Attachment 20100219141203.pdf

20100219141203.pdf

DECISION submitted by FCC

Grant

2010-02-19

This document pretains to SES-STA-20100125-00114 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2010012500114_802195

E030096 SES—STA—20100125—00114 1B2010000335 PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: STA for Earth Station E030096 to Provide TT&C Services for the Intelsat 16 Satellite 1. Applicant | Name: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Phone Number: 202—944—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 3400 International Drive, N.W. City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Susan H Crandall ) UA ConAitiene Fie#s3CS—SM 2010 0125700 I1¢C Call Sign02007@ Grant Date ¢>2/194 /20/0 (or other identifier) Term Dates —/ From Df/;Z_[ /20(0 To: ‘3‘—12[ 20 O \pproved: :;‘/L t 1 Shokhmt Chava mM

Attachment Condition: All operations are on a non—protected, non—interference basis. PanAmSat shall coordinate its operations with neighboring satellites with + 6 degrees of its orbital location. PanAmSat shall immediate cease operations if interference is reported. l & CmdtCCm s * t s Fie# SCS—~ST4 20(00 25— bout Call Sign@g@fle Grant Date &( 9| 2010 (or other identifier) Term Dates From atlagsgo nalsalzsaon * shohnaZ C ha\/aWLC

2. Contact Name: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Phone Number: 202—944—7848 Company: ' Fax Number: 202—944—7870 Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 3400 International Drive, N.W. City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 —3006 Attention: Susan H. Crandall Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, entereitherthe file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 4a. 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). Governmental Enti Noncommercial educational licensee 23 g4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request C Use Prior to Grant C Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityCastle Rock 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 39 16 37.0 N

9. State CO 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 104 48 24.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: Exhibit A Attachment 3: 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) PanAmSat Licensee Corp. herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 30 days, from February 21, 2010 through March 22, 2010, to use its Castle Rock, Colorado Ku— band earth station, call sign EO030096, to provide TT&C services for the Intelsat 16 satellite at 48.0 W.L. while the satellite undergoes in—orbit testing, as well as during 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes 4 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. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Susan H. Crandall Asst. General Counsel, Intelsat Corporation 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).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fce.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsorthis collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control numberor if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

12. Description PanAmSat Licensee Corp. herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for 30 days, from February 21, 2010 through March 22, 2010, to use its Castle Rock, Colorado Ku—band earth station, call sign EO30096, to provide TT&C services for the Intelsat 16 satellite at 48.0 W.L. while the satellite undergoes in—orbit testing, as well as during the drift of the satellite to and operation at its permanent location of 58.10 W.L. Intelsat 16 is expected to be launched on February 11, 2010.

January 25, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 2l 445 12"" Street, S.W. — Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority _ Castle Rock, Colorado Earth Station E030096 Dear Ms. Dortch: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. ("PanAmSat") herein requests a grant of Spec:1a1 Temporary Authority ("STA*")‘ for 30 days, from February 21, 2010 through March 22, 2010, to use its Castle Rock, Colorado Ku—band earth station —— call sign E030096 —— to provide telemetry, tracking and command ("TT&C") services for the Intelsat 16 satellite at 48.0° W.L. while thesatellite undergoes in—orbit testing, as well as during the satellite‘s drift to and operation at its permanent location of 58.10° W.L.* Intelsat 16 is expected to be launched on February 11, 2010. Upon launch and subject to receipt of FCC apzproval, Intelsat 16 will be located temporarily at 48.0° W.L. for in—orbit testmg The satellite‘s permanent location ultimately will be 58.10° W.L.* The Intelsat 16 TT&C operations will be performed in the following frequency bands: 13997.5 MHz and 14499.5 — MHz in the uplink and 12198.25 MHz and 12198.75 MHz in the downlink. For 48.0° W.L., PanAmSat has coordinated the proposed TT&C operations with operators of co—frequency satellites within six degrees. During the drift from 48.0° W.L. to 58.10° W.L., PanAmSat has coordinated with operators of _ co—frequency satellites in the drift path. For 58.10° W.L., PanAmSat will operate the TT&C transmissions in conformance with its coordination. agreements for the nominal 58.0° W.L. location, as well as with the FCC‘s ‘ PanAmSat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $175.00 filing fee and this supporting letter’"électronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System ("IBFS"). * Intelsat will shortly file an application to modify the E030096 license to add 58.10° W.L. as a point of communication. * See Intelsat North America LLC Requestfor Speczal Temporary Authority, _ File No.SAT—STA—20100111—00007 (filed Jan. 11, 2010). * See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT—00610, File No. SAT—LOA—20080416—00085 (June 5, 2009) (Public Notice). 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. Marlene H. Dortch : January 25, 2010 _Page 2 rules designed to allow co—frequency operations in a two—degree separation _ envuonment * Operations in the 14499.5 MHz, 12198.25 MHz and 12198.75 MHz frequencies will be consistent with the antenna‘s licensed parameters. With respect to operations in the 13997.5 MHz frequency, PanAmSat is attaching Exhibit A, which contains technical information that demonstrates that the operation of the earth station will be compatible with its electromagnetic environment and will not cause harmful interference into any lawfully operating terrestrial facility." In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or from its earth station, PanAmSat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. The provision of TT&C services to the Intelsat 16 satellite at 48.0° W.L., during drift, and at 58.10° W.L. is critical to ensure the safe station—keeping of the satellite while it undergoes in—orbit testing and at its permanent location. This, in turn, will result in additional capacity at the nominal 58.0° W.L. location, and thereby promotes the public interest. Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at . (202) 944—7848. Respectfully submitted, Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Co: Kathyrn Medley — 5 The EIRP levels for transmissions in the 13997.5 MHz frequency wfll be . consistent with the antenna‘s hcensed parameters.

Exhibit A Compliance of Operations in the 13.75 — 14.0 GHz Band with FCC Report & Order . (FCC 96—377) . ' 1. _ Background This exhibit is presented to demonstrate the extent to which the PanAmSat Licensee Corp. satellite earth station in Castle Rock, CO is in compliance with FCC Report & Order 96—377. The potential interference from the earth station to U.S. Navy shipboard radiolocation operations (RADAR) and the NASA space research activities in the 13.75 — 14.0 GHz Band is addressed in this exhibit. The parameters for the earth station are: | Table 1. Earth Station Characteristics Coordinates (NAD$3): | 39° 16° 37.0" N, 104°48" 24.0" W e Satellite Location for Earth Station: Intelsat 16 from 48.0°W to 58.0°W e Frequency Band: 13.9975 GHz for uplink e Polarizations: Linear and Circular e Emissions: | 850KGT7D e Modulation: _ \Digital e Maximum Aggregate Uplink EIRP: 85.0 dBW for all Carriers — e Transmit Antenna Characteristics Antenna Size: ‘ 11.0 meters in Diameter — Antenna Type/Model: Vertex Gain: o 62.5 dBi e RFpower into Antenna Flange: 22.5 dBW or 23.2 dBW/ MHz or —0.8$ dBW/4 kHz (Maximum) e Minimum Elevation Angles: ' Castle Rock, CO. 16.7° @112.5° Az. at 48.0° W. 24.3° @ 120.7° Az. at 58.0° W. e Side Lobe Antenna Gain: 32 — 25*l0g(0) Because the above uplink spectrum is shared with the federal government, analysis of potential interference between the earth station and both Navy Department and NASA systems is required. Potential interference from the earth station could impact the Navy and/or NASA systeims in two

areas. These aréas are noted in FCC Order 96—377 and consist of (1) Radiolocation and radio navigation and (2) Data Relay Satellites. Summary of Coordination Issues: 1) Potential Impact to Government Radiolocation (Shipboard Radar) 2) Potential Impact to NASA Data Relay Satellite Systems (TDRSS) 2. Potential Impa“ct to Government Radiolocation (Shipboard Radar) Radiolocation operations (RADAR) may occur anywhere in the 13.4 — 14 GHz frequency band on United States Navy ships. The FCC‘s Order 96—377 allocates the top 250 MHz of this 600 MHz. band to the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) on a co—primary basis with the radiolocation operations and provides for an interference protection level of —167 dBW/m2/4 kHz. The closest distance to the shoreline from the Castle Rock, CO earth station is approx1mately 1350 km Southwest toward the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, there should be no interference to the U.S. Navy radars from the Castle Rock, CO earth station, given the distance and terrain blockage to the shore. a~ 3. Potential Impact to NASA‘s Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) . The geographic location of the earth station in Castle Rock, CO is outside the 390 km radius coordination contour surrounding NASA‘s White Sands, NM ground station complex. Therefore, the TDRSS space—to—earth link will not be impacted by the PanAmSat earth station in Castle Rock, CO. The TDRSS space—to—space link in the 13.772 to 13.778 GHz band is assumed to be protected if an earth station produces an EIRP less than 71 dBW/6 MHz in this band. The 11.0 meter earth station that is the subject of this application will not radiate in this band, as the proposed transmissions will be limited to the 13997.5 GHz frequency. Therefore, there will be interferenceto the TDRSS space—to—space link. 4. Summary and Conclusions The results of the analysis and calculations performed in this exhibit indicate compatible . operation between the Castle Rock, CO earth station and the U.S, Navy radiolocation systems space—to—earth link are possible. Similarly, there will be no interference above permissible FCC levels into NASA‘s TDRSS systems, as the intended operations are outside of the 13772.0 to 13778.0 MHz frequency range.


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