Dismissal Without Prejudice generated [Dec 12 2017]

0305-EX-CN-2017 Correspondence

Swarm Technologies, Inc.

2018-01-10ELS_203152

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Experimental Licensing Branch 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 7A—321 Washington, D.C. 20554 December 12, 2017 Attn: Sara Spangelo Swarm Technologies, Inc. 688 Coral Ct Los Altos, CA 94024 DISMISSED—WITHOUT PREJUDICE Dear Sara Spangelo, This refers to application, File No. 0305—EX—CN—2017, for an experimental authorizatic You are advised that the Commission is unable to grant your application for the facilit s requested. The applicant proposes to deploy and operate 4 spacecraft that are smaller than 10 cm | one of their three dimensions. These spacecraft are therefore below the size threshold at which dete ion by the Space Surveillance Network (SSN) can be considered routine. The proposed addition f Ku—Band radar reflectors to the satellite would overcome this issue with respect to only to the small artion of the SSN that utilizes Ku—Band frequencies. Use of GPS data from the satellites will be availal : only if and while the satellites are functional. In the absence of tracking at the same level as available for objects of 10cm x 10 cm 10 cm, and in the event of a conjunction with an operational spacecraft, the ability of operational st secraft to reliably assess the need for and plan effective collision avoidance maneuvers will be redu d or eliminated. Accordingly, we cannot conclude that a grant of this application is in the publicinteres Responses to this correspondence must contain the Reference number : 40011 Sincerely, AW 7 Anthony Serafini Chief Experimental Licensing Branch


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