Exhibit 1

0864-EX-CN-2017 Text Documents

BlackSky Global, LLC

2017-11-13ELS_201073

BlackSky Global, LLC Exhibit 1 FCC Form 442 Page 1 of 3 REQUEST EXPERIMENTAL AUTHORITY BlackSky Global, LLC (“BlackSky”) herein requests an experimental license for its prototype model, “Global-1”. As set forth below, Global-1 will be launched on a PSLV rocket. Existing Experimental Program and Proposed Additional Experimental Satellite The proposed experimentation is a continuation of the experimental work that BlackSky first commenced with its Pathfinder satellite program. The purpose of that experimental program was to test, develop, and demonstrate the efficacy and design of a newly configured microsatellite, including associated software applications, relative to their ability to provide high-resolution remote sensing in the Earth Exploration Satellite Service (“EESS”). To further that end, the Commission authorized BlackSky to launch and operate two prototype satellites, “Pathfinder-1” and “Pathfinder-2.”1 The launch of both satellites was postponed because of delays in the Falcon-9 launch rocket mission. Because of this delay, Pathfinder-1 was moved to a PSLV rocket and was successfully launched on September 25, 2016. Pathfinder-1 then went through an extensive test program that ended when transmissions from Pathfinder were terminated in October of this year. While the testing was largely successful, it also revealed shortcomings that BlackSky hopes to remedy with an updated prototype model, Global-1, rather than proceed with Pathfinder-2 The purpose of the Global-1 experimental satellite is to allow BlackSky to test, develop and demonstrate that satellite’s subsystems, in particular those subsystems that have been upgraded from the Pathfinder model. BlackSky believes that these subsystems will address the issues that arose with regard to Pathfinder-1, among other things, to allow for improved imaging capability from this second generation prototype satellite. BlackSky plans to launch Global-1 on a PSLV rocket. The launch period now planned for launch by PSLV targeted for May- June 2018. The PSLV rocket will place Global-1 in a circular, sun synchronous orbit (SSO) between 500 and 550 km, with an inclination, depending on the altitude of the orbit, of approximately 97 degrees and a local time of descending node (LTDN) of 0930. The exact altitude at which Global-1 will be launched within the range specified above is still to be determined by PSLV. Because Global-1 is a secondary spacecraft on the PSLV rocket, this placement as well as the timing of the PSLV launch are subject to 1 BlackSky Global, LLC; Callsign WH2XPT, FCC File No. 0053-EX-ML-2016. 1

BlackSky Global, LLC Exhibit 1 FCC Form 442 Page 2 of 3 the requirements of the primary mission of the PSLV rocket. BlackSky will notify the Commission when these determinations are made. The Orbital Debris Assessment Report (“ODAR”) and link budget analyses presented in Exhibits 2 and 3 respectively make calculations on a worst case basis, assuming an altitude of 550 km. Technical details regarding the space segment are shown in Attachment A hereto formatted to facilitate its analysis by the NTIA. A summary of the frequencies to be employed, substantially the same as those frequencies that were to be employed for the now-cancelled Pathfinder-2 mission are shown in the following table: Center Frequency Bandwidth Lower Bound Upper Bound UHF receive (uplink) 450.2 MHz 22 kHz 450.189 MHz 450.211 MHz UHF transmit (downlink) 401.5 MHz 22 kHz 401.489 MHz 401.511 MHz S-band Receive (uplink) 2071.875 MHz 176 kHz 2071.787 MHz 2071.963 MHz X-band Transmit (downlink) 8125 MHz 200 MHz 8025 MHz 8225 MHz As noted above, BlackSky is submitting herewith an ODAR to reflect the Global-1 experimental satellite, which has additional information regarding the satellite design. As stated therein, Global-1 is outfitted with both GPS and propulsion systems to mitigate the risk of collision and overall the risk of orbital debris. Global-1 is the first phase of what BlackSky plans to be a larger constellation of satellites. The first four satellites of that constellation were approved by NOAA on August 28, 2017. A copy of NOAA’s public summary indicated that grant and is included herein as Exhibit 4. BlackSky notes that while the NOAA grant permits commercial operation, in its application to NOAA, BlackSky advised NOAA that it intended to begin its Global satellite program operating Global-1 on an experimental basis, as reflected in this application. Further, BlackSky will provide the ITU SpaceCap filing information along with a signed declaration of unconditional acceptance of all consequent ITU cost-recovery responsibility under separate cover. 2

BlackSky Global, LLC Exhibit 1 FCC Form 442 Page 3 of 3 Earth Station Authority: BlackSky already has experimental authority for earth stations to communicate with the Pathfinder satellites under Call Sign WH2XPS.2 BlackSky will file a separate application to modify that license to add Global-1 as an additional point of communication 24-hour Contact Details: BlackSky maintains a 24-hour, 7-day-per-week hotline at its Mission Control Center, which can be reached at the following telephone number for any interference issues: 844-332-3318 Construction at Own Risk: Consistent with Section 5.64 of the Commission’s rules,3 BlackSky hereby notifies the Commission that it will begin construction of the proposed Global-1 experimental satellite, at its own risk. 2 BlackSky Global, LLC; Callsign WH2XPS, FCC File No. 0339-EX-RR-2016. 3 47 C.F.R. § 5.64. 3

BlackSky Global, LLC Attachment A FCC Form 442 Location Global-1 satelite, low-Earth orbit Link X-band downlink UHF downlink Antenna Antenna Development Corporation Spaceflight Industries, Inc. Manufacturer Antenna Model Microstrip X-band antenna - Number of Antennas 1 1 Mobile, LEO Orbit: 500-550 km circular SSO (97.40 to 97.59 deg inclination), 0930 LTDN Address, City, State Lat/Long coordinates in Mobile, LEO Mobile, LEO minutes,seconds Site Elevation AMSL Mobile, LEO Mobile, LEO Frequencies 8125 MHz center frequency 401.5 MHz center center frequency Output Power (W) 4 2 ERP (dBW) 18.8 (peak) 2.0 (peak) Frequency tolerance * * Emissions (bandwidth of 200MG1D 22K0F1D signal plus emission type) A single channel A single channel Modulating Signal containing digital information containing digital information *In lieu of frequency tolerance, the occupied bandwidth of the emission shall not extend beyond the band limits set forth above.


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