Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20100111-00007 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010011100007_793939

January 11, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Conduct In—Orbit Testing of Intelsat 16; Call Sign: $2750 _ Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat North America LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days, from February 21, 2010 through March 22, 2010, to conduct in—orbit testing ("IOT") of Intelsat 16 (call sign $2750) at 48.0° W.L. in the bands 13750—14500 MHz and 12750—1 3250 MHz in the uplink and 11700—12200 MHz and 10700—11450 MHz in the downlink and to drift the satellite to its permanent location of 58.1° W.L. Intelsat 16 cutrently is scheduled to be launched on February 11, 2010, and will be nominally co—located with Intelsat 9 (call sign $2380), which currently operates at 58.0° W.L. In support of its request, Intelsat submits the following information. j During in—orbit testing of Intelsat 16, Intelsat will operate in the above referenced Ku—bands. Intelsat has coordinated the planned in—orbit testing of Intelsat 16 with all operators of satellites operating co—frequency up to six degrees away from 48.0° W.L. Specifically, Intelsat has internally coordinated the proposed testing with the following of its satellites: Intelsat 705 (call sign $2395) at 50.0° W.L., Intelsat 707 (call sign $2398) at 53.0° W.L., Intelsat 1R (call sign $2368) at 50.0° W.L., Intelsat 14 (call sign $2785) at 45.0° W.L., Intelsat 3R (call sign PAS—2R) at 43.1° W.L., and Intelsat 11 (call sign $2237) at 43.0° W.L. In the unlikely event that harmful interference occurs, Intelsat will take all necessary steps to eliminate the interference. Intelsat has assessed and limited the probability of the space station becoming a source of debris as a result of collision with large debris or other operational space stations during in—orbit testing at 48.0° W.L. Intelsat 16 will not be * Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $830.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00610, File No. SAT—LOA—20080416—00085 (June 5, 2009) (Public Notice). During the drift from 48.0° W.L. to 58.1° W.L., only the satellite‘s TT&C frequencies will be utilized. Intelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 202—944—6800 F +1 202—944—7898

Ms. Mariene H. Dortch January 11, 2010 Page 2 located at the same orbital location as another satellite or at an orbital location that has an overlapping station—keeping volume with another satellite. Further, Intelsat is not aware of any other FCC licensed system, or any other system applied for and under consideration by the FCC, having an overlapping station— keeping volume with Intelsat 16. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station—keeping volume with Intelsat 16 that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. The in—orbit testing of Intelsat 16 at 48.0° W.L. is a critical step in ensuring that the satellite will be fully operational at 58.1° W.L. This, in turn, will provide additional capacity at the nominal 58.0° W.L. location, and thereby promotes the public interest. ‘ For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this request. Sincerely, L Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Ce: Robert Nelson Karl Kensinger Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall


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