        —5972
           Attention:   Susan H. Crandall




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Application: Intelsat License LLC
File No.:     SES—STA—20180102—00002
Call Sign:    E040125
Special Temporary Authority

Intelsat License LLC is granted a special temporaryauthority for 30 days, under the following
conditions, beginning February1, 2018, to operate its C—band earth station, call sign EO40125, in
Riverside, California, to provide launch and earlyorbit phase (LEOP) services for the Indian
Regional Navigational Satellite System("IRNSS®)—11 at 55° E.L. licensed byIndia, using the
following frequencies: 6415.000 MHz and 6423.496 MHz (RHCP) (Earth—to—space) and
4188.768 MHz and 4196.928 MHz (LHCP) (space—to—Earth). IRNSS—11 satellite is expected to
be launched on February1, 2018.

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

2. The LEOP operations must 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. Currentlythe 24x7 contact information for the IRNSS—11 satellite
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.

3. All operations shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, Intelsat License
LLC, E040125, 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. Grant ofthis authorizationis without prejudice to anydeterminationthat the Commission may
make regarding pending or future Intelsat License LLC applications.

5. This special temporaryauthority can only be used to provide launch and early orbit phase
(LEOP) services for the IRNSS—11 satellite.

6. This actionis 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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January 2, 2018

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554

           Re:         Request for Special Temporary Authority
                       Riverside, California Earth Station EQ40125

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for
30 days, commencing February 1, 2018, to use its Riverside, California C—band earth station—call sign
EQ40125—to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the Indian Regional
Navigational Satellite System ("IRNSS") 11 satellite. IRNSS—1I is expected to launch on February 1,
2018." Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately 30 days.

The IRNSS—11 LEOP operations will be performed at the following frequencies: 641 5.0 MHz and
6423.496 MHz (RHCP) in the uplink, and 4188.768 MHz and 4196.928 MHz (LHCP) 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 IRNSS—11 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, FCC Form 159, a $200.00 filing fee, and this supporting letter electronically
via the International Bureau‘s Filing System ("IBFS").
* The permanent orbital location and in—orbit testing location for IRNSS—11, which Intelsat understands is licensed
by India, will be 55.0° E.L.
* Indian Space Research Organisation, the manager of the IRNSS—11 LEOP mission, will handle the coordination.


Intelsat Corporation
7900 Tysons One Pliace, Mclean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703—559—6800


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
January 2, 2018
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In further support of this request, Intelsat herewith attaches Exhibits A and B, which contain a
coordination report and waiver requests. 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 IRNSS—1I launch, the Indian Space Research Organisation
("ISRO®") will control the spacecraft. ISRO 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
ISRO. 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 IRNSS—11 satellite. This, in turn, will
help provide services to India and neighboring areas from the 55.0° E.L. orbital location and thereby
promotes the public interest.

Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (703) 559—7848.

Respectfully submitted,


 /s/ Susan H. Crandall
Susan H. Crandall
Associate General Counsel
Intelsat Corporation



cc: Paul Blais


2. Contact


             Name:         Susan H. Crandall                    Phone Number:                         703—559—7848
             Company:      Intelsat Corporation                 Fax Number:                           703—559—8539
             Street:       7900 Tysons One Place                E—Mail:                               susan.crandall@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 cither 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
G 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


7. CityNuevo                                                               8. Latitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)   33   47    43.6   N


9. State   CA                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mmss.s h)      117   5    204    W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1: STA Request                         Attachment 2: Exhibit A                            Attachment 3: Exhibit B


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 30 days,
     commencing February 1,             2018,    to use its Riverside,              California C—band earth station,                    call
     sign EO40125,       to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the Indian Regional
     Navigational Satellite System 1I satellite.                           IRNSS—11I is expected to launch on February 1,




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&gquot; for these purposes.


14. Name of Person Signing                                                 15. Title of Person Signing
   Susan H. Crandall                                                          Assoc. General 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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12. Description

Intelsat License LLC herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 30 days,
commencing February 1,    2018,   to use its Riverside, California C—band earth station,   call sign
BO40125,    to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the Indian Regional Navigational
Satellite System 1I satellite.      IRNSS—1I is expected to launch on February i1, 2018.



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Document Modified: 2018-01-19 17:18:43

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