Attachment SESSTA2018050100435.

SESSTA2018050100435.

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20180501-00435 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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 KA275          SES—STA—20180501—00435      1B2018001167
 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 Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Use Hagerstown, MD Earth Station KA275 to Provide LEOP Services for
Bangabandhu—1 Satellite
 1. Applicant

            Name:           Intelsat License LLC                 Phone Number:                           703—559—7848

            DBA Name:                                            Fax Number:                             1703—559—8539
            Street:         c/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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Applicant: Intelsat License LLC
Call Sign: KA275                           GRANTED
File No.:      SES—STA—20180501—00435International Bureau
Special Temporary Authority (STA)

Intelsat is granted an extension to operate under STA for 30 days, beginning May 6, 2018, to use
its C—band fixed earth station located 39° 35°54.7" N/ 077° 45° 35.3" 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—l @ 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, KA275, 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.


2. Contact


             Name:         Cyuthia J. Grady                     Phone Number:                             703—559—6949
             Company:      Intelsat Corporation                 Fax Number:                               703—559—8539
             Street:       7900 Tysons One Place                E—Mail:                          4        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         g3 Noncommercial educational licensee
C Other(please explain):

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

5. Type Request


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


7. CityHagerstown                                                          8. Latitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)   39       35    54.7   N


9. State   MD                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mmss.s h)     77    45   35.3   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 Licensge 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 KA275,       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        «4 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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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 KA275

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—call sign
KA275—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—02048, File No. SES—STA—
20180228—00172 (Mar. 28, 2018) (Public Notice).
> The in—orbit testing and final orbital location for BS—1, which Intelsat understands is licensed by Bangladesh,
will be 119.1° E.L.
* 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
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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



ce:      Paul Blais



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