Attachment Intelsat - Grant ext

Intelsat - Grant ext

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Granted Request For Extension of STA

2019-01-31

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190128-00003 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2019012800003_1615671

S2960 SAT-STA20f9Ol280003 Intelsat License LLC I 182019000056 JCSAT-RA INTELSAT En vision. Connect. Transform. Flle# 5F)T S11 2&3O 12 -C(DoQ3 Call Sign5 Grant DJtC0\/31/15 January 28. 2019 for other identifier TermDates pecl F Tcr___ Ms. Marlene H. Dortch itrn il nn1 Thi mmi Apjwoved:_. -. Secretary *oiili’ Stepher J Dud Federal Communications Commission Sete ‘onch 445 12111 Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Drift JCSAT-RA to, and Operate at, 168.9° E.L. Call Sign: S2960 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“lntelsat’) herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (STA”)’ previously granted Entelsat to drift JCSAT-RA (Call Sign S2960) from 169.00 E.L. to 168.9° E.L. and operate the satellite temporarily at 168.9° E.L. The JCSAT-RA satellite is permanently licensed to operate at 169.0 E.L..2 and is currently operating at 168.9° E.L. subject to STA.3 Intelsat relocated JCSAT-RA to accommodate the arrival of Horizons 3e (S2947) at 169.0° E.L. tbllowing the satellites successful launch. On—station at 168.9° EL.. Intelsat will continue to utilize the satellite’s telemetry, tracking, and control (‘TT&C’) and communications frequencies. The specific TT&C frequencies are: 4199.55 MHz (beacon), 12.2485 GFtz (beacon), 12.7472 GHz (beacon), 12.74835 GHz. and 12.74975 GHz (space-to-Earth): and 13.9935 Gflz and 14.496 GHz (Earth-to-space). The specific communications frequencies are: 3940-4200 MHz. 6225-6425 MHz, 6425-6485 MHz, 12200-12250 MHz, 12250- 12500 MHz. 12500-1275() MHz, 13750-13997 MHz, 13997-14000 MHz, 14000-14250 MHz, and 14250-14500 Ml-lz Intelsat has tiled this STA reqciest. an FCC Form 159. and a $980.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureaus Filing System. 2 See Foflc3’ Branch informcition: Actions Taken. Report No. SAT-0 1330. File No. SAT-LOA 20160411-00035 (July 13. 2018) (Public Notice). See Poilcy Branch Information: Actions Taken. Report No. SAT-01 366, File No. SAT-STA 20181218-00091 (Dec. 21. 2018) (Public Notice). Intelsat US ICC 7900 Tysoris One Place, McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA www.intelsat.com T -‘1 703-559-6800

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 28,2019 Page 2 Grant of this STA extension request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference. On- station at 168.9° E.L.. lntelsat will continue to operate the satellite in conformance with its coordination agreements concerning the nominal 169.00 EL. location. Further, Intelsat has assessed and limited the probability of the space station becoming a source of debris as a result of collisions with large debris or other operational space stations. Intelsat is not aware of any FCC licensed system, or any other system applied for and under consideration by the FCC, having an overlapping station-keeping volume with JCSAT-RA at 168.9° EL. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station-keeping volume with JCSAT-RA that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. In support ofthis STA extension request, Intelsat requests that the prior waivers granted for JCSAT RA for Section 2.106 regarding the 122-12.7 GHz and 12.7-12.75 bands at 169.0° E.L. be extended to JCSAT-RA at 168.9° E.L Grant of this STA extension request is in the public interest because it will allow Intelsat to continue safely station-keep JCSAT-RA at the nominal 169° E.L. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this STA extension request. Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (703) 5594949. Sincerely, /s/C)’nthiaJ. Gradj Cynthia). Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat License LLC 1EFS File No. SAT-STA-20 190128-00003 IBFS File No(s): SAT-STA-20190128-00003 GRANTEU — Licensee/Grantee: Intelsat License LLC With Conditions Cal] Sign: S2960 Satellite Name: JCSAT-RA Orbital Location: 168.9° E.L. (required station- (± 0.05 degrees) keeping tolerance) Administration: United States of America Nature of Service: Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) International Bureau Satellite Division Scope of Grant: 30-day extension of previously granted special temporary authority Service Area(s): C-band: Asia and Hawaii. Ku-band: Japan, Asia, and Global. See IBFS File No. SAT-LOA-2016041 1-00035, Section S6, Schedule S Tech Report and Engineering Statement at 2. Frequencies: 3940-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth) 6225-6485 MHz (Earth-to-space) 12.2-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) 13.8-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) Telemetry, tracking, & command center frequencies: 4199.55 MHz (space-to-Earth) (Beacon) 12.2485 GHz (space-to-Earth) (Beacon) 12.7472 GHz(space-to-Earth) (Beacon) 12.74835 GHz (space-to-Earth) 12.74975 GHz (space-to-Earth) 13.9935 GHz (Earth-to-space) 14.496 GHz (Earth-to-space) Unless otherwise specified herein, operations under this grant must comport with the legal and technical specifications set forth by the applicant or petitioner and with Federal Communication Commission’s rules not waived herein. This grant is also subject to the following conditions: 1. Operations under this grant of special temporary authority for operations of JCSAT-RA at 168.9° E.L. must comply with the applicable conditions placed on the operations of JCSAT-RA at 169.0° E.L. in IBFS File No. SAT-LOA-2016041 1-00035 (grant stamp July 12, 2018). Licensee/grantee is afforded thirty (30) days from the date of release of this action to decline the grant as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the grant as conditioned. This action is taken pursuant to Section 0.26 1 of the Commission’s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.26 1, and is effective upon release. Station licenses are subject to the conditions specified in Section 309(h) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 309(h). Action January 31, 2019 Date: Term Dates From: February 6, 2019 To: period of 30 days Page 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat License LLC IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20190128-00003 Approved: Stephen J. Duall Chief, Satellite Policy Branch Page 2 of 2


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