Attachment SES-STA-20190308-003

SES-STA-20190308-003

DECISION submitted by FCC

Grant

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20190308-00314 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                                       SES-STA-20190308-00314        1B201 9000674
                                          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:
Special Temporary Authority to Operate a 1.0 meter Ku—band Antenna (No. 2)
    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




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                                                                      Call Siun             Grant
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                                                                      From:______                To:   //      I&IY
                                                  GRANTED
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    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.gradyintelsat.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?
         IfYes, complete and attach FCC form 159.         If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.f.R.Section 1.1114).
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         Governmental Entity     rj Noncommercial educational licensee

    o Other(please explain):
    4b. Fee Classification    CGB   —   Mobile Satellite Earth Stations
    5. Type Request


         Use Prior to Grant                              j Change Station Location                                  Other
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    6. Requested Use Prior Date
          03/20/20 19
    7. City                                                                         8. Latitude
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    9. State                                                                    10. Longitude
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    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 requests 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 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 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)(l)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).




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                                                                      Call Signj /1q Grant Date______
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Applicant:  Intelsat License LLC                                      from: 03)    4/ozo7To:    /t
File No.:   SES-STA-20190308-003 14              GRANTED
Call Sign:  N/A                                International Bureau   Approved/
Special Temporary Authority

Intelsat 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, Inteisat 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 acti.on 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. ConnecL Transform.




March 8, 2019

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
    12th
         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”)’ 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 (jrimary)
                          (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”).
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         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 1 +1 703-559-6800


Ms. Marlene Dortch
March 8, 2019
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Please direct any questions regarding this STA 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


                                                                                                      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. Inout Parameters Used for Determinina 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 (dBi)                               Ges        Input                  41.7               dBi

 Table_2._Calculated_Values_and_Constants
                 Parameter                        Symbol           Formula          Value            Units
Antenna Surface Area                               Asurface         uD2/4            0.79             m”2
Wavelength                                            A             300/F         0.021429            m
Antenna Gain (factor)                                 G             1O5h10        14791.08            n/a
Pi                                                    ir           Constant      3.1415927            n/a
Antenna Efficiency                                     q          GA2/( 1T2D2)       0.69             n/a




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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:

                                         Ssuace = 4P/Asurace                             (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 Neat Field:

                                               Rflf=D2/(4A)                              (2)
                                                          =        11.67    m

The maximum power density in the Near Field is determined from the following equation:

                                         Neat Field Density:

                                      Sf= 16.Oq P/(nD2)                                  (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 Far
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 Rt is determined from the following
equation:

                          Transition Region Power Density:

                                              S = SflfRfI R1                             (4)
                                                              =    8.762    mW/cm2




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4. Far Field Distance Calculation
The distance to the Far Field Region is calculated using the following equation:

                              Distance to Far Field Region:

                                              Rff=0.6D2/A                                  (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=GP/(41TR)                                      (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:

                                             S9 =   P 1 Asuriace                           (7)
                                                                 =   3.183        mW/cm2




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7. Summary of Calculations

 Table 3. Summary of Exoected Radiation levels for Uncontrolled Environment
                                                                             Calculated

                                                                             Maximum

                                                                             Radiation

                           Region                               Symbol         Power         Hazard Assessment

                                                                               Density

                                                                                Level


                                                                             (mWIcm2)
1. Main Reflector                                                Ssurface      12.732           Potential Hazard

2. Near Field                         fRf       11.67 m)           Sf           8.762           Potential Hazard

3. Transition Region (Rflf<Rt< Rif)                                St           8.762           Potential Hazard

4. Far Field                          (Rff      28 m)              Sif          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


                                                                             (mWIcm2)
1. Main Reflector                                                Ssu,face      12.732           Potential Hazard

2. Near Field                         (Rf=      11.67 m)           Sf           8.762           Potential Hazard

3. Transition Region (Rflf<Rt< Rif)                                St           8.762           Potential Hazard

4. Far Field                          (Rff      28 m)              S            3.753         Satisfies FCC MPE

5. Between Main Reflector and Ground                               Sg           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.




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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 radiofrequency radiation in excess of the FCC exposure limits defined in 47 CFR 1.7307(b) and 7.1370
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’á OET Bulletin 65 (available on-line at www.fcc.gov/oeUrfsafety) 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.”




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                                   ANNEX I
                                  fMPE Levels)

a’) Limits for General Pooulation/Uncontrolled Exoosure (MPE’)
           Frequency Range (MHz)                     Power Density (mW/cm21
                    30-300                                     0.2
                   300-1500                         Frequency(MHz)*(4.0I1 200)
                 1500-100,000                                   1

b) Limits for Occupational/Controlled Exposure (MPE)
          Frequency Range (MHz)                    Power Density (mW/cm21
                   30-300                                    1
                  300-1500                        FrequencyfMHz)*(4.0Il 200)
                1500-100,000                                 5




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