Hiber Experimental Narrative

0704-EX-CN-2018 Text Documents

Hiber Inc.

2018-09-13ELS_215869

                                                Hiber Inc.
                                  Experimental Authorization Application
                                       File No. 0704-EX-CN-2018


Description of Experimental Application: Hiber Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Magnitude
Space B.V., a corporation registered in the Netherlands (“Hiber”) requests experimental
authority to operate its experimental user terminals (“earth stations”) for test purposes in the
399.9-400.05 MHz (Earth to-space) MHz frequency band. Hiber’s earth stations consist of of
highly integrated, low-power communications modems. These modem devices are designed as
compact, solderable surface-mount technology modules, which can be easily integrated into
Internet of Things and other devices for global delivery of sensor data. Hiber proposes to
connect up to 200 earth stations in the United States to trucks, rail cars and rain sensors. The
user earth stations are designed to be dormant 99 percent of the time, operating only when a
satellite is overhead. At that time, the earth stations may transmit messages of up to 1400 bits in
size to the satellite. The duration of each message will last no longer than approximately 400
milliseconds. This data includes the information the modem receives from sensors, the modem
ID, the GPS-based location, and a timestamp.

Orbital Parameters of Hiber constellation: Hiber’s earth stations will be communicating with its
low-earth orbit constellation which were authorized by the Agentschap Telecom/
Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands on April 24, 2018.1 The first two satellites in the
constellation are currently slated for launch in the fourth quarter of 2018, with the first scheduled
for an October launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation and the second for a
November launch by SpaceX. The satellites will operate at an altitude of approximately 600 km.

Non-Interference Basis: Hiber is aware that its operations pursuant to an experimental license
must be conducted on a non-interference basis.2 Hiber will accept any harmful interference
received from the operations of authorized stations and will ensure that authorized stations do not
receive harmful interference from Hiber’s operations. Should any harmful interference occur,
Hiber recognizes that it is responsible for mitigating the interference, including ceasing
operations if necessary.




1
  Hiber’s space station authorization is attached to this application. The constellation will transmit to U.S. earth
stations in the 400.15-401 MHz downlink band. On September 10, 2018, Hiber filed a Petition for Declaratory
Ruling to access the U.S. Market with its Netherland’s authorized constellation. See Hiber Inc., Petition for
Declaratory Ruling, IBFS File No. SAT-LOI-20180910-00069, Call Sign S3038 (filed Sept. 10, 2018). The
September 10 application provides the relevant technical information on Hiber’s 400.15-401 MHz (space-to-Earth)
operations.
2
    47 C.F.R. § 5.84.



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Document Modified: 2018-09-13 14:51:34

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