Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Care Weather Technologies
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Patrick
Last Name:
Walton
Phone Number:
8012274740
Title:
CEO
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:
2020-06-26 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
M. Patrick Walton
Title of Applicant (if any):
CEO
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
We need to test our custom satellite power, computing, and communications systems in space. This testing is important to ensuring that our future weather satellite missions are successful. These tests can be reasonably accomplished in the short duration of the STA and the simplified STA process is better suited for the needs of our small company.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WQ9XWV
Class of Station:
FX MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
We are developing nanosatellites for weather remote sensing using custom power, computing, radio, and weather radar electronics. We need to demonstrate these custom systems in flight. We only need a limited period of operation to perform these in-flight tests and need the simplified process and cost of the STA experimental license.
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Information
Class of Station:
MO
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Model Number
canary-v1.0
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The purpose of this satellite is to test our computing, solar, battery, power management, inertial measurement, thermal measurement, radio, and weather radar (scatterometer) subsystems in flight. UHF frequency will be used to monitor satellite condition through periodic telemetry downlinks and to uplink test commands to the satellite. Ku-band frequency will be used to measure low-resolution (10km x 120km resolution cell) backscatter of radar signals off the surface of the ocean and land. This will be used to demonstrate retrieval of winds over the surface of the ocean using the weather radar system and to compare the radar return to the return of other scatterometers over land.
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation
Operation End Date:
06/30/2021
Operation Start Date:
12/31/2020
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Care Weather Technologies
Equipment 1 Model Number
canary-v0.1
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
1
Equipment 2 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
Care Weather Technologies
Equipment 2 Model Number
nest-v0.1
Equipment 2 No. Of Units
1
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The purpose of this satellite is to test our computing, solar, battery, power management, inertial measurement, thermal measurement, and radio subsystems in flight. Using the requested frequencies, satellite condition will be periodically transmitted to ground and uplinks will be sent to command the satellite.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation