Exhibit 2 THEA Technical Rev A

0176-EX-CN-2018 Text Documents

SpaceQuest, Ltd.

2018-05-10ELS_209489

   THEA Satellite

       Exhibit 2

File #: 0176-EX-CN-2018

Technical Information


  February 27, 2018
  May 9, 2018 (Rev A)




      Submitted By

  SpaceQuest, Ltd.
  3554 Chain Bridge Road
         Suite 400
     Fairfax, VA 22030


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                                                          Table of Contents
1       Ownership, Operations and Construction. ..................................................................... 3
2       Orbital Requirements. ................................................................................................... 3
3       Service Area. ................................................................................................................. 3
4       Satellite Payload. .......................................................................................................... 3
5       Principle Specifications. ................................................................................................ 4
6       System Block Diagram. .................................................................................................. 4
7       Telemetry, Tracking & Command and Payload Operations ............................................. 5
8       Radio Equipment. ......................................................................................................... 5
    8.1     UHF Transceiver .................................................................................................................5
       8.1.1 Downlink: UHF Transmit ......................................................................................................... 6
       8.1.2 Uplink: UHF Receive ................................................................................................................ 6
    8.2     VHF Receiver: ....................................................................................................................6
    8.3     S-Band Transceiver: ...........................................................................................................6
       8.3.1 Downlink: S-Band Transmit ..................................................................................................... 6
       8.3.2 Uplink: S-Band Receive............................................................................................................ 6
    8.4     Wideband Receiver: ...........................................................................................................7
9       Antenna Systems .......................................................................................................... 7
10      Satellite Link Budgets .................................................................................................... 8
11      Interference Analysis .................................................................................................. 13
    11.1       400.50-400.65 MHz (TT&C Downlink). .............................................................................. 13
    11.2       399.90 -400.05 MHz (TT&C Uplink) ................................................................................... 13
    11.3       2200-2290 MHz (Payload Downlink) ................................................................................. 13
    11.4       2025-2110 MHz (Payload Uplink)...................................................................................... 13
12      Power Flux Density Analysis ........................................................................................ 14
    12.1       400.50-400.65 MHz (TT&C Downlink) ............................................................................... 14
    12.2       2200-2290 MHz (Payload Downlink) ................................................................................. 14
13      Space Station Antenna Radiation Patterns .................................................................. 15
    13.1       S-Band: THEA Space Station Transmit/Receive Antenna .................................................... 15
    13.2       UHF: THEA Space Station Transmit/Receive Antenna ........................................................ 15
    13.3       VHF: THEA Space Station Receive Antenna ....................................................................... 16
    13.4       Broadband: THEA Space Station Receive Antenna ............................................................. 16
    13.5       Summary of THEA Antenna Characteristics ....................................................................... 17
14      Earth Station Antenna Radiation Patterns ................................................................... 18
    14.1       UHF Antennas in Fairfax, VA, North Pole, AK and Naalehu, HI and Limestone, ME ............. 18
    14.2       VHF Antennas in Fairfax, VA, North Pole, AK and Naalehu, HI and Limestone, ME.............. 18
    14.3       S-Band Earth Station Antenna in North Pole Alaska and Limestone, Maine. ....................... 19
15      Stop Buzzer POC.......................................................................................................... 19



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                                                          List of Figures
Figure 1 Orbital Parameters............................................................................................................ 3
Figure 2 System Block Diagram....................................................................................................... 5
Figure 3 Isometric view of deployed configuration ........................................................................ 5
Figure 4 Summary of THEA Transmitter and Receiver parameters................................................ 7
Figure 5 Antenna Frequency Registration ..................................................................................... 7
Figure 6 Frequency Emissions Registration .................................................................................... 8
Figure 7 Satellite UHF Uplink Budget .............................................................................................. 8
Figure 8 Satellite UHF Downlink Budget ......................................................................................... 9
Figure 9 Satellite S-Band Uplink Budget ......................................................................................... 9
Figure 10 Satellite S-Band Downlink Budget ................................................................................ 10
Figure 11 Satellite VHF Uplink Budget .......................................................................................... 11
Figure 12 Satellite VHF Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle ............................................................ 11
Figure 13 Satellite UHF Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle ............................................................ 12
Figure 14 Satellite S-Band Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle ........................................................ 12
Figure 15 PFD at the Surface of the Earth for the UHF Transmitter Downlink ............................ 14
Figure 16 PFD at the Surface of the Earth for the S-Band Transmitter Downlink ........................ 14
Figure 17 S-Band Satellite Transmit/Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern ................................... 15
Figure 18 UHF Satellite Transmit/Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern. ....................................... 15
Figure 19 VHF Satellite Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern ........................................................ 16
Figure 20 Flexitech Broadband Receive Antenna and Radiation Pattern. ................................... 17
Figure 21 THEA Antenna Characteristics ...................................................................................... 17
Figure 22 UHF Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern. ............................................................ 18
Figure 23 VHF Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern.............................................................. 18
Figure 24 S-Band Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern. ........................................................ 19




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1    Ownership, Operations and Construction.
     SpaceQuest, Ltd. is a small business concern, and the owner, manufacturer and operator of
     the THEA satellite. SpaceQuest has selected Spaceflight Industries of Seattle, Washington
     as the launch provider. THEA will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from
     Vandenberg, AFB in California (geographic coordinates 34.5762°N; 4.2803°W) in October 2018.
     Pursuant to Part 5 §5.64 of the Commission’s Rules, construction of the proposed
     experimental satellite and associated facilities has begun prior to the Commission’s grant
     of an authorization. This is necessary given the nature of satellite construction and
     technical requirements over long lead times. Such construction is entirely at SpaceQuest’s
     risk without any assurances that its proposed experiment will be subsequently approved.
                     Space Station Name: THEA
                     THEA Estimated Construction Completion Date: August 2018
                     Spaceflight Final Certification of Licenses (Go/NoGo): September 1, 2018
                     Purpose: Experimental, non-Common Carrier basis
                     Orbital Type: NGSO

2    Orbital Requirements.
     The satellite is designed to operate in a circular sun-synchronous orbit as described in
     Figure 1. The satellites are based on COTS technology that allows for small, lightweight and
     low-cost spacecraft.


                                        THEA                         Value
                         Total Number of Orbital Planes:               1
                         Celestial Reference Body:                   Earth
                         Inclination Angle (degrees):                97.52
                         Orbital Period (seconds)                    5760
                         Apogee                                      575 km
                         Perigee                                     575 km
                                       Figure 1 Orbital Parameters

3    Service Area.
     United States

4    Satellite Payload.
     The primary satellite mission of THEA is to test an experimental spectrum survey payload
     developed by Aurora Insight, a US company. The Aurora payload is an experiment to
     demonstrate and validate the ability of its flight computer firmware to monitor, process
     and generate relevant measurements of the spectral environment in the 1.35 to 8.0 GHz
     band using a novel wideband antenna developed by Flexitech Aerospace. The secondary
     satellite mission of THEA is to test a new “Backdoor” receiver developed by SpaceQuest to

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     send executive commands, to reboot the satellite flight computer, or to cycle the
     spacecraft power bus in the event of a system failure. As a components manufacturer, it is
     expected that the outcome of this testing will result in a significant advancement in
     satellite radio equipment technology.
     The THEA UHF frequency assignment will be used for satellite telemetry, command and
     control. The S-Band assignment will be used to download selected mission data from the
     Aurora payload and upload new computer firmware to improve performance and correct
     any software deficiencies.

5    Principle Specifications.
     THEA is a 3U CubeSat whose outside envelope measures 100 x 100 x 340.5mm. The
     satellite’s total mass is less than 5 kg. It has four deployable solar arrays, which will deploy
     from the short edges of the spacecraft. The LiIon battery consists of eight cells wired as 4-
     series and 2 parallel. The expected mission lifetime of the satellite is 5 years in a 575-km
     orbit due to battery life and deorbit analysis. SpaceQuest will own and operate the
     experimental CubeSat throughout its mission lifetime. The THEA satellite will never be sold
     or transferred to another party.

6    System Block Diagram.
     Figure 2 below shows the major components of the spacecraft and their interfaces. The
     flight computer is responsible for TT&C and payload scheduling. The attitude
     determination and control system orients the solar panels to the sun, except when the
     satellite is re-oriented to communicate with a ground station. Two Software Defined
     Radios are shown below, one is for an S-Band transceiver and the other is for the Aurora
     experimental wideband receiver. The deployed array and antenna configuration is shown
     in Figure 3.




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                                    Figure 2 System Block Diagram




                           Figure 3 Isometric view of deployed configuration
     This configuration allows for two VHF and two UHF monopole antennas deployed from the
     body of the spacecraft. One UHF antenna is used for TT&C communication. The second
     UHF antenna is grounded. The receive-only VHF monopole antennas are used to test
     SpaceQuest’s new “backdoor” receiver to send executive commands to reboot the satellite
     flight computer in the event of a system failure.

7    Telemetry, Tracking & Command and Payload Operations
     The space-to-Earth downlink frequency band of 400.50-400.65 MHz and the Earth-to-space
     uplink frequency band of 399.90-400.05 MHz for TT&C communications will communicate
     with SpaceQuest’s Earth stations in Fairfax, Virginia, Naalehu, Hawaii, North Pole, Alaska,
     and Limestone, Maine. The SpaceQuest TT&C Earth stations will also have the capability to
     uplink executive commands to the backdoor command receiver at 145.92 MHz.
     The space-to-Earth frequency band of 2200-2290 MHz will be used to downlink
     experimental test data to Earth Stations in Inuvik, Canada and Esrange, Sweden. The
     Earth-to-space uplink frequency band of 2025-2110 MHz from Inuvik, Canada and Esrange,
     Sweden will be used occasionally to upload new firmware to the Aurora payload.

8    Radio Equipment.
     8.1 UHF Transceiver
           NanoComm A-100 UHF Transceiver manufactured by GomSpace.
           Primary transceiver capability for telecommand, telemetry, and schedule uploads.

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           The transceiver can operate between 390 and 406 MHz at 9600 bps. modulation.
     8.1.1 Downlink: UHF Transmit
        Operating Frequency 400.60 MHz
        Output Power: 3 Watts
        EIRP: 3.3 dBW
        Channels: 400.50-400.65 MHz
        Frequency Deviation: 16 kHz
     8.1.2 Uplink: UHF Receive
        Operating Frequency 399.95 MHz
        Sensitivity: -110 dBm
        Channels: 399.90-400.05 MHz
        Frequency Stability: ±10 ppm.

     8.2 VHF Receiver:
           CERX-145 Narrowband FM Receiver manufactured by SpaceQuest
           Experimental “Backdoor” VHF Receiver for emergency reboot or power cycle
           145.92 MHz fixed receive frequency
           GMSK modulation at 9600bps.
           Sensitivity: -119 dBm

     8.3 S-Band Transceiver:
           GomSpace TR600 S-Band SDR Transceiver
           Primary transceiver for mission data and commands to primary payload.
           Space-to-Earth downlink operates from 2220 to 2290 MHz
           Earth-to-space uplink operated from 2025 to 2110 MHz
           700 Kbps data rate with QPSK modulation.
     8.3.1 Downlink: S-Band Transmit
        Requested Frequency Band: 1MHz in the 2200-2290 MHz band
        Output Power: 1 Watts
        Peak antenna Gain: 7 dBi
        EIRP: 3.3 dBW
        Data Rate: 700 kbps
        Channels: Tunable SDR Transmitter from 2220-2290 MHz
        Necessary Bandwidth: 1,000 kHz.
     8.3.2 Uplink: S-Band Receive
        Operating Frequency: 1MHz in the 2025-2110 MHz band
        Sensitivity: -100 dBm
        Data Rate: 700 kbps
        Channels: Tunable SDR Receiver from 2025-2110 MHz
        Frequency Stability: ±10 ppm

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         8.4 Wideband Receiver:
               Aurora RADS-200 (Reconfigurable Advanced Digital Sensor)
               Uses broadband receive antenna manufactured by Flexitech Aerospace
               Operating frequency: 1.35-7.075 GHz
               Maximum instantaneous bandwidth: 56 MHz
               Sensitivity: -110 dBm

        A summary of the THEA Transmitter and Receiver parameters are provided in Figure 4.
       Description                 Transmitter 1     Transmitter 2      Receiver 1            Receiver 2      Receiver 3        Receiver 4
Radio Name                             UTX                 SBTX               URX               SBRX            WBRX                VRX
Carrier Frequency, MHz                400.6               ~2288.5         399.95               ~2045.5           NA                145.92
3 dB Bandwidth, MHz                   0.015                0.75               0.015             0.75             NA                0.015

Necessary Bandwidth, MHz              0.035                 1.0               0.035              1.0             NA                0.035

20 dB Bandwidth, MHz                  0.020                0.80                NA                NA              NA                 NA
60 dB Bandwidth, MHz                  0.035                0.90                NA                NA              NA                 NA
Receiver Sensitivity, dBm               NA                  NA                -110              -100            -110                -119
Antenna Gain, dBi                       0.0                 7.0                0.0               7.0             3.0                0.0
Modulation Type                       GMSK                 QPSK           GMSK                  QPSK             NA                GMSK
Total Data Rate (KHz)                   9.6                 700                9.6               700             NA                 9.6
Receiver Span (MHz)                     NA                  NA                0.15               1.0            5.725               0.05
EIRP, dBW                               3.3                 3.4                NA                NA              NA                 NA
Antenna Polarization                  Linear              Circular        Linear               Circular        Circular            Linear
                            Figure 4 Summary of THEA Transmitter and Receiver parameters.

   9    Antenna Systems
   The transmit antenna parameters for the THEA Satellite are provided in Figure 5 and Figure 6.
           Lower           Upper       Freq.                Power      Output         ERP                      Frequency        Station
                                                  Power                                         Mean/Peak
         Frequency       Frequency     Units                Units    Power/ERP        Units                    Tolerance         Class
             2200          2290        MHz         1.0        W         3.4           dBW          Peak        +/-10 ppm        Mobile

            400.50        400.65       MHz         3.0        W         3.3           dBW          Peak        +/-10 ppm        Mobile
                                          Figure 5 Antenna Frequency Registration

            Lower Frequency          Upper Frequency        Units    Emission         Modulating Signal        Necessary Bandwidth

                 2200                     2290               MHz     1M00G1D                  QPSK                     1,000 KHz

                400.50                   400.65              MHz     35K0F1D                  GMSK                      35KHz




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                            Figure 6 Frequency Emissions Registration

10 Satellite Link Budgets
     The UHF uplink budget is shown in Figure 7. Figure 8 shows the UHF downlink budget.




                              Figure 7 Satellite UHF Uplink Budget




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                             Figure 8 Satellite UHF Downlink Budget
     The S-Band uplink budget is shown in Figure 9. Figure 10 shows the UHF downlink budget.




                             Figure 9 Satellite S-Band Uplink Budget




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                            Figure 10 Satellite S-Band Downlink Budget
     The VHF uplink budget is shown in Figure 11, and the Link Margin is plotted in Figure 12.




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                                                 Figure 11 Satellite VHF Uplink Budget


                                                           VHF Uplink Margin
                               35


                               30


                               25


                               20
            Link Margin (dB)




                               15                                             Backup Command Link
                                                                              145MHz at 9.6 kbps
                                                                              10 Watts Uplink Power
                               10                                             0.0 dBi Sat Antenna Gain
                                                                              8.0 Grounds Antenna Gain
                                                                              575 km Altitude
                               5


                               0
                                    0           15         30          45             60                 75       90
                                                                   Elevation Angle (Degrees)


                                        Figure 12 Satellite VHF Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle



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The satellite link margins for the UHF and S-Band radios are plotted in Figure 13and Figure 14.

                                                             UHF Link Margins
                               35
                                          Down link Margin
                               30
                                          Uplink Margin
            Link Margin (dB)




                               25

                               20

                               15                                                Command & Telemetry Links
                                                                                 400 MHz at 9.6 kbps
                               10                                                10 Watts Uplink Power
                                                                                 3 Watt Sat Transmit Power
                                                                                 0.0 dBi Sat Antenna Gain
                               5                                                 13.5 Grounds Antenna Gain

                               0
                                    0       15               30         45           60             75           90
                                                                     Elevation Angle (Degrees)
                                         Figure 13 Satellite UHF Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle


                                                             S-Band Link Margins
                               30
                                            UPLINK MA RGIN (dB)

                                            DOWNLINK MARGIN ( dB)
                               25
        Link Margin (dB)




                               20


                               15

                                                                                 Mission Data Links
                               10                                                2045 and 2288 MHz at 700 Kbps
                                                                                 10 Watts Uplink Power
                                                                                 1 Watt Sat Transmit Power
                                                                                 7.0 dBi Sat Antenna Gain
                                5                                                40 dBi Ground Antenna Gain
                                                                                 575 km Altitude

                                0
                                    0        15              30         45           60             75           90
                                                                     Elevation Angle (Degrees)
                                        Figure 14 Satellite S-Band Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle




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11 Interference Analysis
11.1 400.50-400.65 MHz (TT&C Downlink).
     Interference with U.S. federal and commercial assignments in the 400.50-400.65 MHz band
     is unlikely as transmissions will only occur while over the SpaceQuest TT&C ground
     stations. The 400.50 to 400.65 MHz space-to-Earth band is allocated for UHF Little LEO
     data services and has been used experimentally by SpaceQuest for the past 5 years

11.2 399.90 -400.05 MHz (TT&C Uplink)
     Interference with U.S. federal and commercial assignments in the 399.00-400.05 MHz band
     is unlikely as uplink transmissions will only occur while over the SpaceQuest TT&C ground
     stations. The 399.0-400.05 MHz Earth-to-space band is allocated for UHF Little LEO data
     services and has been used by SpaceQuest experimentally for the past 5 years.

11.3 2200-2290 MHz (Payload Downlink)
     The GomSpaceSR2000 S-Band SDR Transmitter and ANT2000 Antenna is designed to
     operate in the 2200-2290 MHz band. In order to avoid interference with the U.S. Federal
     allocation in the 2200-2290 MHz band, all S-Band operations will occur outside of the
     United States.
     The nominal S-Band downlink carrier frequency of 2288.5 MHz was selected for analysis for
     the THEA satellite, but only a 1.0 MHz channel in the 2200-2290 MHz band will be used and
     coordinated with other authorized users of the band. S-Band downlink operations will
     occur several times each day at either Inuvik, Canada or Esrange, Sweden. Transmissions
     will be restricted as necessary to eliminate interference with other users of the band.

11.4 2025-2110 MHz (Payload Uplink)
     SpaceQuest’s S-Band satellite receiver and antenna system is designed to operate in the
     2025-2110 MHz band. The nominal S-Band uplink carrier frequency of 2045.5 MHz was
     chosen for analysis for the THEA satellite, but only a 1.0 MHz channel in the 2025-2110
     MHz band will be used and coordinated with other authorized users of the band.
     The 2025-2110 MHz band was chosen for the THEO experimental license because it is the
     only frequency band that can be supported with the existing S-Band radio equipment – the
     GomSpaceSR2000 S-Band SDR Receiver and ANT2000 Antenna. In order to avoid
     interference with the U.S. Federal allocation in the 2025-2110 MHz band, all S-Band
     operations will occur outside of the United States.
     Infrequent S-Band uplink transmissions from Inuvik, Canada or Esrange, Sweden, will be
     used to load new firmware to the THEA satellite and to send confirmations of successful
     data packet downloads.




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12 Power Flux Density Analysis
12.1 400.50-400.65 MHz (TT&C Downlink)
The Power Flux Density for the UHF downlink is within the ITU limits as shown in Figure 15.


                                                                          UHF Power Flux Density Vs. Elevation Angle
                                                        -120
            Power Flux Density (dBW/m2/4kHz)




                                                        -125



                                                        -130



                                                        -135
                                                                                                            ITU Power Flux Density Limits
                                                                                                            Power Flux Density (dBW/m2/4kHz)
                                                        -140



                                                        -145
                                                               0     10       20     30       40       50      60       70                  80   90
                                                                                                       Elevation Angle (deg)

                                                  Figure 15 PFD at the Surface of the Earth for the UHF Transmitter Downlink

12.2 2200-2290 MHz (Payload Downlink)
     The PFD for the S-Band downlink satisfies the ITU PFD limits as shown in Figure 16.

                                                                          S-Band Power Flux Density Vs. Elevation Angle
                                                        -140.0

                                                        -142.0

                                                        -144.0
                                  PFD (dBW/m^2/4 kHz)




                                                        -146.0

                                                        -148.0

                                                        -150.0

                                                        -152.0

                                                        -154.0                                              ITU Power Flux Density Limits


                                                        -156.0                                              Power Flux Density (dBW/m2/4kHz)


                                                        -158.0

                                                        -160.0
                                                                 0   10       20     30       40       50         60         70             80   90
                                                                                                       Elevation Angel (Deg)

                                        Figure 16 PFD at the Surface of the Earth for the S-Band Transmitter Downlink

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13 Space Station Antenna Radiation Patterns
13.1 S-Band: THEA Space Station Transmit/Receive Antenna
The GomSpace NanoCom ANT2150 side-mounted S-Band Patch Antenna is used to downlink
the THEA mission data. This circularly-polarized antenna incorporates an LNA designed to
receive in the 2025-2110 MHz frequency band, and a Power Amplifier designed to transmit in
the 2200-2290 MHz frequency band. The radiation pattern is shown in Figure 17.

                                                              0
                                                  345   10          15
                                            330          5                30

                                      315                0                      45
                                                         -5
                                300                     -10                           60

                                                        -15
                          285                           -20                                 75

                                                        -25
                         270                            -30                                  90



                          255                                                               105



                                240                                                   120


                                      225                                       135

                                            210                           150
                                                  195               165
                                                              180
              Figure 17 S-Band Satellite Transmit/Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern

13.2 UHF: THEA Space Station Transmit/Receive Antenna
An ISIS Deployable Omnidirectional UHF Monopole Antenna System is used to uplink and
downlink TT&C data. It has a 0 dBi average gain and a radiation pattern shown in Figure 18.




               Figure 18 UHF Satellite Transmit/Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern.

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13.3 VHF: THEA Space Station Receive Antenna
The same ISIS Deployable Omnidirectional Antenna has a VHF monopole element, which is used
to receive emergency commands to reboot the flight computer or to power cycle the spacecraft
in the event of a single event latch up. This small, sensitive, very low-power receiver design
that operates at a different, fixed frequency than the primary UHF TT&C receiver, can save a
mission. SpaceQuest will perform sensitivity tests of the receiver in order to characterize its
performance in the space environment. The omni-directional radiation pattern is shown in
Figure 19.




                     Figure 19 VHF Satellite Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern



13.4 Broadband: THEA Space Station Receive Antenna
A novel wideband antenna from Flexitech Aerospace is mounted in the “Tuna Can” of the THEA
Cubesat. This receive-only antenna is used to capture RF spectrum in the frequency band from
1.35-7.075 GHz. The antenna pattern is a hemispheric 120 cone (60) with a peak gain at the
center of the coverage envelope and a slow roll off to the -3dB point. A photo of Flexitech
broadband antenna and its radiation pattern are shown in Figure 20.




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                   Figure 20 Flexitech Broadband Receive Antenna and Radiation Pattern.



13.5 Summary of THEA Antenna Characteristics
Figure 21 lists the antenna parameters for the four THEA antennas.

    Antenna Parameter              S-Band                 UHF                VHF               Wideband
Frequency Range:             2025-2290 MHz          399.9-400.6 MHz      145.92 MHz          1.35-7.075 GHZ
Bandwidth Required:               900 KHz               100 KHz             25 KHz                 N/A
Emission Designator:             1M00G1D                25K0F1D            20K0F1D                 N/A
Number of Channels:                   1                     1                 1                 Multiple
Space Station Class:                 EH                    ET                 ED                   EH
Beam Name:                     SBTX and SBRX          UTX and URX            VRX                 WBRX
Emission/Receive                     E/R                   E/R                R                     R
Max ISO. Gain                      7.0 dBi               0.0 dBi            0.0 dBi              3.0 dB
Antenna Type:                       Patch              Monopole           Monopole         Cavity Backed Spiral
Polarization:                     Circular               Linear             Linear               Circular
Peak Power:                      1.0 Watts             3.0 Watts         Receive Only         Receive Only
Antenna Pattern:                See Figure 17         See Figure 18      See Figure 19        See Figure 20
Link Margin:                    See Figure 14         See Figure 13      Receive Only         Receive Only
                              Within ITU limits.    Within ITU limits.
Power Flux Density:                                                      Receive Only         Receive Only
                               See Figure 16         See Figure 15

                                Figure 21 THEA Antenna Characteristics




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14 Earth Station Antenna Radiation Patterns
Antenna patterns for SpaceQuest’s UHF and VHF Earth Stations are in Figure 22 and Figure 23.

14.1 UHF Antennas in Fairfax, VA, North Pole, AK and Naalehu, HI and Limestone, ME




                   Figure 22 UHF Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern.

14.2 VHF Antennas in Fairfax, VA, North Pole, AK and Naalehu, HI and Limestone, ME




                   Figure 23 VHF Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern.




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FCC Form 442 Exhibit 2                                                   File #:0176-EX-CN-2018
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14.3 S-Band Earth Station Antenna in North Pole Alaska and Limestone, Maine.
SpaceQuest’s S-Band antennas in Inuvik, Canada and Esrange, Sweden are for downloading the
data captured by the Aurora payload. The Esrange S-Band antenna will be used to upload new
firmware to the satellite. An S-Band radiation pattern for these antennas is shown in Figure 24




                Vertical Pattern                                 Horizontal Pattern

                  Figure 24 S-Band Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern.



15 Stop Buzzer POC
     The 24-hour SpaceQuest contact for interference issues is provided below:
Name: Glenn Richardson
Email: glenn@spacequest.com
Tel:   703-424-7806




Exhibit 2                                 SpaceQuest                                    PAGE 19



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