Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-INTR2019-03299 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTAINTR201903299_1910374

September 17, 2019 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Extension Special Temporary Authority Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station KA258 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 60 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 previously granted to Intelsat2 to use its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku-band earth station (Call Sign KA258) to provide telemetry, tracking, and command (“TT&C”) services for Galaxy 11 (Call Sign S2253) at its permanent location of 93.1° W.L.3 Intelsat has a pending license application for this antenna to add Galaxy 11 as a point of communication.4 The Galaxy 11 TT&C operations will continue to be performed using 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 operations at 93.1° W.L. will be consistent with Intelsat’s coordination agreements for the location. 1 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-02187, File No. SES-STA-20190703-00886 (July 31, 2019) (Public Notice). 3 See Satellite Policy Branch Information, Actions Taken, Report No. STA-01383, File No. SAT- MOD-20181231-00095 (April 19, 2019) (Public Notice). 4 See Intelsat License LLC Request for Modification of Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station, Call Sign KA258, to Add Galaxy 11 and AT&T-16 as Points of Communication, File No. SES-MFS- 20190503-00560 (filed May 3, 2019).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 17, 2019 Page 2 In further support of this request, Intelsat incorporates by reference the technical information found in its pending application.5 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 Galaxy 11 TT&C 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. Grant of this STA extension request will allow Intelsat to ensure the safe station-keeping of Galaxy 11 at the 93.1° W.L. 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 request to (703) 559-6949. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Cynthia J. Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Paul Blais 5 Id.


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