1012-EX-ST-2019

Filing overview

Special Temporary Authority application - Address

Attention:

Todd Dudley

City:

Ashburn

E-Mail Address:

tdudley@xtar.com

P.O. Box:

20147

State:

VA

Street Address:

43777 Central Station Dr

Zip Code:

20147

Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

XTAR LLC

Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact

First Name:

Todd

Last Name:

Dudley

Phone Number:

5715241730

Title:

Director, Navy and Maritime Programs

Special Temporary Authority application - Certification

Applicant certification

Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.

Date:

2019-06-03 00:00:00.0

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):

Todd Dudley

Title of Applicant (if any):

Director, Navy and Maritime Programs

Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:

We have been working X-band licensing clarifications since last fall with DoD, STA is now necessary due to rapidly-approaching start of test window (1 Jul 19 - 31 Jan 20), which will include a series of WGS-XTAR handoff tests starting this summer.

Special Temporary Authority application - Information

Callsign:

WO9XUW

Class of Station:

MO

Nature of Service:

Experimental

Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:

We have been working X-band licensing clarifications since last fall with DoD, STA is now necessary due to rapidly-approaching start of test window (1 Jul 19 - 30 Jun 20), which will include a series of WGS-XTAR handoff tests starting this summer.

Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation

Operation End Date:

06/30/2020

Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer

Equipment 1 Experimental

No

Equipment 1 Manufacturer

General Dynamics

Equipment 1 Model Number

20/20M

Equipment 1 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 2 Experimental

No

Equipment 2 Manufacturer

General Dynamics

Equipment 2 Model Number

20/20M

Equipment 2 No. Of Units

1

Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

XTAR is a provider of commercially-available X-band SATCOM bandwidth, to be provided from our XTAR-LANT satellite at 30W, which we intend to utilize to support RDT&E efforts of a first-ever WGS-compatible remotely-operated amphibious vehicle, and, if successful, provide rapid-handoff/roaming capability between WGS and XTAR assets.

Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation

Operation End Date:

01/31/2020

Operation Start Date:

07/01/2019

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