Public Notice SAT01197

Action Taken Public Notice

Satellite Space Station

2016-10-28

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SAT-LOI-20160208-00015Satellite Space Station
SAT-STA-20150821-00060Satellite Space Station
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PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 DA No. 16-1228 Report No. SAT-01197 Friday October 28, 2016 Policy Branch Information Actions Taken The Commission, by its International Bureau, took the following actions pursuant to delegated authority. The effective date of these actions is the release date of this Notice, except where an effective date is specified. SAT-LOI-20160208-00015 E S2953 ViaSat, Inc. Letter of Intent Grant of Authority Effective Date: 10/25/2016 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On October 25, 2016, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the letter of intent filed by ViaSat, Inc. to access the U.S. market using the proposed VIASAT-109W space station to be located at the 109.1° W.L. orbital location. The space station will provide fixed-satellite service and operate under the authority of the United Kingdom. VIASAT-109W will be added to the Commission's Permitted Space Station List in the 18.3-18.8 GHz and 19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 28.35-28.6 GHz and 29.5-30.0 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. In addition, the Satellite Division granted U.S. market access to VIASAT-109W in the 18.8-19.3 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 28.1-28.35 GHz and 28.6-29.1 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. SAT-STA-20150821-00060 E Spaceflight, Inc. Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 10/25/2016 Nature of Service: Other On October 25, 2016, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to Spaceflight, Inc. to operate a non-geostationary spacecraft to be known as SHERPA, designed to deploy approximately 90 small spacecraft in low Earth orbit over the course of a twelve-hour operational period. Spaceflight Inc. was granted authority to use the 401.5 MHz (space-to-Earth) and 450.2 MHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands for space operation communications during the twelve-hour operational lifetime of SHERPA. The grant is limited to the SHERPA spacecraft and does not extend to individual licenses for the small spacecraft on board SHERPA. For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 1-888-835-5322. Page 1 of 1


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