Attachment SES-STA-20190408-005

SES-STA-20190408-005

DECISION submitted by FCC

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20190408-00502 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                        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:
Request for 60—day STA to Use Ellenwood, Georgia Earth Station E170 122 to Provide TT&C for Galaxy 11 Drift
 1. Applicant

           Name:        Intelsat License LLC               Phone Number:                     703—559—7848
           DBA Name:                                       Fax Number:                       703—559—8539
           Street:      do Intelsat US LLC                 F—Mail:                           susan.crandall@inteIsat.com
                        7900 Tysons One Place
           City:        McLean                             State:                            VA
           Country:     USA                                Zipcode:                          22102        —5972
           Attention:   Susan H. Crandall




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    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).
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                                        Noncommercial educational licensee
    o Governmental Entity
    o Other(please explain):
    4b. Fee Classification    CGX   —   Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station
    5. Type Request


         Use Prior to Grant                                  Change Station Location                          Other
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    6. Requested Use Prior Date


    7. CityEllenwood                                                             8. Latitude
                                                                                 (dd mm ss.s h)   33   39    52.8   N



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    9. State   GA                                                               10. Longitude
                                                                                (dd mm ss.s h)     84   16   12.0    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                      60 days of Special Temporary Authority,                        commencing
         May 10,       2019,   to use its Ellenwood,              Georgia Ku—band earth station,                    call sign El70122,            to
         provide telemetry,            tracking,       and command services for Galaxy 11                     (Call Sign S2253)           during
         its drift from 44.9 E.L.               to 93.1 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, Intelsat US LLC
               WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT
                      (U.S. Code, Title 1$, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION
                       (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(I)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).




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Applicant: Intelsat License LLC
CallSign: E170122
File No.: SES-STA-20190408-00502
Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)

Intelsat License LLC is granted to operate under STA for 60 days at geographical location
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     39’52.8” NI 084° 16’ 12.0” W in Ellenwood, Georgia to provide telemetry, tracking, and
command (“TT&C”) services for the Galaxy 11 (Call Sign S2253) satellite to drift from 44.9° E
to 93.1° W. Operations will be under the following conditions:

1.     Operations are on center frequencies: 14000.5 MHz and 14498.5 MHz (Earth-to-space)
and 11701.0 MHz and 11702.0 MHz (space-to-Earth).

2.      All operations shall be on an unprotected and non-harmful interference basis, Intelsat
License LLC, E170122, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection
from, interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station and it shall cease
transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference and must inform the Commission,
in writing, immediately of such an event.

3.     All operators of satellites in that path will be provided with an emergency phone number
where the licensee can be reached when harmful interference occurs. Currently the 24x7 contact
information for the Galaxy 11 drift mission is as follows: Ph.: (703) 559-7701 East Coast
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Operations Center (primary); (310) 525-5591 West Coast Operations Center (back-up).
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Request to speak with Harry Burnham or Kevin Bell.

4.     Grant of this STA is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may
make regarding pending or future Intelsat License LLC applications.

5.      Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is
solely at Intelsat License LLC’s risk.

This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.26 1 of the Commission’s rules on delegated authority,
47 C.F.R. §0.26 1, and is effective upon release.

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April 8,2019

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554

        Re:       Request for Special Temporary Authority
                  Ellenwood, Georgia Earth Station E170122

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 60 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”),1
commencing May 10, 20] 9, to use its Ellenwood, Georgia Ku-band earth station—call sign
El 70122—to provide telemetry, tracking, and command (“TT&C”) services for Galaxy 11 (Call Sign
S2253) during its drift from 44.9° E.L. to 93.1° W.L.2 Galaxy 11 began drifting on March 4,2019,
and the drift is expected to take approximately six months. Intelsat will be filing a modification to add
Galaxy 11 as a point of communication.

The Galaxy 11 TT&C operations will be performed in the following frequencies: 14000.5 MHz and
14498.5 MHz in the uplink; and 11701.0 MHz and 11702.0 MHz in the downlink. The drift
operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and
are in the drift path.3 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, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference.



         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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       See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Space Applications Acceptedfor filing, Report No.
SAT-0 1374; File No. SAT-MOD-20 181231-00095 (Mar. 1, 2019) (Public Notice); Policy Branch
Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01373, File No. SAT-STA-20190204-00004 (Feb. 22,
2019) (Public Notice).

        Intelsat will handle the coordination.

Intelsat US LLC
7900 Tysons One Place, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703-559-6800


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    Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
    April 8, 2019
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    Grant of this STA request will allow Intelsat to complete its drift of Galaxy 11 to its new location.
    This, in mm, will allow Intelsat to provide service continuity at the nominal 93.10 W.L. orbital
    location and thereby promotes the public interest.

    for the reasons set forth herein, Jntelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this STA
    request. Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (703) 559-6949.

    Respectfully submitted,

    /s/ Cynthia I Grady

    Cynthia I. Grady
    Senior Counsel
    Intelsat US LLC



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Document Modified: 2019-05-16 02:28:56

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