Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Viasat, Inc.
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Steven
Last Name:
Hemple
Phone Number:
760-476-4812
Title:
Engineer, Regulatory Affairs
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:
2021-02-24 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Steven C. Hemple
Title of Applicant (if any):
Engineer, Regulatory Affairs
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
The testing is of a short-term nature consistent with special temporary authority.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WR9XSG
Class of Station:
FX
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Best Contact
First Name:
Alton
Last Name:
Earle
Phone Number:
1-678-924-2653
Title:
Engineer
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Certification
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Steven Hemple
Title of Applicant (if any):
Engineer
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Viasat, Inc. requests an STA in support of a customer requirement to test Ka-band antenna systems over the air with the Telesat non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite LEO-1 (call sign S2976). This is a short-term requirement for testing, with potential for follow-on re-testing pending the initial results.
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Information
Class of Station:
MO
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The tests will be done in conjunction with DEUCSI (Defense Experimentation Under Commercial Satellite Internet) under Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) – Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentations (SDPE); however, some testing will be performed not under government contract. The tests require communication with Telesat’s LEO-1 satellite which are in a low earth orbit (LEO). The communications to be made under the STA will be used to test and demonstrate certain design features of LEO-1, including antenna tracking, RF performance, and end-to-end network performance.
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation
Operation Start Date:
03/05/2021
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
No
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Viasat
Equipment 1 Model Number
GAT-5530
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
2
Equipment 2 Experimental
No
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
Cobham
Equipment 2 Model Number
Sea Tel 4412
Equipment 2 No. Of Units
2
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The planned experiment will test mobile antennas on Telesats NGSO constellation.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation