Planetary Society, The

0480-EX-ST-2001

Status: Denied/Dismissed

N/A
2002-04-16

Documents and Communications: [refresh]

Description	Category	Date
Dismissal Without Prejudice (April 16, 2002)	Correspondence	2005-01-06
antenna drawing	Images	2002-01-03
antenna polar plot	Images	2002-01-03
Withdrawal of application	Text Documents	2002-04-17

Application Form:

OET Special Temporary Authority Report

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Planetary Society, The

Address

Attention:	Dr. Louis Friedman
Street Address:	65 N. Catalina Ave.
P.O. Box:
City:	Pasadena
State:	CA
Zip Code:	91106
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: Friedman
First Name: Louis
Title: Executive Director
Phone Number: 6267935100

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
We wish occasional backup capability to transmit at 2071.875 MHz from a ground station at the University of California Berkeley to an experimental satellite over a period of 1-5 months. We expect to do this no more than 10-30 minutes per week in the worst case and then only if it is a spacecraft emergency. We are attempting the first solar sail flight with an earth orbiting spacecraft/ Prime command and receiving stations will be in Russia. But we plan to use an S-band station at the University of California in Berkeley CA as backup. We may wish to transmit from Berkely to the spacecraft in an approximate 800 km orbit.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

Backup communications system.

Information

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

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	05/30/2001
Operation End Date:	11/25/2001

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:
Antenna: Electo-Magnetic Processes	300-11M	1	No
Transmitter: WV Communications	2025-2120-100W		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):	Louis Friedman
Title of Applicant (if any):	Executive Director
Date:	2001-12-30 16:36:50.743

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Berkeley	California	North 37 52 35	West 122 14 34	800m hgt., 78' incl., 100.93 mins.

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: 0.85
(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? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 16.50
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 390.00
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 15.00
(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: Antenna is surrounded by hills and has aircraft warning lights.

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2071.87500000- MHz	FX	100.000000 W 20.000000 MW			16K0G2D	-3db

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2250.00000000- MHz	MO	100.000000 W 1.220000 W			250KG2D	-3db

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