Attachment Narrative

This document pretains to SES-STA-20180809-02123 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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EXHIBIT 1 REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (“DIRECTV”) respectfully requests a grant of special temporary authority (“STA”)1 for 180 days commencing September 30, 2018 to use its Littleton, Colorado earth station (Call Sign E020242) to provide telemetry, tracking, and command (“TT&C”) services for its SPACEWAY 1 satellite (Call Sign S2191) during the satellite’s drift from its previous location at 102.925 W.L. to its newly authorized location at 138.9 W.L. and to maintain the satellite at the 138.9 W.L. orbital location.2 As part of this STA request, DIRECTV seeks authority to provide TT&C services using a somewhat higher transmitting power than what is currently authorized under the existing earth station license. On April 25, 2018, the Commission granted DIRECTV authority to relocate SPACEWAY 1 from 102.925 W.L. to 138.9 W.L. and to conduct TT&C functions related to drifting SPACEWAY 1 to, and maintaining the space station at, the 138.9 W.L. orbital location.3 The drift to 138.9 W.L. began on August 6, 2018, and the drift period is expected to last approximately 60 days. On July 31, 2018, the Commission granted DIRECTV’s request for special temporary authority for 30 days beginning August 1, 2018 to use the earth station to provide TT&C services to the SPACEWAY 1 satellite during the initial drift period.4 DIRECTV intends to file a request to extend this special temporary authority for an additional 30 days to cover the drift period while the instant application remains pending before the Commission. 1 DIRECTV has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159, and a $200.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System. 2 See Satellite Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01313, File No. SAT-MOD-20170912- 00129 (Public Notice). 3 See id.; Modification Request to Relocate SPACEWAY 1 to 138.9 W.L. and Extend License Term, File No. SAT- MOD-20170912-00129, Stamp Grant (Apr. 25, 2018). 4 See STA Request to Provide TT&C Services to SPACEWAY 1 During Satellite Drift (E020242), File No. SES- STA-20180726-02036 (granted July 31, 2018). 1

Accordingly, DIRECTV respectfully submits this STA request for authority to use the earth station to provide TT&C services to the SPACEWAY 1 satellite for a 180-day period beginning September 30, 2018. Because SPACEWAY 1 will operate on lower gain antennas for safety purposes during the drift period, DIRECTV also requests authority to provide TT&C services to the satellite using a somewhat higher transmitting power than what is currently authorized under the existing earth station license. Specifically, DIRECTV seeks authority to transmit at a maximum EIRP of 80 dBW and a maximum EIRP density of 55 dBW/Hz. The range of earth station frequencies requested to provide TT&C services for SPACEWAY 1 are:  29501.3021 MHz and 29509.1146 MHz (T); and  19701.25 MHz and 19702.25 MHz (R). The drift operations will continue to be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the drift path.5 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. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or from its earth station, DIRECTV will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. Grant of this STA request is in the public interest because it will facilitate the relocation of SPACEWAY 1 from 102.925 W.L. to 138.9 W.L. This, in turn, will provide additional capacity to customers at the 138.9 W.L. location, thereby promoting the public interest. Accordingly, DIRECTV respectfully requests that the Commission grant this request. 5 Intelsat License, LLC will handle the coordination. 2


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