Exhibit 2 BRIO Technical RevA

0220-EX-CN-2018 Text Documents

SpaceQuest, Ltd.

2018-05-09ELS_209374

   BRIO Satellite

       Exhibit 2

File #: 0220-EX-CN-2018

Technical Information


    March 7, 2018
  May 8, 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 ............................................. 6
8          Radio Equipment. .......................................................................................................... 6
     8.1         UHF TT&C Transceiver ........................................................................................................6
     8.2         VHF Receiver: ....................................................................................................................7
     8.3         S-Band Transceiver:............................................................................................................7
     8.4         UHF Experimental Payload Transceiver ...............................................................................7
9          Antenna Systems........................................................................................................... 8
10         Satellite Link Budgets .................................................................................................... 9
11         Interference Analysis................................................................................................... 14
     11.1        400.50-400.65 MHz (TT&C and Experimental Downlink) .................................................... 14
     11.2        399.90 -400.05 MHz (TT&C and Experimental Uplink) ........................................................ 14
     11.3        2200-2290 MHz (Payload Downlink) ................................................................................. 14
     11.4        2025-2110 MHz (Payload Uplink) ...................................................................................... 15
12         Power Flux Density Analysis ........................................................................................ 15
     12.1        400.50-400.65 MHz (TT&C Downlink) ............................................................................... 15
     12.2        2200-2290 MHz (S-Band Downlink)................................................................................... 16
     12.3        400.50-400.65 MHz (Experimental Payload Downlink) ...................................................... 16
13         Space Station Antenna Radiation Patterns ................................................................... 17
     13.1        S-Band: BRIO Space Station Transmit/Receive Antenna .................................................... 17
     13.2        UHF: BRIO Space Station TT&C Transmit/Receive Antenna ................................................ 17
     13.3        VHF: BRIO Space Station Receive Antenna ........................................................................ 18
     13.4        UHF: BRIO Space Station Experimental UHF Receive/Transmit Antenna ............................ 18
     13.5        Summary of BRIO Antenna Characteristics ........................................................................ 19
14         Earth Station Antenna Radiation Patterns .................................................................... 19
     14.1        UHF TT&C Antennas in Fairfax, VA, North Pole, AK, Naalehu, HI and Limestone, ME .......... 19
     14.2        VHF Backup Antennas in Fairfax, VA, North Pole, AK, Naalehu, HI and Limestone, ME ....... 20
     14.3        S-Band Antennas in Inuvik, Canada and Esrange, Sweden ................................................. 20
     14.4        UHF Experimental Antenna .............................................................................................. 21
15         Stop Buzzer POC .......................................................................................................... 21




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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 BRIO Transmitter and Receiver parameters. ............................................... 8
Figure 5 Antenna Frequency Registration ..................................................................................... 8
Figure 6 Frequency Emissions Registration .................................................................................... 8
Figure 7 Satellite UHF TT&C Uplink Budget .................................................................................... 9
Figure 8 Satellite UHF TT&C Downlink Budget ............................................................................... 9
Figure 9 Satellite S-Band Uplink Budget ....................................................................................... 10
Figure 10 Satellite S-Band Downlink Budget ................................................................................ 10
Figure 11 Satellite Experimental UHF Uplink Budget ................................................................... 11
Figure 12 Satellite Experimental UHF Downlink Budget .............................................................. 11
Figure 13 Satellite VHF Uplink Budget .......................................................................................... 12
Figure 14 Satellite VHF Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle ............................................................ 12
Figure 15 Satellite UHF TT&C Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle .................................................. 13
Figure 16 Satellite S-Band Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle ........................................................ 13
Figure 17 Satellite UHF Experimental Radio Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle ............................ 14
Figure 18 PFD at the Surface of the Earth for the UHF Transmitter ............................................. 15
Figure 19 PFD at the Surface of the Earth for the S-Band Transmitter ........................................ 16
Figure 20 PFD at the Surface of the Earth for the UHF Payload Transmitter ............................... 16
Figure 21 S-Band Satellite Transmit/Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern ................................... 17
Figure 22 TT&C UHF Satellite Transmit/Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern. ............................. 17
Figure 23 VHF Satellite Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern ........................................................ 18
Figure 24 Experimental UHF Satellite Transmit/Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern ................. 18
Figure 25 BRIO Antenna Characteristics ....................................................................................... 19
Figure 26 UHF Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern. ............................................................ 19
Figure 27 VHF Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern.............................................................. 20
Figure 28 S-Band Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern ......................................................... 20
Figure 29 UHF Experimental Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern ....................................... 21




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1    Ownership, Operations and Construction.
     SpaceQuest, Ltd. is a small business concern, and the owner, manufacturer and operator of
     the BRIO satellite. SpaceQuest has selected Spaceflight Industries of Seattle, Washington as
     the launch provider. BRIO 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: BRIO
                 •     BRIO 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.
                                        BRIO                         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.
     Worldwide

4    Satellite Payload.
    The primary satellite mission of BRIO is to investigate, identify and resolve potential technical
    and implementation issues with its advanced satellite SDR radio design developed by
    Myriota.
    Another important objective is to demonstrate the ability to upload and run new firmware
    that can introduce new features to the SDR Radio after it is on orbit. The results of this three-
    phase experiment will (1) demonstrate and validate the ability to uplink large numbers of


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    messages to a satellite using a single channel, (2) demonstrate the ability to downlink
    messages to different ground devices on a single channel, and (3) implement an advanced
    signal processing algorithm on board a satellite to provide highly spectrally efficient
    bidirectional communications.
    The secondary satellite mission of BRIO is to test a backup receiver developed by SpaceQuest
    to 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 BRIO 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
    Myriota payload and upload new computer firmware to improve performance and correct
    any software deficiencies.

5    Principle Specifications.
     BRIO is a 3U CubeSat whose outside envelope measures 100 x 100 x 340.5mm. The satellite’s
     total mass is 5 kg. It has four deployable solar arrays, which 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 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 BRIO satellite will not 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. The Software Defined Radio implements the S-Band
     transceiver. The deployed array and antenna configuration is shown in Figure 3.




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             Command
              Receiver




                                  Figure 2 System Block Diagram




                         Figure 3 Isometric view of deployed configuration.


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     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. A third UHF antenna that is deployed from the side of the satellite
     when the solar panels are deployed is for a UHF SDR transceiver, which is a part of the
     experimental communications payload being evaluated for the hosted Myriota payload.
     The receive-only VHF monopole antennas are used to test a new backup receiver design 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 a backdoor command receiver at 145.92 MHz.
     The second UHF Transceiver used to evaluate Myriota’s advanced communications
     processor will also operate in 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.
     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 Myriota payload.

8    Radio Equipment.
     8.1 UHF TT&C Transceiver
       •    NanoComm AX100 UHF Transceiver manufactured by GomSpace.
       •    Primary transceiver capability for telecommand, telemetry, and schedule uploads.
       •    The transceiver can operate between 390 MHz 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.


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     8.2 VHF Receiver:
       •    CERX-145 Narrowband FM Receiver manufactured by SpaceQuest
       •    Experimental backup VHF Receiver for emergency reboot or satellite 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 in the 2200-2290 MHz frequency band
       •    Earth-to-space uplink operated in the 2025-2110 MHz frequency band
       •    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: Antenna Operating Frequency: 2200-2290 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: Antenna Operating Frequency: 2015-2110 MHz
       • Frequency Stability: ±10 ppm

     8.4 UHF Experimental Payload Transceiver
       •    ERP-100 UHF Transceiver manufactured by SpaceQuest
       •    UHF transceiver to be used with Myriota’s experimental payload processor
       •    The transceiver can operate between 390 MHz and 406 MHz at 9600 bps
       •    Modulation is FM/GMSK
     8.4.1 Downlink: UHF Transmit
       • Operating Frequency 400.60 MHz
       • Output Power: 4 Watts
       • EIRP: 4.5 dBW
       • Channels: 400.50-400.65 MHz
       • Frequency Deviation: 16 kHz



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       8.4.2 Uplink: UHF Receive
         • Operating Frequency 399.95 MHz
         • Sensitivity: -112 dBm
         • Channels: Tunable SDR
         • Frequency Stability: ±10 ppm

       A summary of the BRIO Transmitter and Receiver parameters are provided in Figure 4.
                                       Transmitter          Transmitter      Transmitter         Receiver 1        Receiver 2     Receiver 3      Receiver 4
        Description                         1                     2               3
Radio Name                                 UTX                  SBTX            EXTX                URX               SBRX           EXRX             VRX
Carrier Frequency, MHz                    400.6               ~ 2288.5         400.60             399.95            ~ 2045.5        399.95          145.92
3 dB Bandwidth, MHz                       0.015                 0.75            0.015              0.015              0.75           0.015           0.015
Necessary Bandwidth, MHz                  0.035                  1.0            0.035              0.035               1.0           0.035           0.025
20 dB Bandwidth, MHz                      0.020                 0.80            0.020               NA                 NA             NA              NA
60 dB Bandwidth, MHz                      0.035                0.90               0.035                 NA            NA              NA              NA
Receiver Sensitivity, dBm                  NA                   NA                 NA                  -110          -100            -112            -119
Antenna Gain, dBi                          0.0                  7.0                0.0                  0.0           7.0             0.0             0.0
Modulation Type                           GMSK                 QPSK               GMSK                GMSK           QPSK           GMSK            GMSK
Total Data Rate (KHz)                      9.6                 700                 9.6                  9.6          700              9.6             9.6
Receiver Span (MHz)                        NA                   NA                 NA                 0.15              1.0          0.15            0.05
EIRP, dBW                                  3.3                  3.4                4.5                 NA               NA            NA                 NA
Antenna Polarization                      Linear              Circular            Linear              Linear        Circular        Linear          Linear

                              Figure 4 Summary of BRIO Transmitter and Receiver parameters.

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

      UTX            400.50         400.65          MHz         3.0         W              3.3          dBW         Peak       +/-10 ppm       Mobile

      EXTX           400.50         400.65          MHz         4.0         W              4.5          dBW         Peak       +/-10 ppm       Mobile
                                              Figure 5 Antenna Frequency Registration


  The antenna emission parameters for the BRIO Satellite are provided in Figure 6.
                                Lower                Upper                                                     Modulating          Necessary
            Beam                                                          Units            Emission
                              Frequency            Frequency                                                     Signal            Bandwidth
             SBTX               2200                 2290                 MHz            1M00G1D                 QPSK              1,000 KHz

             UTX                400.50              400.65                MHz              35K0F1D               GMSK               35 KHz

             EXTX               400.50              400.65                MHz              35K0F1D               GMSK               35 KHz
                                              Figure 6 Frequency Emissions Registration


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




                            Figure 7 Satellite UHF TT&C Uplink Budget




                           Figure 8 Satellite UHF TT&C Downlink Budget


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     The S-Band uplink budget is shown in Figure 9. The S-Band downlink budget is Figure 10.




                              Figure 9 Satellite S-Band Uplink Budget




                            Figure 10 Satellite S-Band Downlink Budget


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     The UHF Experimental Payload uplink budget is shown in Figure 11.




                      Figure 11 Satellite Experimental UHF Uplink Budget
The UHF Experimental Payload downlink budget is shown in Figure 12.




                    Figure 12 Satellite Experimental UHF Downlink Budget

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     The VHF uplink budget is shown in Figure 13. The VHF uplink margin is in Figure 14.




                                                 Figure 13 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 14 Satellite VHF Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle

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The satellite link margins for the UHF TT&C radio are plotted in Figure 15.

                                                               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 15 Satellite UHF TT&C Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle


The satellite link margins for the S-Band radio are plotted in Figure 16.

                                                               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 16 Satellite S-Band Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle


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The satellite link margins for the UHF Experimental Transceiver is plotted in Figure 17.

                                                 Experimental Payload Link Margins
                            16
                                        Down link Margin
                            14
                                        Uplink Margin

                            12
             Link Margin (dB)




                            10

                                8                                            Experimental Payload Links
                                                                             400 MHz at 9.6 kbps
                                6                                            3 Watts Uplink Power
                                                                             4 Watt Sat Transmit Power
                                4                                            0.0 dBi Sat Antenna Gain
                                                                             0.0 Grounds Antenna Gain
                                2                                            575 km Altitude

                                0
                                    0     15               30         45          60           75         90
                                                                   Elevation Angle (Degrees)
            Figure 17 Satellite UHF Experimental Radio Link Margins Vs. Elevation Angle

11 Interference Analysis
11.1 400.50-400.65 MHz (TT&C and Experimental 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 and Experimental 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 BRIO 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.

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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 BRIO 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 BRIO experimental license because it is the
     only frequency band that can be supported with the chosen 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 BRIO satellite and to send confirmations of successful data
     packet downloads.

12 Power Flux Density Analysis
12.1 400.50-400.65 MHz (TT&C Downlink)
The Power Flux Density for the UHF TT&C downlink is shown in Figure 18.


                                                           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 18 PFD at the Surface of the Earth for the UHF Transmitter




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12.2 2200-2290 MHz (S-Band Downlink)
     The PFD for the S-Band downlink satisfies the ITU PFD limits as shown in Figure 19.

                                                                 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 19 PFD at the Surface of the Earth for the S-Band Transmitter

12.3 400.50-400.65 MHz (Experimental Payload Downlink)
The Power Flux Density for the UHF Experimental Payload downlink is shown in Figure 20.


                                                            Experimental Payload PDF 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 20 PFD at the Surface of the Earth for the UHF Payload Transmitter


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13 Space Station Antenna Radiation Patterns
13.1 S-Band: BRIO Space Station Transmit/Receive Antenna
The GomSpace NanoCom ANT2150 side-mounted S-Band Patch Antenna is used to downlink the
BRIO 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 21.

                                                                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 21 S-Band Satellite Transmit/Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern

13.2 UHF: BRIO Space Station TT&C 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 22.




             Figure 22 TT&C UHF Satellite Transmit/Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern.

Exhibit 2                                             SpaceQuest                                                    PAGE 17


FCC Form 442 Exhibit 2                                                       File #: 0220-EX-CN-2018
Technical Information

13.3 VHF: BRIO 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 23.




                       Figure 23 VHF Satellite Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern

13.4 UHF: BRIO Space Station Experimental UHF Receive/Transmit Antenna
An UHF Experimental Transceiver developed by SpaceQuest to investigate the performance of
Myriota’s novel protocol and processing algorithms is shown in Figure 24.




            Figure 24 Experimental UHF Satellite Transmit/Receive Antenna Radiation Pattern




Exhibit 2                                    SpaceQuest                                       PAGE 18


FCC Form 442 Exhibit 2                                                               File #: 0220-EX-CN-2018
Technical Information

13.5 Summary of BRIO Antenna Characteristics
Figure 25 lists the antenna parameters for the four BRIO antennas.

     Antenna Parameter              S-Band                  UHF                VHF             UHF Payload
 Frequency Range:             2025-2290 MHz           399.9-400.65 MHz     145.92 MHz        399.9-400.65 MHz
 Bandwidth Required:              1,000 KHz               150 KHz             25 KHz             150 KHz
 Emission Designator:             1M00G1D                 35K0F1D            20K0F1D             35K0F1D
 Number of Channels:                   1                      1                 1                    1
 Space Station Class:                 EH                     ET                 ED                  EH
 Beam Name:                     SBTX and SBRX           UTX and URX            VRX            EXTX and EXRX
 Emission/Receive                     E/R                    E/R                R                   E/R
 Max ISO. Gain                      7.0 dBi                0.0 dBi            0.0 dBi             0.0 dBi
 Antenna Type:                       Patch               Monopole           Monopole            Monopole
 Polarization:                      Circular               Linear             Linear              Linear
 Peak Power:                      1.0 Watts              3.0 Watts         Receive Only         4.0 Watts
 Antenna Pattern:                See Figure 21          See Figure 22      See Figure 23       See Figure 24
 Link Margin:                    See Figure 16          See Figure 15      Receive Only        See Figure 17
                               Within ITU limits.     Within ITU limits.                     Within ITU limits.
 Power Flux Density:                                                       Receive Only
                                See Figure 19          See Figure 18                          See Figure 20

                                Figure 25 BRIO Antenna Characteristics

14 Earth Station Antenna Radiation Patterns
The antenna pattern for SpaceQuest’s UHF Earth Stations are provided in Figure 26.

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




                        Figure 26 UHF Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern.

Exhibit 2                                           SpaceQuest                                           PAGE 19


FCC Form 442 Exhibit 2                                                  File #: 0220-EX-CN-2018
Technical Information

14.2 VHF Backup Antennas in Fairfax, VA, North Pole, AK, Naalehu, HI and Limestone, ME
The antenna patterns for SpaceQuest’s VHF Earth Stations are provided in Figure 27.




                    Figure 27 VHF Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern.

14.3 S-Band Antennas in Inuvik, Canada and Esrange, Sweden
SpaceQuest’s S-Band antennas in Inuvik, Canada and Esrange, Sweden are for downloading the
data captured by the Myriota payload. Only 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
28




                  Vertical Pattern                             Horizontal Pattern

                   Figure 28 S-Band Earth Station Antenna Radiation Pattern

Exhibit 2                                 SpaceQuest                                     PAGE 20


FCC Form 442 Exhibit 2                                                File #: 0220-EX-CN-2018
Technical Information

14.4 UHF Experimental Antenna
The radiation pattern for the omni-directional transceiver antenna that communicates with the
UHF experimental payload on BRIO is depicted in Figure 29.




                                                       400.00 MHz




             Figure 29 UHF Experimental 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 21



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