Attachment SES-STA-20190717-009

SES-STA-20190717-009

DECISION submitted by FCC

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20190717-00988 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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SES-STA-20190717-00988 1B201 9002727 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: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Use a 7.3m S—band Antenna at Paumalu, Hawaii for TT&C and lOT of the OTB Satellite Mission 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 3O%c file # 5&S 7-2D/?o 7,’7- t) 9 Call Sign A//4 Grant Date_____ (or other identifier) frm 9 GRANTED International Bureau Approvc&___________________

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 — 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). • Governmental Entity Noncommercial educational licensee Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request Use Prior to Grant Change Station Location Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityPaumalu 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 21 40 14.2 N 2

9. State HI 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 158 2 7.8 W 1 1. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment I: 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 utilize a 7.3m S—band antenna located at its Paumalu, Hawaii teleport for telemetry, tracking, and command services during launch and early orbit phase and in—orbit testing of the General Atomics Orbital Test Bed satellite. 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 $62, 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 18, 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). 3

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e, , File #j5 IA ñD?/’7-i 9’ CaD signjl//A_Grant Date______ (or other identifier) Applicant: Intelsat LLC Dates . T File No.: SES-STA-20190717-009$8 from: t5I/.iti To:7Y/t’? Call Sign: None 7/ # L’L Approved:/4iZ / Intelsat License LLC is grant special temporary authority for 30 days beginning August 5, 2019, 2019 to operate its 7.3m earth station antenna in Paumalu, HI with the 013 non geostationary orbit satellite in the 720 km x 720 km, 24°inclined orbit on center frequencies: 2061.0 MHz, 2062.0 MHz, and 2063.0 MHz (RHCP) (Earth-to-space) and 2272.5 MHz in (space-to-Earth) to provide telemetry, tracking, and command during its launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) and in-orbit testing (“101”) phases under the following conditions. I. Operations are limited to: Frequency band Emission designator Max eirp (dBW) Max eirp density (MHz) (dBW/4kHz) 2061.0, 2062.0, and I9K2FXD 34 15.4 2063 MHz 3O7KFXD 2272.5 3O7KFXD n/a n/a 2. Polarization: left and right circular 3. Intelsat may only transmit intermittently over a 30-day period. 4. Intelsat agrees to accept any level of interference into this earth station from Federal users in the 2200-2290 MHz band. 5. Intelsat shall, at all times, take all necessary measures to ensure that operation of this (these) authorized earth station(s) does not create potential exposure of humans to radiofrequency radiation in excess of the FCC exposure limits defined in 47 CFR § 1.1307(b) and 1.13 10. Physical 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 ca]culations, modeling, or by field measurements. The FCCs OET Bulletin 65 (available on-line at ww.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety) provides information on predicting exposure levels and on methods for ensuring compliance, including the use of warning and alerting signs and protective equipment for workers. 6. Operations of this antenna during the period after grant of SES-STA-20181010-03 14$ expired to the grant of this special temporary authority was authorized under 47 CFR 1.62. § This grant is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commissions rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective upon release.

INTELSAT. Envision. Connect Transform. July 17, 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 7.3m S-band Antenna, Paumalu, Hawaii Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 previously granted to Jntelsat2 to utilize a 7.3m S-band antenna located at its Paumalu, Hawaii teleport for telemetry, tracking, and command (“TT&C”) services during launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) and in-orbit testing (“lOT”) of the General Atomics Orbital Test Bed (“OTB”) satellite.3 OTB was launched on June 25, 2019. OTB was launched as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Technology Program (STP-2) and carried the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (“NASA”) Deep Space Atomic Clock, the U.S. Air force’s Modular Solar Array, and other payloads. Because OTB is a low-Earth orbit (“LEO”) non geostationary orbit satellites (“NGSO”), TT&C services from the S-band antenna to the satellite will occur 1-4 times per day, ranging from 8-10 minutes in duration.4 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 Satellite Communications Services Information, Actions Taken, Report No. SES-021 59, file No. SES-STA-20181010-03148 (May 8,2019) (Public Notice). Intelsat understands that while the OTB satellite is not yet licensed, it will be licensed by the United States and that General Atomics has discussed the proposed satellite operations with Commission staff and other interested agencies. The planned orbit for the OTB satellite is 720 km with an inclination of 24°. Intelsat US LLC 7900 Tysons One P’ace, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA wwwintelsatcom T +1 703-559-6800

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch July 17, 2019 Page 2 The OTB operations will be performed in the following frequencies: 2061.0 MHz, 2062.0 MHz, and 2063.0 MHz (RHCP) in the uplink, and 2272.5 MHz in the downlink (RHCP). The proposed operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the flight paths or are potentially affected by lOT operations.5 All operators of potentially affected satellites will be provided with an emergency phone number where the licensee can be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs. The 24x7 contact information for the 7.3m S-band antenna 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 Burnham or Kevin Bell. In further support of this request, Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibits A and B6 included with its original STA request, which contain technical information that demonstrates that the operation of the earth station will be compatible with its electromagnetic environment and will not cause harmful interference into any lawfully operating commercial terrestrial facility and a waiver request. Grant of this STA extension request will allow Intelsat to safely place OTB in non-geostationary orbit; TT&C the spacecraft during JOT; and provide support to U.S. Government missions aboard the OTB satellite and thereby promotes the public interest. Please direct any questions regarding this request to the undersigned at (703) 559-6949. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Cynthia I Grady Cynthia I. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Paul Blais ViaSat, Intelsat’s customer, will handle the coordination. 6 See supra n. 2.


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