Attachment SESSTA2018050100434.

SESSTA2018050100434.

DECISION submitted by FCC

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20180501-00434 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E000296 SES—STA—20180501—00434 1B2018001166 Intelsat License LLC Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Use Hagerstown, MD Earth Station E000296 to Provide LEOP Services for Bangabandhu—1 Satellite 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean VA Country: USA 22102 —5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall | File #%§S~$ it%&_&?\—OM# %al g&?fi\_\.‘i_&m MS;:AA\% {or other identifier) Te From:g s KQ GRANTED In:crnational Bureau Approved:

Applicant: Intelsat License LLC Call Sign: E000296 File No.: SES—STA—20180501—00434 Special Temporary Authority (STA) Intelsat License LLC is granted to operate under STA for 30 days, beginning May 6, 2018, to use its C—band fixed earth station located 39° 35°54.0" N/ 077° 45° 35.0" W in Hagerstown, Maryland to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services for the Bangabandhu—1 satellite at its permanent orbital location 119.1° E. The satellite is expected to be launched on May 7, 2018. Operations will be under the following conditions: 1. Uplink to Bangabandhu—1 @ 119.1° E on 5850 MHz and 6425 MHz (LHCP) frequencies with coordinated 850KFXD emission and coordinated power limits. 2. Downlink from Bangabandhu—1 @ 119.1° E on 3703.0 MHz and 4199.8 MHz (CP) frequencies. 3. 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. Currently the 24x7 contact information for the Bangabandhu—1 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. 4. All operations shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, Intelsat License LLC, E000296, 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 and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 5. Grant of this STA is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending or future Intelsat License LLC applications. 6. Any' action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at Intelsat License LLC‘s risk. 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 upon release. | File &i &SSl&G=3s1¢8E0Mopc! @“Grant Dateg gfl@CX\Q B\\\% \ (or other identifier) ; | GRANTEp Ffre— | International Bureau Approved:/ /

2. Contact Name: Cynthia J. Grady Phone Number: 703—559—6949 Company: Intelsat Corporafion 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). C Governmental Entity y Noncommercial educational licensee C Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request gy Use Prior to Grant 4 Change Station Location g@» Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityHagerstown 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 39 35 54.0 N

9. State MD 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 77 45 35.0 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 an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority previously granted Intelsat to use its Hagerstown, Maryland C—band earth station, call sign EO00296, to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the Bangabandhu—1 satellite. Due to delays, BS—1 is now expected to be launched on May 7, 2018. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is & Yes {y 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 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).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fce.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

INTELSAT. Envision. Connect. Transform. May 1, 2018 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station E000296 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")! previously granted Intelsat to use its Hagerstown, Maryland C—band earth station E000296—to provide launch and early orbit phase ("LEOP") services* for the Bangabandhu—1 ("BS—1") satellite. Due to delays, BS—1 is now expected to be launched on May 7, 2018." Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately 30 days. The BS—1 LEOP operations will be performed at the following center frequencies: 5850.0 MHz and 6425.0 MHz (LHCP) in the uplink, and 3703.0 MHz and 4199.8 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 BS—1 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. In further support of this extension request, Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibits A and B submitted with its original STA request, which contain a coordination report and waiver requests. In the ‘ 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"). 2 See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES—02052, File No. SES—STA— 20180228—00171 (Apr. 11, 2018) (Public Notice). 3 The in—orbit testing and final orbital location for BS—1, which Intelsat understands is licensed by Bangladesh, will be 119.1° EL. * Thales Alenia Space, the manager of the BS—1 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 May 1, 2018 Page 2 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 BS—1 LEOP mission, Thales Alenia Space ("Thales") will serve as the mission manager. Thales 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 Thales. 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 extension request will allow Intelsat to help launch the BS—1 satellite. This will help provide services at the 119.1° E.L. location and thereby promotes the public interest. Please direct any questions regarding this STA extension request to the undersigned at (703) 559—6949. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Cynthia J. Grady Cynthia J. Grady Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation co: Paul Blais


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