Attachment SES-STA-20190308-003

SES-STA-20190308-003

DECISION submitted by FCC

Grant

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20190308-00312 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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SES-STA-20190308-00312 1B2019000675 Intelsat License LLC Approved by 0MB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Special Temporary Authority to Operate a 1.0 meter Ku—band Antenna (No. 1) 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 fiIe# S-S7&3O-&)4fa Call Sign Al Grant Date______ (or other identifier) Tç9 Dates From:b Ii.D,rb(O To: GRANTED International Bureau 1

2. Contact Name: Cynthia 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 18 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 0 , Noncommercial educational licensee o Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGB — Mobile Satellite Earth Stations 5. Type Request Use Prior to Grant Change Station Location Other • 6. Requested Use Prior Date 03/20/2019 7. City 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0 2

9. State 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Letter to Ms. Dortch Attachment 2: Radiation Hazard Rep 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 herein request a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 60 days, beginning March 20, 2019, to allow Intelsat to utilize a transportable 1.0 meter Ku—band antenna in the contiguous—lower 48 states to communicate with Intelsat satellites in order to provide customer demonstrations. 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 Cynthis 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 312(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

Ctl”i (jf file #S es-S I f) 401’? 03 D83I2. Call Sign ,4//,4’ Grant Date______ (or other identifier) T rm Dates Applicant: Inteisat License LLC- From: fb(? To:5J/?/Z FileNo.: SES-STA-20190308-00312 / /// /1 Cal] Sign: N/A Approved:/’ 3’ FZd Special Tempotary Authonty Intel sat License LLC- is granted a special temporary authority for 60 days, beginning March 20, 2019, to utilize a I .Orn Ku-band antenna to communicate with PERMITTED-LIST satellites to demonstrate system at the frequency bands 14 — 14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 11.7— 12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) under the following conditions: 1. Operations will not exceed the operational power levels and parameters requested and coordinated. 2. 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. 3. 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). Request to speak with Harry Burnham or Kevin Bell. 4. Transmitters(s) must be turned off during antenna maintenance to ensure compliance with the FCC-specified safety guidelines for human exposure to radiofrequency radiation in the region between the antenna feed and the reflector. Appropriate measure must also be taken to restrict access to other regions in which the earth station’s power flux density levels exceed the specified guidelines. 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 Intelsat applications. 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 immediately.

INTELSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. March 8, 2019 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12” Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Operate a 1 meter Ku-band Antenna Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 for 60 days, beginning March 20, 2018, to allow Intelsat to utilize a transportable 1 meter Ku-band antenna in the contiguous-lower 48 states to communicate with Intelsat satellites in order to provide customer demonstrations.2 Intelsat intends to file an application seeking permanent authority for this antenna. The proposed communication services will be performed in the following frequency bands: 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space), and 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth). The proposed operations will be consistent with Intelsat’s coordination agreements. The 24x7 contact information for the proposed operations 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 Bumham or Kevin Bell. In support of this request, Intelsat is attaching a radiation hazard report as Exhibit A. Grant of this STA request services the public interest by enabling Intelsat to provide customer demonstrations for a new service. 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 Intelsat is simultaneously filing an identical request for the use of a second, identical antenna. Intelsat US LLC 7900 Tysons One Place, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703-559-6800

Ms. Marlene Dortch March 8, 2019 Page 2 Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the imdersigned at (703) 559-6949. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Cynthia I Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Paul Blais

Exhibit A Radiation Hazard Report Analysis of Non-Ionizing Radiation for a I m Earth Station This analysis provides the calculated non-ionizing radiation levels for a 1-meter earth station system. The methods and calculations performed in this analysis are based on the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Bulletin, No.65, October 1985 as revised in 1997 in Edition 97-01. The radiation safety limits used in the analysis are in conformance with the FCC R&O 96-326 (Summarized in Annex 1). There are separate exposure limits applicable to the General Population/Uncontrolled Environment and the Occupational/Controlled Environment. The Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) limits for persons in a General Population/Uncontrolled environment for the frequency band of this antenna, is 1 mW/cm2 for a 30 minute or lower time period as shown in Annex 1 (a). The MPE limit for persons in an Occupational/Controlled environment for the frequency band of this antenna is 5 mW/cm2 for a 6 minute time or lower period as shown in Annex 1 (b). The purpose of this analysis described is to determine the power flux density levels of the earth station at the main reflector surface, the near- field, transition region, far-field, between the sub-reflector or feed and, at the main reflector surface, and between the antenna edge and the ground and to compare these levels to the specified MPEs. The parameters of the antenna that is the subject of this analysis are shown in Table 1. Intermediate calculated values and constants are provided in Table 2. Table 1. Input Parameters Used for Determininq Power Flux Densities Parameter Symbol Formula Value Units Antenna Diameter D Input 1 m Frequency F Input 14000 MHz Transmit Power P Input 25 W Antenna Gain (UBi) Ges Input 41.7 dBi Table 2. Calculated Values and Constants Parameter Symbol Formula Value Units Antenna Surface Area Asu-ace nD2I4 0.79 m’2 Wavelength A 300/F 0.021429 m Antenna Gain (factor) G lOb0 14791.08 n/a Pi u Constant 3.1415927 n/a Antenna Efficiency q GA2/( n2D2) 0.69 n/a 1

1. Antenna Main Reflector Surface The power density in the main reflector is determined from the Power level and the area of the main reflector aperture. This is determined from the following equation: Power Density at the Main Reflector Surface: Ssuaco = 4P/Asuace (1) = 127.324 W/m2 = 12.732 mW/cm2 2. Near Field Calculation Power Flux density is considered to be at a maximum value throughout the entire length of the defined Near Field region. The region is contained within a cylindrical volume having the same diameter as the antenna. Past the boundary of the Near Field region, the power density from the antenna decreases linearly with respect to increasing distance. The distance to the end of the Near Field is determined from the following equation: Extent of the Near Field: Rf= D2/ (4k) (2) = 11.67 m The maximum power density in the Near Field is determined from the following equation: Neat Field Density: 16.Oq PI(uD2) (3) = 8.762 mW/cm2 3. Transition Region Calculation The Transition Region is located between the Near and Far Field regions. The power density begins to decrease linearly with increasing distance in the Transition region. While the power density decreases inversely with distance in the Transition region, the power density decreases inversely with the square of the distance in the Fat Field region. The power density calculated in Section 1 is the highest power density the antenna can produce in any of the regions away from the antenna. The power density at a distance R is determined from the following equation: Transition Region Power Density: St = SfRfI R (4) = 8.762 mW/cm2 2

4. Far Field Distance Calculation The distance to the Far Field Region is calculated using the following equation: Distance to Far Field Region: Rff=O.6D21A (5) = 28.000 m The maximum main beam power density in the far field is determined from the following equation: On-axis Power Density in the Far Field: Sff=GPI(4TrR) (6) = 3.753 mW/cm 5. Region between the Main Reflector and the Ground Assuming uniform illumination of the reflector surface, the power density between the antenna and the ground is determined from the following equation: Power Density between Reflector and Ground: Sg = P I Asuriace (7) = 3.183 mW/cm2 3

7. Summary of Calculations Table 3. Summary of Expected Radiation levels for Uncontrolled Environment Calculated Maximum Radiation Region Symbol Power Hazard Assessment Density Level (mWIcm2) 1. Main Reflector Ssuce 12.732 Potential Hazard 2. Near Field fRf= 11.67 m) Sfl 8.762 Potential Hazard 3. Transition Region (R1<R< Rif) St 8.762 Potential Hazard 4. Far Field (Rff 28 m) S 3.753 Potential Hazard 5. Between Main Reflector and Ground S9 3.183 Potential Hazard Table 4. Summary of Expected Radiation levels for Control ed_Environment Calculated Maximum Radiation Region Symbol Power Hazard Assessment Density Level fmWIcm2) 1. Main Reflector Ssurlace 12.732 Potential Hazard 2. Near Field (R 11.67m) S, 8.762 Potential Hazard 3. Transition Region (Rflf<Rt< Rif) St 8.762 Potential Hazard 4. Far Field fRff 28 m) Sif 3.753 Satisfies FCC MPE 5. Between Main Reflector and Ground S 3.183 Satisfies FCC MPE It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the public and operational personnel are not exposed to harmful levels of radiation. 4

8. Conclusion Based upon the above analysis, it is concluded that harmful levels of radiation may exist in those regions noted for the Uncontrolled (Table 3) Environment and the Controlled Environment (Table 4). The antenna will be located in Nationwide (transportable). The antenna is in a facility with secured access in and around the proposed antenna. The earth station will be marked with the standard radiation hazard warnings, as well as the area in the vicinity of the earth station to inform those in the general population, who might be working or otherwise present in or near the direct path of the main beam. The applicant will ensure that the main beam of the antenna will be pointed at least one diameter away from any building, or other obstacles in those area that exceed the MPE levels. Since one diameter removed from the center of the main beam the levels are down by at least 20 dB, or by a factor of 100, these potential hazards do not exist for either the public, or for earth station personnel. Finally, the earth station’s operating personnel will not have access to areas that exceed the MPE levels, while the earth station is in operation. The transmitter will be turned off during those periods of maintenance, so that the MPE standard of 5.0 mW/cm2 will be complied with for those regions in close proximity to the main reflector, which could be occupied by operating personnel. “The licensee shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the antenna does not create potential exposure of humans to radioftequency radiation in excess of the FCC exposure limits defined in 47 CFR 1.1307(b) and 1.1310 wherever such exposures might occur. Measures must be taken to ensure compliance with limits for both occupational/controlled exposure and for general population/uncontrolled exposure, as defined in these rule sections. Compliance can be accomplished in most cases by appropriate restrictions such as fencing. Requirements for restrictions can be determined by predictions based on calculations, modeling or by field measurements. The FCC’S QET Bulletin 65 (available on-line at www.fcc.gov/oet/ifsafety) provides in formation on predicting exposure levels and on methods for ensuring compliance, including the use of warning and alerting signs and protective equipment for workers.” 5

ANNEX I (MPE Levels) a) Limits for General Population/Uncontrolled Exposure (MPE) Frequency Range (MHz) Power Density (mW/cm2) 30-300 0.2 300-1500 FrequencyfMHz)*f4.0/1 200) 1500-100,000 1 b) Limits for Occupational/Controlled Exposure (MPE) Frequency Range (MHz) Power Density (mW/cm2) 30-300 1 300-1500 Frequency(M Hz)*(4.0/1 200) 1500-100,000 5 6


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