Attachment SES-STA-20190128-000

SES-STA-20190128-000

DECISION submitted by FCC

Grant

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20190128-00045 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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KL92 SES-STA-20190128-00045 1B201 9000100 Intelsat License LLC Approved by 0MB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT 1NFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Request for 60—Day Further Extension STA Using Castle Rock, Colorado Earth Station KL92 to Provide TT&C for Intelsat 16 On— Station at 76.2 W.L. 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 6 ‘tile #SS 7j-[O/,2 OZt) Call SignL 2 GntDateO//o2t9 (or other identifier) Tep Dates From:________ ,To: GRANTED International Bureau Approved/% V F r 1

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 Conunission, 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? IfYes, 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): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request Change Station Location Other c Use Prior to Grant 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityCastle Rock 8. Latitude (ddmmss.sh) 39 16 38.0 N 2

9. State CO 10. Longitude (ddmmss.sh) 104 48 25.0 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 requests an additional 60 days of Special Temporary Authority to use its Castle Rock, Colorado Ku—band earth station, Call Sign KL92, to provide telemetry, tracking, and command services for Intelsat 16 fS2750) on—station at 76.2 W.L. 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 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 Cf R 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, hitelsat 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 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). 3

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‘I -“M File #j15Th -2uij Orag-c’yj - Call SignKt7 92 Grant Date______ (or other identifier) 3ym Dates Applicant: Intelsat License LLC- from:C1,/02t To:__________ GRANTED File No.: SES-STA-20190128-00045 International Bureau /J /7._,-° /7/ Call Sign: KL92 Approvf Special Temporary Authority Intelsat License LLC- (‘Intelsat”) is granted a special temporary authority for 60 days, starting April 26, 2019, to operate its earth station in Castle Rock, Colorado to provide telemetry, tracking, and command (“TT&C”) for Intelsat 16 (S2750) on-station at 76.2° W.L. orbital location. Operations shall utilize frequencies 13.9975 GHz, & 14.4995 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 12.19825 GHz, and 12.19875 GHz (space-to-Earth) to assists in response to the damage caused by Hurricane Maria to the communications network in Puerto Rico under thefollowing conditions: 1. Operations will not exceed the operational power levels and parameters coordinated. 2. All operations under this grant of special temporary authority shall be on an unprotected and non-harmful interference basis. Intelsat shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radio communication system. 3. In the event of any harmful interference under this grant of special temporary authority, Intelsat must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 4. All operators of satellites 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 Intelsat satellite is Ph.: (703) -559-7701-East Coast operations Center (primary) (310)525-5591-West Coast Operations Center (back-up). — Requests to speak with Harry Burnham or Kevin Bell. 5. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at Intelsat’s risk. 6. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending or future lntelsat applications. 7. Operations during the period February 03, 2019 to the date of this grant were authorized pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission’s rules 47 C.F.R. § 1.62. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the CommissionTs rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, and is effective immediately.

INTELSAT Envision. Connect Transform KL92 SES-STA-20190123.00045 182019000100 Intelsat License LLC January 28, 2019 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority Castle Rock, Colorado Earth Station KL92 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 60 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)’ previously granted Intelsat, to use its Castle Rock, Colorado Ku-band earth station (Call Sign KL92) to provide telemetry, tracking, and command (“TT&C”) services2 for Intelsat 16 (S2750) on-station at 76.2° W.L.3 Intelsat seeks this STA further extension in order to continue assisting a customer in responding to the damage caused by Hurricane Maria to the communications networks in Puerto Rico while its application for authorization to operate this antenna on a permanent basis is pending before the Commission.4 TT&C operations will continue to be performed in the following frequencies: 12198.25 MHz, 12198.75 MHz, 13997.5 MHz, and 14499.5 MHz. The TT&C operations at 76.2° W.L. will continue to be consistent with Jntelsat’s coordination agreements for the nominal 76.2° W.L. orbital location. In further support of this request, Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibit A submitted with its original STA request,5 which contains technical information that demonstrates that the operation of the earth station will be compatible with its electromagnetic environment and will not cause hannful 1 Intelsat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $210.00 filing fee, and this supporting letter electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System (“IBFS”). 2 See, e.g. Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES 02119, File No. SES-STA-20181023-03262 (Dec. 5, 2018) (Public Notice). See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01334, Flie No. SAT-MOD- 20180424-00029 (July 27, 2018) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01319, File No. SAT-STA-20180523-00043 (June 1, 2018) (Public Notice). See Satellite Communications Services; Satellite Radio Applications Acceptedfor Filing, Report No. SES-02097, File No. SES-MOD-201 80611-01388 (Sept. 19, 2018) (Public Notice). See Satellite Communications Services information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES-02003, File No. SES-STA-20171016-01 177 (Oct. 25, 2017) (Public Notice). Intelsat US LLC 7900 Tysons One Pce, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703-559-6800

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 28, 2019 Page 2 interference into any lawfully operating terrestrial facility or into Federal systems operating in the 13.75-14.00 GHz band. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or from its earth station, Jntelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. Grant of this STA further extension request will allow Intelsat to continue assisting a customer in providing critical communication services in Puerto Rico. Accordingly, grant of this STA further extension request is in the public interest. For the reasons set forth herein, Jntelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this STA further extension request. Please direct any questions regarding this request to the undersigned at (703) 559-6949. Respectfully submitted, /s/Cynthiai Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Paul Blais


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