Attachment SES-STA-20190806-010

SES-STA-20190806-010

DECISION submitted by FCC

Grant

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20190806-01013 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E170122 SES-STA-20190806-01013 1B2019002905 Intelsat License LLC Approved by 0MB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: 30—day Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Use Ellenwood, Georgia Earth Station E170122 to Provide LEOP for AMOS— 17 1. Applicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: do Intelsat US LLC E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 —5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall 1, 7— E//u7cFLt G) I’iIe#S5S T&t5 &fO(3 Call SignE/t_rant Date______ (or other identifier) from_____ o /t’/,? Approved: !_ t’, F I

2. Contact Name: Cynthia J. Grady Phone Number: 703—559—6949 Company: Intelsat US LLC Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: 7900 Tysons One Place E—Mail: cynthia.grady@intelsat.com City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 —5972 Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the TB 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? tfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). • Governmental Entity Noncommercial educational licensee 0 o Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request Change Station Location Other o Use Prior to Grant 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityEllenwood 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 33 39 52.8 N 2

9. State GA 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) $4 16 12.0 W 1 1. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: Attachment 3: 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) Intelsat License LLC herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority previously granted to Intelsat to use its Ellenwood, Georgia Ku—band earth station (Call Sign El70122) to provide launch and early orbit phase services for the AMOS—17 satellite. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 198$, 21 U.S.C. Section $62, 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 Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel, Intelsat US LLC 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). 3

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Applicant: Intelsat License LLC CaliSign: E170122 File No.: SES-STA-20 190806-01013 Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) Intelsat License LLC is granted extension of STA, for 30 days, to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the Turkmenistan-licensed AMOS-17 satellite scheduled for in- orbit testing at location 13.8° E and permanent orbital location 17° E from geographic coordinates 33° 39’ 52.8” N, 084° 16’ 12.0” W in Ellenwood, Georgia. The services will be under the following conditions: 1. Intelsat will perform LEOP operations using the 16.4-m General Dynamic antenna ID K28 fixed earth station with frequencies: 14497.5 MHz and 14499.5 MHz (RHCP) (Earth-to-space) and in the 11499.0 MHz and 11699.5 MHz (LHCP) (space-to-Earth) with the coordinated emission designation and power levels. 2. Operations, 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. 3. In the event of any harmful interference under this grant of STA, Intelsat License LLC E170 122 must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 4. The LEOP operations, cooperative efforts from Boeing and Intelsat, must be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the LEOP path. All operators of satellites in that path will be provided with an emergency phone number where the licensee can be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs. Currently the 24x7 contact information for the AMOS-17 satellite LEOP mission is as follows: Ph.: (703) 559-7701 East Coast Operations Center (primary); (310) 525- - 5591 West Coast Operations Center (back-up). Request to speak with Harry Burnham - or Kevin Bell. 5. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending or future Intelsat License LLC applications. 6. Operations of this station during the period from expiration of August 9, 2019, FCC ffiFS file number SES-STA-20190521-00659 to the grant of this special temporary authority was authorized pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.62. 7. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at Intelsat License LLC’s risk.

This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.26 1, and is effective immediately. E3/AJ5/o c- CJt1rr #_________________ Call Sign Et1Grant Date tf/’/1.)I (or other identifier) I Dates From:______ GRANTED International Bureau Approved:(L.’ ‘_

INTELSAT Envision. Connect. Transform. August 6, 2019 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority Ellenwood, Georgia Earth Station El 70122 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat’) herein requests an additional 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)’ previously granted to Intelsat to use its Ellenwood, Georgia Ku-band earth station (Call Sign El 70122) to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the AMOS-I 7 satellite.2 AMOS-I 7 was originally expected to launch on July 10, 2019, and is now expected to launch no earlier than August 6, 2019. Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately 6 days.4 The AMOS-I 7 operations will be performed at the following frequencies: 14497.5 MHz and 14499.5 MHz (RHCP) in the uplink; and 11449.0 MHz and 11699.5 MHz (LHCP) in the downlink. The LEOP operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands Jntelsat has filed its STA request, FCC Form 159, a $210.00 filing fee, and this supporting letter electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System (“IBfS”). 2 See Satellite Communications Services Information, Actions Taken, Report No. SES-02 173, File No. SES-STA-20190521-00659 (Public Notice) (June 19, 2019). The in-orbit testing location for AMOS- 17, which Intelsat understands is licensed by Israel, will be 13.8° E.L. The satellite’s final location will be 17.0° EL. Intelsat also has authority to use KA258 to support the AMOS-17 LEOP mission. See Application of Intetsat License LLCfor Grant ofSpecial Temporary Authority for Hagerstown, Maryland Earth Station K4258. File No. SES-STA-201 90521-00633 (granted Aug. 1, 2019). Intelsat US LLC 7900 Tysons One Piace. McLean, VA 22102-5972 USA wwwantelsatcom T +1 703-559-6800

b Ms. Marlene H. Dortch August 6, 2019 Page 2 and are in the LEOP path.5 All operators of satellites in that path will be provided with an emergency phone number where the licensee can be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs. The 24x7 contact information for the AMOS-I 7 LEOP mission is as follows: Ph.: (703) 559-7701 — East Coast Operations Center (primary) (310) 525-5591 — West Coast Operations Center (back-up) Request to speak with Harry Bumham or Kevin Bell. In further support of this request, Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibit A, a waiver request, included with its original request.6 In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur due to transmissions to or from its earth station, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. Finally, Intelsat clarifies that during the AMOS-I 7 LEOP mission, Boeing will serve as the mission manager. Boeing will build and send the commands to the Intelsat antenna, which will process and execute the commands. Telemetry received by Intelsat will be forwarded to Boeing. Intelsat will perform the ranging sessions by sending a tone to the spacecraft periodically. Intelsat will remain in control of the baseband unit, RF equipment, and antenna. Grant of this STA extension request will allow Intelsat to help launch the AMOS-I 7 satellite. This will help provide communication services to Africa at the 17.0° E.L. location and thereby promotes the public interest. For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Federal Communications Commission grant this STA extension request. Please direct any questions regarding this request to the undersigned at (703) 559-6949. Respectfully submitted, /s/Cynthiai Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Paul Blais Boeing, the manager of the AMOS- 17 mission, will handle the coordination. 6 See supra n. 2 at Exhibit A.


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