Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20190815-01101 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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August 15, 2019 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Test a New VSAT Network at Intelsat’s Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 for 30 days, commencing September 10, 2019, to test new Ku-band VSAT network equipment with Galaxy 18 (Call Sign S2733)2 at its Hagerstown, Maryland teleport. The test is expected to last for 45-60 days. The test will be conducted in the following frequency bands: 14240.6-14260.5 MHz and 11940.6-11960.5 MHz. For the test Intelsat will utilize its Hagerstown, Maryland earth station E0401403 as a VSAT hub; its Hagerstown, Maryland earth station E1700834 as a VSAT terminal; and an unlicensed 1.2-meter antenna located at its Hagerstown, Maryland teleport as a VSAT terminal. The test will allow Intelsat to assess system functionality and network performance prior to launching a new VSAT network. All testing will occur at Intelsat’s teleport in Hagerstown, Maryland and will be consistent with Intelsat’s 1 Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159, and a $210.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System. 2 See Policy Branch Information, Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00477, File No. SAT-RPL- 20070222-00035 (Oct. 26, 2007) (Public Notice). 3 See Satellite Communications Services Information, Actions Taken, Report No. SES-02148, File No. SES-RWL-20190325-00393 (March 27, 2019) (Public Notice). 4 See Satellite Communications Services Information, Actions Taken, Report No. SES-01969, File No. SES-LIC-20170315-00271 (June 28, 2017) (Public Notice).

Ms. Marlene Dortch August 15, 2019 Page 2 coordination agreements for Galaxy 18. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or from this testing, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. The 24x7 contact information for the requested 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 attaches herewith a radiation hazard analysis report for the unlicensed 1.2-meter antenna as Exhibit A. The testing of new VSAT network equipment will help ensure the network is operational for customers. Accordingly, grant of this STA request is in the public interest. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Federal Communications Commission grant this STA request. Please direct any questions regarding this request to (703) 559-6949. Sincerely, /s/ Cynthia J. Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Paul Blais


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