Attachment STA Narrative

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170811-00899 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Application by ) ) SES AMERICOM, INC. ) Call Sign E170142 For Special Temporary Authority to ) Test a New Ka-Band Antenna ) REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY By this application, SES Americom, Inc. (“SES Americom”), respectfully requests earth station special temporary authority (“STA”) for a period of up to 30 days commencing August 21, 2017, to permit SES Americom to test its newly constructed antenna located at a teleport in Duluth, Minnesota, which is described in File No. SES-LIC-20170726- 00809 (Call Sign E170142). Specifically, SES Americom requests authority to conduct brief transmissions in the following bands with AMC-16 (Call Sign S2181) to test that the antenna performs in compliance with SES’s specifications and Commission rules: Transmit Receive 28.4-28.6 GHz 18.58-18.8 GHz 29.5-30 GHz 19.7-20.2 GHz A full description of the proposed operations is provided in Attachment 1. Grant of STA Will Serve the Public Interest. Grant of SES Americom’s request to test its new antenna is in the public interest. Such testing is necessary to ensure both that the antenna is operating within SES specifications but also within the limits of the Commission’s rules. Ensuring proper operations is necessary to avoid harmful interference in the future.

No Harmful Interference. The transmissions associated with the proposed antenna tests will not cause harmful interference to the operations of any other spacecraft or terrestrial operators. The antenna will communicate with a U.S. licensed spacecraft, AMC-16, in the conventional Ka-band. In addition, and in any event, SES Americom will conduct all test operations on a non-harmful interference basis, and will cease transmissions promptly in the event any harmful interference is caused by such operations. SES Americom hereby certifies that no party to this application is subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862. For the foregoing reasons, SES Americom respectfully requests special temporary authority to communicate with AMC-16 to test a new Ka-band antenna (Call Sign E170142) for a period of up to 30 days, commencing August 21, 2017. Respectfully submitted, SES AMERICOM, INC. By: /s/ Petra A. Vorwig Of Counsel Petra A. Vorwig Karis A. Hastings Senior Legal & Regulatory Counsel SatCom Law LLC SES Americom, Inc. 1317 F St., N.W. 1129 20th Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 Washington, D.C. 20004 Tel: (202) 478-7143 Tel: (202) 599-0975 Dated: August 11, 2017 2

Attachment 1 Below is a description of the test operations for which SES Americom seeks special temporary authority: Site Location: Call Sign E170142 Particulars of Operation Frequency Polarization Emission Tx/Rx Max Max EIRP Mode EIRP/Carrier Density (dBW/MHz) (dBW/4kHz) 18.58-18.8 GHz LHCP N0N Rx 19.7-20.2 GHz LHCP N0N Rx 28.4-28.6 GHz RHCP N0N Tx 66.3 42.3 29.5-30.0 GHz RHCP N0N Tx 66.3 42.3


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