Exhibit 1 STA

1137-EX-ST-2018 Text Documents

Iridium Satellite, LLC

2018-06-22ELS_211746

Iridium Satellite LLC Exhibit 1
Request for Special Temporary Authority

Request for Special Temporary Authority

Capitol Technology University (“CTU”) has requested special temporary
authority (“STA”) to operate two Iridium 9603 modems in connection with the launch
of a sub-orbital rocket that is scheduled for August 2018.1 The details of these
operations are described in CTU’s STA request.2 The modems will transmit to space
stations in Iridium’s “Big LEO” constellation.

Iridium hereby requests an STA to transmit in the reverse direction, from its Big
LEO constellation to the 9603 modems. The technical characteristics of these
transmissions will be identical to the technical characteristic of Iridium’s already-
licensed space station transmissions in the 1618.725–1626.5 MHz band.3

Iridium’s space station constellation is licensed under Call Sign S2110. Because
Iridium will be operating under the requested STA in accordance with the parameters
of its license, no operating parameters, other than effective radiated power, were used
in the form that this exhibit accompanies. The only change from Iridium’s licensed
operations is that Iridium will be adding the rocket-based modems as a point of
communication. Iridium’s space station license does not cover intersatellite
communications in the 1618.725–1626.5 MHz band.

1 See File No. 0851-EX-ST-2018.
2 See id.
3 Iridium’s constellation is comprised of 66 satellites, any one of which may be used as part of the

experiment at any point in time.

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Document Modified: 2018-06-22 12:05:59

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