O3b Limited

0712-EX-ST-2019

Status: Pending

2019-04-19

Application Form:

OET Special Temporary Authority Report

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

O3b Limited

Address

Attention:	Will Lewis
Street Address:	900 I St. NW, Suite 300
P.O. Box:
City:	Washington
State:	DC
Zip Code:	20006
Country:	United States
E-Mail Address:	[email protected]

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:
Last Name: Lewis
First Name: Will
Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Phone Number: 7035897034

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
O3b Limited (O3b) is seeking an experimental special temporary authority to test and demonstrate the capabilities of a new class of satellite antenna, the GetSat Microsat terminal, which will eventually support communications on mobile platforms, including aeronautical services. The GetSat Microsat terminal has the potential to deliver high-throughput, low-latency satellite capacity to mobile platforms and is being developed to help enable critical applications for the U.S. Government. Further explanation is provided in an attached narrative.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

O3b is requesting special temporary authority to conduct on-the-ground tests of the GetSat Microsat for fixed and short range mobile operations at its testing facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The new terminal will communicate with O3b’s Ka-band NGSO satellite constellation. Further explanation is provided in an attached narrative.

Information

Callsign:	WO9XLV
Class of Station:	MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	06/01/2019
Operation End Date:	12/01/2019

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:
GetSat	Microsat	2	Yes

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):	Will Lewis
Title of Applicant (if any):	Senior Legal Counsel
Date:	2019-04-19 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Port St. Lucie	Florida	North 27 16 55	West 80 28 59	Within a 1 mile radius of the coordinates	1.60

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? Yes
Exhibit submitted: Yes
(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
New	27.50000000-30.00000000 GHz	MO	20.000000 W 22138905.780000 mW	P	0.00030000 %	50M0G7D	15

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-30.00000000 GHz	MO	20.000000 W 22138905.780000 mW	P	0.00030000 %	6M00G7D	15

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