Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Harris Corporation
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Stephen
Last Name:
Gillespie
Phone Number:
321-729-4940
Title:
Principal Investigator / Chief Systems Engineer
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:
2018-10-23 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Stephen Gillespie
Title of Applicant (if any):
Principal Investigator
Special Temporary Authority application - 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.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WI2XSR
Class of Station:
FX MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation
Operation End Date:
05/31/2018
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
No
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Tethers Unlimited, Inc
Equipment 1 Model Number
SWIFT-SLX
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
1
Special Temporary Authority application - 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
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation