Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
David
Last Name:
Den Herder
Phone Number:
202-649-2705
Title:
Senior Counsel
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:
2011-08-17 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
David J. Den Herder
Title of Applicant (if any):
Senior Counsel
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
An STA is necessary to authorize telemetry and video transmissions during launch (and pre-launch checks) for an orbital test flight of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral, pursuant to the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Demonstrations agreement with NASA. The launch will be licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST). The launch readiness date is currently April 30, 2012.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WF9XDK
Class of Station:
MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
An STA is necessary to authorize telemetry and video transmissions during launch (and pre-launch checks) for an orbital test flight of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral, pursuant to the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Demonstrations agreement with NASA. The launch date is currently scheduled for November 30, 2011.
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The purpose of the operation (the Demo C2/3 mission) is to demonstrate the capability to launch a capsule that can dock with the International Space Station. Note: spectrum support for the capsule is already being handled by NTIA (via NASA). Accordingly, STA will only cover the launch vehicle stages (first stage and second stage), during launch, as well as pre-launch checks. In terms of scope, this is the same as the STA for the previous demonstration launch (for the ?Demo C1 mission,? which launched in December 2010. The STA file number supporting that flight was 0322-EX-ST-2010. Call sign: WE9XLB). There have been minor changes to the technical data since the previous launch, but the scope is the same.
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation
Operation End Date:
05/01/2012
Operation Start Date:
11/01/2011
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
No
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Quasonix Inc.
Equipment 1 Model Number
QSX-VSR-110-20S
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
2
Equipment 2 Experimental
No
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
Emhiser Research Inc.
Equipment 2 Model Number
EVTC-09E1A103-S
Equipment 2 No. Of Units
2
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The purpose of the operation (the Demo C2 mission) is to demonstrate the capability to launch a capsule that can dock with the International Space Station. In terms of scope, this is the same as the STA for the previous demonstration launch (for the Demo C1 mission, which launched in December 2010. The STA file number supporting that flight was 0322-EX-ST-2010. Call sign: WE9XLB). There have been minor changes to the technical data since the previous launch, but the scope is the same.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation