Attachment 2018_12_06_17_30_36.

2018_12_06_17_30_36.

DECISION submitted by FCC

Grant

2018-12-08

This document pretains to SES-STA-20181011-03186 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2018101103186_1588635

KA258 SES-STA-20181011-03186 1B2018007195 Intelsat License LLC Approved by 0MB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT NFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Request for 30—Day STA Extension Using Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station KA258 to Provide LEOP Services for SES—12 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: do Intelsat US LLC E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 —5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall — File Call Sign Grant Date___________ (or other identifier Term Dates GRANTED Intcnalinflrrefl1 /::::1:. 2 V

2. Contact Name: Cynthia J. Grady Phone Number: 703—559—6949 Company: Intelsat US LLC 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 lB 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? If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). Governmental Entity Noncommercial educational licensee 0 o Other(please explain): CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 4b. fee Classification 5. Type Request Use Prior to Grant Change Station Location Other 0 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityHagerstown 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 39 35 54.6 N 2

9. State MD 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 77 45 33.0 W 1 1. 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 Ku—band earth station, call sign KA258, to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the SES—12 satellite. 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 198$, 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 Senior Counsel, Intelsat US LLC 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 3 12(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). 3

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 PRAfcc.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 0MB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an 0MB 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. 4

S INTELSAT. Envision. Connect. Transform. October 10, 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 KA258 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (‘STA”),1 previously granted Intelsat to use its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku-band earth station—call sign KA25 8—to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services2 for the SES 12 satellite. SES-12 was launched on April 18, 201 8. Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately 120 days.4 The SES-12 LEOP operations will continue to be performed at the following frequencies: 13998.0 MHz, 13996.5 MHz, 13999.5 MHz, 14494.5 MHz, 14496.0 MHz, 14497.5 MHz, and 14499.0 MHz (CP) in the uplink; and 11499.5 MHz and 11703.5 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.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. The 24x7 contact information for the SES-12 LEOP mission is as follows: Ph.: (703) 559-7701 — East Coast Operations Center (primary) Intelsat has filed its STA request, FCC form 159, a $210.00 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-02046, file No. SES-STA-20180207-00100 (Mar. 21, 2018) (Public Notice). The in-orbit testing location for SES-12, which Intelsat understands is licensed by the Netherlands, will be 81.5° E.L. The final location of SES-12 will be 95.0° E.L. Intelsat is seeking authority for an additional 30 days to accommodate the longer orbit-raising time period required for an clectric propulsion satellite. Airbus, the manager of the SES-12 LEOP mission, will handle the coordination. Intelsat US LLC 7900 Tysons One Place, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703-559-6800

-1 P Ms. Marlene H. Dortch October 10, 2018 Page 2 (310) 525-5591 — West Coast Operations Center (back-up) Request to speak with Harry Burnham or Kevin Bell. In further support of this request, Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibits A and B, submitted with its original STA request,6 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, Intetsat clarifies that during the SES-12 LEOP mission, Airbus wilt continue to serve as the mission manager. Airbus 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 Airbus. 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 continue helping with the launch of the SES-12 satellite. This, in turn, wilt help provide additional capacity from the 95.0° E.L. orbital 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 i Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Paul Blais 6See supra n. 2.


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