Harris Corporation

1814-EX-ST-2018

Status: Pending

WI2XSR
2018-10-23

Application Form:

OET Special Temporary Authority Report

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Harris Corporation

Address

Attention:	Stephen Gillespie
Street Address:
P.O. Box:	37
City:	Melbourne
State:	FL
Zip Code:	32902-0037
Country:
E-Mail Address:	[email protected]

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:
Last Name: Gillespie
First Name: Stephen
Title: Principal Investigator / Chief Systems Engineer
Phone Number: 321-729-4940

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Requesting a 6-month extension to 0429-EX-ST-2018 which is set to expire in December 2018. The HSAT cubesat is now expected to be launched just before expiration of 0429-EX-ST-2018, so an extension is requested. A 6-month STA is necessary for communicating command & control to the HSAT-1 satellite, as well as communicating telemetry and mission experiment data demonstrated aboard the HSAT-1 orbital testbed (cubesat). Operation of the HSAT-1 cubesat is also a risk-reduction activity for demonstrating space-ground communications related to the USAV project. A full narrative of the mission experiment of the HSAT-1 cubesat is described in the FCC OET Experimental application # 0016-EX-CN-2016.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The STA will allow Harris to perform S-band space-ground communications with the HSAT-1 cubesat. Communications will include HSAT-1 cubesat command and control, telemetry reporting, and delivery of mission experiment data. HSAT-1 cubesats mission is an experiment related to demonstrating state-of-the-art radio technology. The primary objectives are to 1) Assess the effectiveness of radiation mitigation techniques of the payload in the actual environment with continual performance and event monitoring, 2) assess the performance of a broad-bandwidth deployable antenna (BBDA) specifically designed for cubesats through on-orbit measurement, and 3) assess the effective coverage of Harris earth-to-space and space-to-earth Tracking, Telemetry, and Control (TT&C) and payload experiment data communications through on-orbit demonstration of an S-band radio. A full narrative of the mission experiment of the HSAT-1 orbital testbed is described in the FCC OET Experimental application # 0016-EX-CN-2016

Information

Callsign:	WI2XSR
Class of Station:	FX MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	12/01/2018
Operation End Date:	05/31/2019

Manufacturer

Manufacturer	Model Number	No. Of Units	Experimental
List below transmitting equipment to be installed (if experimental, so state) if additional rows are required, please submit equipment list as an exhibit:
Tethers Unlimited, Inc	SWIFT-SLX	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):	Stephen Gillespie
Title of Applicant (if any):	Principal Investigator
Date:	2018-10-23 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Palm Bay	Florida	North 28 1 35	West 80 36 18

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? Yes
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point: 2.90
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane: 360.00
(c) Orientation in vertical plane: 90.00
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? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 18.00
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 8.00
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 8.90
(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: Large antenna tower greater than 100m height located less than a 0.8 kilometer away at N20deg2min0sec and W80deg 37min30sec

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
Modified	2096.50000000- MHz	FX	6.610000 W 13.335000 kW	P	0.00200000 %	1M25G1D	BPSK

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
			North	West	Non-geostationary, Low Earth Orbit Space Station

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(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
Modified	2247.50000000- MHz	MO	4.900000 W 9.890000 W	P	0.00200000 %	5M00G1D	BPSK

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