Attachment SES Americom - Grant

SES Americom - Grant

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2015-05-21

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20150309-00010 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2015030900010_1098108

File # _SAT—McD—20150263—6c010 s2155 SAT—MOD—20150309—00010 182015000450 SES Americom, Inc. AMC—7 CallSign 82155 GrantDate_O5/21 /1 (or otheridentifier C oJ TermDates 566 Approved by OMB dn c 3060—0678 From 05/21/15 To: corditions crantep« "°—5246 CA 43— Date & Time Filed: Mar 9 2015 2:00:21:630PM Interni : Approved: File Number: SAT—MOD—20150309—00010 #unth cor*dmans J. Dmu Chie! Satellite Policy Brnch FCC APPLICATION FOR SPACE AND EARTH STATION:MOD OR AMD — MAIN FORM FCC Use Only FCC 312 MAIN FORM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to n‘lenufy it on the main menu: Mod to reassign AMC—7 ($2155) to 135 WL and extend license term 1—8. Legal Name of Applicant Name: SES Americom, Inc. Phone Number: 202—478—7144 DBA Fax Number: 202—478—7111 Name: Street: 1129 20th Street NW E—Mail: nancy.eskenazi@ses.com Suite 1000 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 ns Attention: Ms Nancy J Eskenazi

SES Americom, Inc. IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20150309—00010 Call Sign $2155 The application of SES Americom, Inc. (SES Americom), IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20150309— 00010, to modify the authorization for its geostationary—satellite orbit AMC—7 space station (Call Sign $2155), to specify authorization of AMC—7 at the 135° W.L. orbital location, rather than at its previously authorized location of 137° W.L., is GRANTED. Accordingly, SES Americom is authorized to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) operations necessary to drift AMC—7 to, and maintain it at, the 135° W.L. orbital position using center frequencies located at 3700.5 MHz and 4199.5 MHz (horizontal and vertical polarization), and 6423.5 MHz (Earth—to— space; horizontal and vertical polarization). In addition, SES Americom is authorized to provide Fixed—Satellite Service (FSS) at 135° W.L., including direct—to—home services, in the conventional C—band frequencies of 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth) and 5925—6425 MHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands. Further, we grant SES Americom‘s request to extend the license term of AMC—7 to October 25, 2018. This authorization is granted in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in SES Americom‘s application, the Commission‘s rules, and the following conditions: 1. All operations of AMC—7 during drift from the 137.0° W.L. orbital location to the 135° W.L. orbital location must be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., the AMC—7 space station must not cause harmful interference to, and must not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating station. In the event of any harmful interference, SES Americonr must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 2. SES Americom must only operate AMC—7 in its authorized TT&C frequencies during drift of the space station from the 137.0° W.L. orbital location to the 135° W.L. orbital location. 3. SES Americom must comply with terms and conditions of the authorization for the AMC—7 space station adopted in IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20021108—00210 (granted August 15, 2003). 4. In connection with the provision of service in any particular country, SES Americom is obliged to comply with the applicable laws, regulations, rules, and licensing procedures of that country. 5. SES Americom must maintain the AMC—7 space station within an east/west longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of + 0.05 degrees of the 135° W.L. orbital location. 6. SES Americom must operate the AMC—7 space station at the 135° W.L. orbital location in compliance with all existing or future coordination agreements for this location. 7. The operations of AMC—7 and associated earth stations must comport with the applicable uplink and down limits in 47 C.F.R. §§ 25.211, 25.212, 25.218, 25.222, 25.226, and/or 25.227, unless SES Americom coordinates any non—conforming operation with the operations of U.S.—licensed GSO space stations within 6 degrees of 135° W.L. Non—conforming operation must also be coordinated with respect to those operations of non—U.S.—licensed space stations within 6 degrees of 135° W.L. involving approved communications with U.S.—licensed earth stations.

SES Americom, Inc. IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20150309—00010 Call Sign $2155 8. SES Americom‘s request for a waiver of Sections 25.114(d)(14)(ii) and 25.283(c) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.283(c), is granted. Sections 25.114(d)(14)(ii) and 25.283(c) specify that space stations must discharge all stored energy sources at end—of—life of the space station. AMC—7 is a Lockheed Martin A2100 model spacecraft that was launched on September 14, 2000. SES Americom states that due to its design, AMC— 7‘s two identical helfum tanks were sealed immediately following the last orbit—raising maneuver during the launch phase for the satellite and cannot be further discharged. SES Americom states that the sealed helium tanks will retain a total mass of approximately 7385 grams of helium at end of life, with each tank volume being 229.8 liters. Compliance with Section 25.283(c) is not achievable except through direct retrieval of spacecraft. The information submitted is not sufficient to support a finding that the underlying purpose of Section 25.283(c) would be served by sealing the helium tanks without completely venting them. Nevertheless, we grant SES Americom a partial waiver of Sections 25.114(d)(14)(ii) and 25.283(c). AMC—7 was launched and the tanks sealed before Section 25.283(c) was adopted. Furthermore, compliance with Section 25.283(c) would require direct retrieval of the spacecraft or launching a servicing mission to the spacecraft, which is not practicable at this time. This action is without prejudice to future licensing decisions in connection with other spacecraft of the same manufacturing series. 9. SES Americom is afforded thirty days from the date of release of this grant and authorization to decline this authorization as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the authorization as conditioned. 10. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 of the Commission‘s rules or applications for reconsideration under Section 1.115 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the public notice indicating that this action was taken. File # §BT—NMop— 20150209—C0 6 Call Sign $215§ Orant Date os/a\/is (or other identificr) Term Dates See | From_O5/24/15 To: cad}hms International Bureau Appmvcmw Fustheodilons Stepheqg 0. Dell ChiefSatellite Poligy Brach

9—16. Name of Contact Representative Name: _ Karis A. Hastings Phone Number: 202—599—0975 Company: SatCom Law LLC Fax Number: Street: 1317 F St NW E—Mail: karis@satcomlaw.com Suite 400 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20004— Attention: Relationship: CLASSIFICATION OF FILING 17. Choose the button next to the classification that applies to this filing for (N/A) b1. Application for License of New Station both questions a. and b. Choose only one (N/A) b2. Application for Registration of New Domestic Receive—Only Station for 17a and only one for 17b. C) b3. Amendment to a Pending Application Ear Stati 1. Earth & al. ation (&) b4. Modification of License or Registration e Sn b5. Assignment of License or Registration t&, aZ. Space tation b6. Transfer of Control of License or Registration «:4 b7. Notification of Minor Modification (N/A) b8. Application for License of New Receive—Only Station Using Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite (N/A) b9. Letter of Intent to Use Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite to Provide Service in the United States (N/A) b10. Other (Please specify) (N/A) b11. Application for Earth Station to Access a Non—U.S.satellite Not Currently Authorized to Provide the Proposed Service in the Proposed Frequencies in the United States (N/A) b12. Application for Database Entry {4 b13. Amendment to a Pending Database Entry Application 34 b14. Modification of Database Entry

17¢. Is a fee submitted with this application? @, IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). g£4 Governmental Entity g*% Noncommercial educational licensee g74 Other(please explain}: 17d. Fee Classification BFY — Space Station Modification(Geostationary) 18. If this filing is in reference to an 19. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application enter both fields, if this filing is a existing station, enter: modification please enter only the file number: (a) Call sign of station: (a) Date pending application was filed: (b) File number: $2155 SATMOD2002110800210

TYPE OF SERVICE 20. NATURE OF SERVICE: This filing is for an authorization to provide or use the following type(s) of service(s): Select all that apply: E a. Fixed Satellite D b. Mobile Satellite D c. Radiodetermination Satellite D d. Earth Exploration Satellite E e. Direct to Home Fixed Satellite D £. Digital Audio Radio Service D g. Other (please specify) 21. STATUS: Choose the button next to the applicable status. Choose [22. If earth station applicant, check all that apply. only one. D Using U.S. licensed satellites 23 Common Carrier ©@ Non—Common Carrier D Using Non—U.S. licensed satellites 23. If applicant is providng INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding Sec. 214 filings. Choose one. Are these facilities: L3 Connected to a Public Switched Network C3 Not connected to a Public Switched Network @ N/A 24. FREQUENCY BAND(S): Place an ‘X" in the box(es) next to all applicable frequency band(s). E a. C—Band (4/6 GHz) D b. Ku—Band (12/14 GHz) [:l c.Other (Please specify upper and lower frequencies in MHz.] Frequency Lower: Frequency Upper: (Please specify additional frequencies in an attachment)

TYPE OF STATION 25. CLASS OF STATION: Choose the button next to the class of station that applies. Choose only one. {4 a. Fixed Earth Station g¢74 b. Temporary—Fixed Earth Station 34 o. 12/14 GHz VSAT Network £3 d. Mobile Earth Station @ c Geostationary Space Station {4 £ Non—Geostationary Space Station ¢74 g. Other (please specify) 26. TYPE OF EARTH STATION FACILITY: «*4 Transmit/Receive @3 Transmit—Only {£74 Receive—Only @ N/A "For Space Station applications, select N/A."

PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION 27. The purpose of this proposed modification is to: (Place an ‘X" in the box(es) next to all that apply.) D a — authorization to add new emission designator and related service I:I b — authorization to change emission designator and related service D c —— authorization to increase EIRP and EIRP density D d — authorization to replace antenna D e —— authorization to add antenna ['_'I f —— authorization to relocate fixed station D g —— authorization to change frequency(ies) D h — authorization to add frequency D i — authorization to add Points of Communication (satellites & countries) D j — authorization to change Points of Communication (satellites & countries) E] k — authorization for facilities for which environmental assessment and radiation hazard reporting is required E 1 —— authorization to change orbit location D m —— authorization to perform fleet management D n —— authorization to extend milestones E o —— Other (Please specify)

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 28. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant environmental «3 Yes m No impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.13077? IfYES, submit the statement as required by Sections 1.1308 and 1.1311 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.1308 and 1.1311, as an exhibit to this application.A Radiation Hazard Study must accompany all applications for new transmitting facilities, major modifications, or major amendments. ALIEN OWNERSHIP Earth station applicants not proposing to provide broadcast, common carrier, aeronautical en route or aeronautical fixed radio station services are not required to respond to Items 30—34. 29. Is the applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government? 3 Yes @ No 30. Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien? {3 Yes & No @3 N/A 31. Is the applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government? {3 Yes @ No 3 N/A 32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one—fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by 1 Yes & No N/A aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country? |

33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than @# Yes | No 4 N/A one—fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country? 34. If any answer to questions 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33 is Yes, attach as an exhibit an identification of the aliens or Exhibits A and B foreign entities, their nationality, their relationship to the applicant, and the percentage of stock they own or vote. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 35. Does the Applicant request any waivers or exemptions from any of the Commission‘s Rules? @ Yes 4 No IfYes, attach as an exhibit, copies of the requests for waivers or exceptions with supporting documents. 36. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization or license 4 Yes & No revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal of FCC station authorization, license, or construction permit denied by the Commission? IfYes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances.

37. Has the applicant, or any party to this application or amendment, or any party directly or indirectly controlling 3 Yes & No the applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court? IfYes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances. 38. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly orindirectly controlling the applicant, 4 Yes @, No guilty of unlawfully monopolizing or attemptiing unlawfully to monopolize radio communication, directly or indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement or any other means or unfair methods of competition?IfYes, attach as an exhibit, an explanation of circumstances 39. Is the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, currently a party in any pending . y Yes @ No matter referred to in the preceding two items? If yes, attach as an exhinit, an explanation of the circumstances. 40. If the applicant is a corporation and is applying for a space station license, attach as an exhibit the names, address, and citizenship of those stockholders owning a record and/or voting 10 percent or more of the Filer‘s voting stock and the percentages so held. In the case of fiduciary control, indicate the beneficiary(ies) or class of beneficiaries. Also list the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the Filer.

41. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies, that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is @ Yes «3 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. 42a. Does the applicant intend to use a non—U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States? IfYes, y Yes & No answer 42b and attach an exhibit providing the information specified in 47 C.F.R. 25.137, as appropriate. If No, proceed to question 43. 42b. What administration has licensed oris in the process of licensing the space station? If no license will be issued, what administration has coordinated or is in the process of coordinating the space station? 43. Description. (Summarize the nature of the application and the services to be provided). (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) SES Americom, Inc. hereby requests modification of the license for its AMC—7 spacecraft, call sign $2155, to seek reassignment of the satellite to 135 degrees W.L. and to extend the license term. Narr and Tech App 10

43a. Geographic Service Rule Certification A By selecting A, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is not subject to the geographic service or geographic @ coverage requirements specified in 47 C.ER. Part 25. 4 B By selecting B, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25 and will comply with such requirements. C By selecting C, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic o coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25 and will not comply with such requirements because it is not feasible as a technical matter to do so, or that, while technically feasible, such services would require so many compromises in satellite design and operation as to make it economically unreasonable. A narrative description and technical analysis demonstrating this claim are attached. CERTIFICATION The Applicant waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests an authorization in accordance with this application. The applicant certifies that grant of this application would not cause the applicant to be in violation of the spectrum aggregation limit in 47 CFR Part 20. All statements made in exhibits are a material part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application. The undersigned, individually and for the applicant, hereby certifies that all statements made in this application and in all attached exhibits are true, complete and correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. 11

44. Applicant is a (an): (Choose the button next to applicable response.) ¢3 Individual C Unincorporated Association C Partnership ggy Corporation g34 Governmental Entity C Other (please specify) 45. Name of Person Signing 46. Title of Person Signing Gerald E. Oberst President & CEO ——> 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)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). 12

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