Attachment SES-STA-20190702-008

SES-STA-20190702-008

DECISION submitted by FCC

Grant

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20190702-00884 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                                  E170122      SES-STA-20190702-00884   1B2019002591
                                                  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 Extension of Special Temporaty Authority Using Ellenwood, Georgia Earth Station E170122 to Provide TT&C for
Galaxy 11 Drift
    1. Applicant

              Name:        Intelsat License LLC                   Phone Number:                   703—559—7848
              UBA 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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    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?
         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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         Governmental Entity            Noncommercial educational licensee
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    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
    11. 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 to Intelsat to use its Ellenwood, Georgia Ku—band earth station (Call
         Sign E170122)        to provide telemetry,              tracking,      and command services for Galaxy 11 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 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 1$, 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).




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Applicant: Intelsat License LLC
CailSign: E170122
File No.: SES-STA-20190702-00884
Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)

Intelsat License LLC is granted extension of STA for 30 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 93.10 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.      Operations of this station during the period from expiration of July 10, 2019, FCC IBFS
file number SES-STA-20 190408-00502, to the grant of this special temporary authority was
authorized pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.62.

6.      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 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegated authority,
47 C.F.R. §0.26 1, and is effective upon release.                                    .              -,



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    July 2, 2019

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

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

    Dear Ms. Dortch:

    Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary
    Authority (“STA”)’ previously granted to Intelsat to use its Ellenwood, Georgia Ku-band earth station
    (Call Sign E170122) 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 has filed a modification
    to add Galaxy 11 as a point of communication at 93.1° W.L.3

    The Galaxy 11 TT&C operations will continue to 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.4 All operators of satellites in that path will be provided with an emergency phone

      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 Satellite Communications Services Information, Actions Taken, Report No. SES-02 158, File No.
    SES-STA-20190408-00502 (May 1, 2019) (Public Notice).

      See Intelsat License LLC’s Modification of Ellenwood, Georgia Earth Station, Call Sign E170122,
    to Add Galaxy 11 as a Point of Communication, File No. SES-MFS-20 190509-00575 (filed May 9,
    2019).
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        Intelsat will handle the coordination.
    Intelsat US LLC
    7900 Tysons One Race, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703-559-6800


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
July 2, 2019
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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.

The 24x7 contact information for the Galaxy 11 TT&C operations are 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.

Grant of this STA extension request will allow Intelsat to continue drifting Galaxy 11 to its new
location. This, in turn, will allow Intelsat to provide service continuity at the nominal 93.1° Wi.
orbital location and thereby promotes the public interest.

For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Federal Communications
Commission grant this STA extension request. Please direct any questions regarding this STA request
to (703) 559-6949.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Cynthiai Grady

Cynthia J. Grady
Senior Counsel
Intelsat US LLC


cc: Paul Blais



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