1943-EX-ST-2018

Filing overview

Special Temporary Authority application - Address

Attention:

Professor John M. Morrison

City:

Wilmington

E-Mail Address:

morrisonj@uncw.edu

State:

NC

Street Address:

5600 Marvin K Moss Ln

Zip Code:

28409

Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Center for Marine Science

Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact

First Name:

John M.

Last Name:

Morrison

Phone Number:

910-962-2333

Title:

Professor, Physics and Physical Oceanography

Special Temporary Authority application - Certification

Applicant 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.

Date:

2018-11-16 00:00:00.0

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):

/John M. Morrison/

Title of Applicant (if any):

Professor, Physics and Physical Oceanography

Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:

UNCW is requesting emergency authorization for UNCWs SeaHawk satellite to access a secondary ground station antenna at the KSAT Earth Station in Svalbard, Norway for launch and early operations (LEOPS) in case of a feared malfunction of its main TT&C station operated by Clyde Space in Glasgow, Scotland. The UNCW satellite will be launched on Monday, November 19, 2018 on the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg AFB.

Special Temporary Authority application - Information

Callsign:

WJ2XDP

Class of Station:

MO

Nature of Service:

Experimental

Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

Operation of the secondary station in Svalbard is exclusively for emergency launch, early commissioning and backup in case the main TT&C station in Glasgow is not working. The satellite mission is a combined effort of UNCW, NASA and Clyde Space to collect Sustained Ocean Color observations with Nanosatellites, download the data to NASAs Near Earth Network in the U.S. for eventual free worldwide distribution to scientists by NASAs Ocean Biology Processing Group.

Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer

Equipment 1 Experimental

No

Equipment 1 Manufacturer

F'SATI

Equipment 1 Model Number

VUTRX

Equipment 1 No. Of Units

2

Equipment 2 Experimental

No

Equipment 2 Manufacturer

Syrlinks

Equipment 2 Model Number

EWC27

Equipment 2 No. Of Units

2

Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

Operation of a secondary station in Svalbard to be used exclusively for emergency launch, early commissioning and backup in case the main TT&C station in Glasgow is not working. Operation of the secondary station in Svalbard is exclusively for emergency launch, early commissioning and backup in case the main TT&C station in Glasgow is not working. The satellite mission is a combined effort of UNCW, NASA and Clyde Space to collect Sustained Ocean Color observations with Nanosatellites, download the data to NASAs Near Earth Network in the U.S. for eventual free worldwide distribution to scientists by NASAs Ocean Biology Processing Group.

Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation

Operation End Date:

05/18/2019

Operation Start Date:

11/19/2018

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