Project Description v6

0017-EX-CN-2018 Text Documents

Globalstar, Inc

2018-02-07ELS_204499

Blue Canyon Technologies 2425 55th St, STE 200 BLDG A Boulder, CO 80301 www.bluecanyontech.com September 26, 2017 FCC Office of Engineering and Technology 445 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20554 SUBJECT: TEMPEST-D cubesat mission (FCC application # 0573-EX-CN-2017) Ms. Leann Nguyen, Please find details on the TEMPEST-D cubesat mission included below. Date license is required: December 1st, 2017 LV integration date: February 1st, 2018 Launch date: OA-9 March 2018 Date for initiation of on-orbit operations: NET 1 month post launch Expected mission duration: 12 months Principle Investigator for the mission. Point of Contact Name: Dr. Steve Reising Organization Name: Colorado State University Address: B113 Engineering Bldg, Fort Collins, CO 80521 E-Mail: steven.reising@colostate.edu Telephone Number: 970-491-2228 Technical point of contact for the mission. Point of Contact Name: Matt Pallas Organization Name: Blue Canyon Technologies Address: 2425 55th St. Suite A-200, Boulder, CO 80301 E-Mail: mpallas@bluecanyontech.com Telephone Number: 720-458-0703 *please also include Steve Reising on any relevant communications. Point of contact who can terminate ALL satellite transmissions if interference is detected. Point of Contact Name: Scott Palo, PhD Organization Name: Blue Canyon Technologies Address: 2425 55th St. Suite A-200, Boulder, CO 80301 E-Mail: palo@bluecanyontech.com Telephone Number: 720-458-0703 *please also include Matt Pallas and Steve Reising on any relevant communications. Point of contact who can terminate ALL Boulder CO ground station transmissions if interference is detected. Point of Contact Name: Scott Palo, PhD

Blue Canyon Technologies 2425 55th St, STE 200 BLDG A Boulder, CO 80301 www.bluecanyontech.com Organization Name: Blue Canyon Technologies Address: 2425 55th St. Suite A-200, Boulder, CO 80301 E-Mail: palo@bluecanyontech.com Telephone Number: 720-458-0703 *please also include Matt Pallas and Steve Reising on any relevant communications. Point of contact who can terminate ALL Wallops VA ground station transmissions if interference is detected. Point of Contact Name: Thomas Johnson Organization Name: NASA/GSFC Wallops Flight Facility Address: Bldg U25, Wallops Is., VA, 23337 E-Mail: thomas.e.johnson@nasa.gov Telephone Number: 757-824-2560 *please also include Matt Pallas, Steve Reising and Scott Palo on any relevant communications. Point of contact who can terminate ALL Morehead KY ground station transmissions if interference is detected. Point of Contact Name: Ben Malphrus Organization Name: Morehead State University Address: Space Science Center 235 Martindale Drive, Morehead, KY 40351 E-Mail: b.malphrus@moreheadstate.edu Telephone Number: 606-783-9596 *please also include Matt Pallas, Steve Reising and Scott Palo on any relevant communications. Point of contact for conjunction alerts. Point of Contact Name: Matt Pallas Organization Name: Blue Canyon Technologies Address: 2425 55th St. Suite A-200, Boulder, CO 80301 E-Mail: mpallas@bluecanyontech.com Telephone Number: 720-458-0703 *please also include Steve Reising on any relevant communications. Project Description The TEMPEST-D (Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems - Demonstrator) is a 6U CubeSat mission to provide risk mitigation for the six-satellite TEMPEST mission that will provide the first temporal observations of cloud and precipitation processes on a global scale. These observations are important to understand the linkages in and between Earth’s water and energy balance, as well as to improve our understanding of cloud model microphysical processes that are vital to climate change prediction.

Blue Canyon Technologies 2425 55th St, STE 200 BLDG A Boulder, CO 80301 www.bluecanyontech.com TEMPEST-D consists of one of the proposed TEMPEST 6U CubeSats, to raise the technology readiness level of the system to TRL 9 and to demonstrate its measurement capabilities. The payload consists of a radiometer developed for the failed RACE mission and a High- frequency Airborne Microwave and Millimeter-wave Radiometer (HAMMR) IIP-10 radiometer. TEMPEST-D is a science mission lead by Dr. Steve Reising at the Colorado State University. The CubeSat bus is built and operated by Blue Canyon Technologies. License Details The TEMPEST-D mission will utilize a Utah State University provided UHF Cadet radio that will operate at with a 15kHz uplink at 450MHz and a downlink at 467.5MHz with a bandwidth of 3MHz. We are requesting a 47 CFR Part 5 - EXPERIMENTAL RADIO SERVICE license for our uplink at 450MHz per footnote US87 in the NTIA MANUAL OF REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL RADIO FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT which states “US87 - The band 449.75-450.25 MHz may be used by Federal and non-Federal stations for space telecommand (Earth-to-space) at specific locations, subject to such conditions as may be applied on a case-by-case basis. Operators shall take all practical steps to keep the carrier frequency close to 450 MHz”. For the downlink, we are requesting operation between 465MHz and 470MHz which is a secondary allocation for the Meteorological-satellite service (space-to-EARTH) in the Federal Table and as such we expect coordination with NTIA is required. Additionally, per footnote 5.289 “Earth exploration-satellite service applications, other than the meteorological-satellite service, may also be used in the bands 460-470 MHz and 1690- 1710 MHz for space-to-Earth transmissions subject to not causing harmful interference to stations operating in accordance with the Table”. BCT is aware of footnote US201 and will insure that the TEMPEST-D power flux-density produced at the Earth’s surface shall not exceed -152 dBW/m²/4 kHz. BCT is requesting temporary FCC authorization to use the FCC‐approved GSP‐1720 (FCC ID: J9CGSSDVM) to transmit from a space‐based location. The GSP‐1720 will be operating exactly as was approved during the FCC equipment approval process; it will be using exactly the same antenna, protocols, dynamic power control mechanisms, authentication, have exactly the same emissions characteristics, etc. as if it were transmitting from the earth’s surface. Additional data required for applications requesting use of federal or shared government frequencies. Spacecraft: TEMPEST-D Inclination: 52o [ISS]

Blue Canyon Technologies 2425 55th St, STE 200 BLDG A Boulder, CO 80301 www.bluecanyontech.com Apogee: 400km Perigee: 400km Orbital period: 1.62h Number of satellites in the system: 1 Number of transmitting satellites: 1 Number of transmitting satellites: 1 Transmitter #1 Cadet U/U Center Frequency: 468MHz Bandwidth: 3MHz 3dB beamwidth: 100o Maximum Antenna Gain: 5dBi Polarization: RCP Maximum transmit power: 2W Modulation: OQPSK ITU emission designator: 3M00G2DAX Receiver #1 Cadet U/U Center Frequency: 450MHz Bandwidth: 15kHz 3dB beamwidth: 100o Maximum Antenna Gain: 5dBi Polarization: RCP Receiver Sensitivity: -97dBm Modulation: FSK ITU emission designator: 15K0G2DAX Transmitter #2 Globalstar GSP-1720 [updated 2/8/18] Center Frequency: 1615.65 MHz and 1616.88MHz Bandwidth: 1.23MHz 3dB beamwidth: 100o Maximum Antenna Gain: 0.5dBi Polarization: LCP Maximum transmit power: 2W Modulation: OQPSK ITU emission designator: 1M23G7DAF

Blue Canyon Technologies 2425 55th St, STE 200 BLDG A Boulder, CO 80301 www.bluecanyontech.com Receiver #2 Globalstar GSP-1720 [updated 2/8/18] Center Frequency: 2483.5MHz to 2495MHz Bandwidth: 1.23MHz 3dB beamwidth: 100o Maximum Antenna Gain: 0.2dBi Polarization: LCP Receiver Sensitivity: -100dBm Modulation: unknown ITU emission designator: 1M23G7DAF Ground Station #1: Wallops Island, VA 23337 37 51’ 21’’ N 75 30’ 43” W Altitude above MSL [m]: 4 Antenna height above ground [m] : 18 Elevation: 5-90o Azimuth: 0-360o Transmitter Center Frequency: 450MHz Bandwidth: 15kHz 3dB beamwidth: 2.9o Maximum Antenna Gain: 35dBi Polarization: RCP Maximum transmit power: 20W Modulation: FSK ITU emission designator: 15K0G2DAX Receiver Center Frequency: 468MHz Bandwidth: 3MHz 3dB beamwidth: 2.9o Maximum Antenna Gain: 35dBi Polarization: RCP Receiver Sensitivity: -114dBm @ 1MHz BW Modulation: OQPSK ITU emission designator: 3M00G2DAX

Blue Canyon Technologies 2425 55th St, STE 200 BLDG A Boulder, CO 80301 www.bluecanyontech.com Ground Station #2: 100 Satellite Drive Morehead, KY 40351 38° 11' 30.8" N 83° 26' 19.9" W Altitude above MSL [m]: 350 Antenna height above ground [m] : 25.6 Elevation: 5-90o Azimuth: 0-360o Transmitter Center Frequency: 450MHz Bandwidth: 15kHz 3dB beamwidth: 2.6o Maximum Antenna Gain: 32dBi Polarization: RCP Maximum transmit power: 50W Modulation: FSK ITU emission designator: 15K0G2DAX Receiver Center Frequency: 468MHz Bandwidth: 3MHz 3dB beamwidth: 2.6o Maximum Antenna Gain: 32dBi Polarization: RCP Receiver Sensitivity: -100dBm Modulation: OQPSK ITU emission designator: 3M00G2DAX Ground Station #3: 2425 55th St, Boulder, CO 80301 40°01'23.8"N 105°13'34.7"W Altitude above MSL [m]: 1600 Antenna height above ground [m] : 4 Elevation: 5-90o Azimuth: 0-360o Transmitter Center Frequency: 450MHz

Blue Canyon Technologies 2425 55th St, STE 200 BLDG A Boulder, CO 80301 www.bluecanyontech.com Bandwidth: 15kHz 3dB beamwidth: 17o Maximum Antenna Gain: 21dBi Polarization: RCP Maximum transmit power: 500W Modulation: FSK ITU emission designator: 15K0G2DAX Receiver None


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