Akash Systems, Inc.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Akash Systems, Inc.

Address

Attention:	Felix Ejeckam
Street Address:	600 California Street, 11th Floor
P.O. Box:
City:	San Francisco
State:	CA
Zip Code:	94108
Country:	United States
E-Mail Address:	[email protected]

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:   Last Name: Lohmeyer First Name: Whitney Title: Regulatory Consultant Phone Number: 9194135434

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: A special temporary authority is requested for a NGSO satellite to conduct a six-month demonstration. The purpose of this demonstration is to assess the on-orbit performance of the Akash Systems Inc. GaN Transmitter.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

MCNAIR CubeSat The demonstration will consist of a point-to-point downlink (in both RHCP and LHCP) from an Akash GaN transmitter, on a 12U low earth orbit cubesat (referred to as MCNAIR), to an existing 13.2 m earth station (ES) in Ka-band. The Ka-band ES is located in Dongara, Australia, and is owned and operated by the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC). The MCNAIR satellite will also be equipped with an S-band Software Defined Radio (SDR) for telecommand and tracking. The S-band SDR will receive telecommand signals from and transmit telemetry to a 3.7 m earth station located in Svalbard that is owned and operated by KSAT. Akash Systems Inc. will use this experiment to demonstrate the technical capability of its GaN Transmitter. There will not be a return (receive) link to the Akash GaN Transmitter, and Ka-band transmission will only occur when the satellite is in view of the ES in Dongara, Australia. All emissions will cease after the completion of the six-month demonstration. Please see Exhibit 1 for more information on the demonstration plan and objectives.

Information

Callsign:	WN9XIB
Class of Station:	MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	10/01/2019
Operation End Date:	04/01/2020

Manufacturer

List below transmitting equipment to be installed (if experimental, so state) if additional rows are required, please submit equipment list as an exhibit:
Manufacturer	Model Number	No. Of Units	Experimental
Akash Systems Inc (GaN Transmitter)	14GR-173-203-30	1	Yes
Blue Canyon Technologies (SDR)	6ASM4135	1	No

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.

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):	Whitney Lohmeyer
Title of Applicant (if any):	Regulatory Consultant
Date:	2018-07-18 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
			North	West	NGSO - 500 km altitude, 97.8 degree inclination

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   Yes (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   No (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2.28600000-2.28800000 GHz	MO	2.000000 W N/A		0.00100000 %	2M00G1D	OQPSK

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	19.00000000-20.20000000 GHz	MO	10.000000 W N/A		0.00100000 %	1G20G1D	APSK

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