Attachment 20100708100450.pdf

20100708100450.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB/FCC

STA grant

2010-07-08

This document pretains to SES-STA-20100702-00865 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2010070200865_828599

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: Request for Special Temporary Authority for Clarksburg Maryland Earth Station KA275 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat North America LLC 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 File# SES— SA — 2010 07602—00°6S§ Call Sign 19275 Grant Date 07/08%0_ (or other identifier) Term Dates period of cR \*fi"f‘D"‘ From_O07/0#%/6_ 1RANTE To _20 das$_ _InternationalDurcait§ Approved: __ _,,4%» M_ * subject 4o condition St Dua {)

Condition: All operations shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., Intelsat North America LLC shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating station, and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference. <Egs—s5sth — 2016 07607— 00 #GS 03//0 ! Cal KHZ7§ Grant Date 072 Perbd O‘F ther identifier) Torm Dates 4s .,_omhbsho. To: 7 exsage s 4. Duall ( setellite Policy Branch

2. Contact Name: Jennifer D Hindin Phone Number: 202—719—4975 Company: Wiley Rein LLP Fax Number: 202—719—7207 Street: 1776 K Street, NW E—Mail: jhindin@wileyrein.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20006 — Attention: Susan H Crandall Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the 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). C Governmental Entity C Noncommercial educational licensee g£3 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request g4 Use Prior to Grant «3 Change Station Location f&, Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityClarksburg 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 39 13 74 N

9. State MD 10. Longitude (dd mmss.s h) 77 16 10.9 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Attachment Narrative Attachment 2: Attachment 3: 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appearin this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) Intelsat North America LLC herein requests Special Temporary Authority for 30 days, from July 8, 2010 through August 6, 2010, to use its Clarksburg, Maryland earth station (call sign KA275) to provide emergency communications services in the 3700—4200 MHz and 5925— 6425 MHz conventional C—band frequencies to the Galaxy 13 satellite (call sign $2386) at 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is @ Yes «y 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 &quot;party to the application&quot; 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@fec.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 sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or 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 Intelsat North America LLC herein requests Special Temporary Authority for 30 days, from July 8, 2010 through August 6, 2010, to use its Clarksburg, Maryland earth station (call sign KA275) to provide emergency communications services in the 3700—4200 MHz and 5925—6425 MHz conventional C— band frequencies to the Galaxy 13 satellite (call sign S$2386) at 127.0 W.L. and the Galaxy 14 (call sign $2385) at the nominal 125.0 W.L. orbital location.

July 2, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 INTELSAT Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority for Clarksburg, Maryland Earth Station, Call Sign: KA275 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat North America LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA")‘ for 30 days—from July 8, 2010 through August 6, 2010— to use its Clarksburg, Maryland earth station (call sign KA275) to provide emergency communications services in the 3700—4200 MHz and 5925—6425 MHz conventional C—band frequencies to the Galaxy 13 satellite (call sign $2386) at 127.0° W.L. and the Galaxy 14 (call sign $2385) at the nominal 125.0° W.L. orbital location. This STA request seeks temporary authority to add communications services, including video and data, as approved services for KA275. The emission designators for the proposed services are 36M0G7W (digital video and data), 36MO0F7D (digital data), and 36MO0F8W (analog video and data). The KA275 earth station is not currently licensed to provide communications services. Instead, the license specifies telemetry, command and ranging services, and the emission designators in the license reflect that use. However, the KA275 earth station already contains the ALSAT designation, authorizing communications with all U.S.—licensed satellites including Galaxy 13 and Galaxy 14. The KA275 earth station also is authorized to use the conventional C—band frequencies from 3700—4200 MHz and 5925—6425 MHz and has been coordinated for operations in these frequencies for the portion of the satellite arc where Galaxy 13 and Galaxy 14 operate. The KA275 antenna will operate consistent with the power levels specified in its existing authorization when providing communications services. Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest. As the Commission is aware, the Galaxy 15 satellite (call sign $2387) operated by Intelsat‘s sister company, PanAmSat Licensee Corp. ("PanAmSat"), experienced an anomaly on April 5, 2010 and is currently drifting East in an uncontrolled manner ‘ Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and a $175.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System. {ntelsat 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 July 2, 2010 Page 2 toward the Galaxy 13 and Galaxy 14 satellites. The requested authority will allow Intelsat to mitigate potential interference and minimize service disruptions. Use of the 19m antenna in Clarksburg, MD will facilitate the successful transmission of C—band communications traffic during the period of time that Galaxy 15 drifts through the nominal 127° W.L. and 125° W.L. orbital locations. Specifically, the KA275 earth station will uplink communications traffic to Galaxy 13 and Galaxy 14. Galaxy 13 will remain in its station—keeping box, and Galaxy 14 may have to maneuver up to 0.03° to the East and West to avoid a collision with Galaxy 15. The large size and advanced tracking capabilities of the KA275 earth station will best ensure uninterrupted signals during these maneuvers. As a result, grant of the requested STA will minimize service disruptions for customers. In addition, grant of this request will not adversely affect other satellite service providers. The only C—band satellite within 6° of the nominal orbital locations 127° W.L. or 125° W.L. which is not operated by Intelsat or PanAmSat is AMC—11 at 131° W.L. Provision of communications services using the KA275 earth station will not cause harmful interference to AMC—11 because operations will be conducted in compliance with the FCC 2—degree conditions. Actually, given the earth station size (19.0 m) the EIRP towards AMC—1 1 (off— axis angles of 4° and 6°) will be well within acceptable values. For the same reason, Intelsat does not expect that its proposed provision of communications services using the KA275 earth station will cause harmful interference to any of the satellites operated by Intelsat or PanAmSat. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this request. PanAmSat will file a separate request for special temporary authority to operate the Galaxy 14 satellite outside its authorized station—keeping box.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch July 2, 2010 Page 3 Sincerely, /s/ Jennifer D. Hindin Wiley Rein LLP Counsel to Intelsat On behalf of: Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation co: Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall


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