Attachment REQUEST

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LETTER submitted by FCC,IB

REQUEST

2004-10-08

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-19990427-00049 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 trematooat Burows October 8, 2004 Ms. Jennifer Warzen Senior Director,Regulatory Affiirs Lockheed Martin Corporation 1725 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202412 Re: Lockheed Martin Corp., Application for Authority to Launch and Operate Geostationary Orbit Satellts in the Radionavigation Satelite Service at the 79° W.L. (File Nos. SAT—LOA—19990427—00045, SAT—AMD—20030730—00149, CallSign: $2370),71° EL (File Nos. SAT—LOA—19990427—00049, SAT—AMD—20030730—00152, Call $2374), and 131.8° E.L. orbial locations (File Nos. SAT—LOA—19990427— 00050, SAT—AMD—20030730—00153, Call Sign: $2375). Dear Ms. Warren: On April27, 1999, Lockheed Martin Corporation ("Lockheed") filed applications to lainch and operate satelites at the 79° W.L.,71° E.L. and 131.° EL. orbital locations, as part of ts Regional Positioning System (‘RPS"), a radio—navigation stellit service(*RNSS®) network. On July 30, 2003, Lockheed amended those applications to provide additional and revised technica information. In ts April 1999 applications, Lockheed stated thatthe RPS global constellation will be operated, monitored and controlled by one Satelite Operations Center (*SOC") in each secto." Accordtingly, Lockheed stated that there willbe a primary and a back—up tracking, tlemetry and command ("TTRC®)sation Tocated in the AsiaPacifc region to control and monitor satelteslocated at 71° EL. and 131.8° E.L." Pursuant to §25.1 1 1(a)of the Commission‘s Rule we request that Lockheed provide the Commission with the folowing information: 1) Please provide information regarding faciliies, including landie or other control faciites, by which Lockheed willexecute control operations fo ts proposed satllites in the AsiafPacificregion at the 71° EL. and 131.8° E.L orbital locations. For example, please provide information regarding the locations ofthe primary and baclcup TT&C stations which TT&C functions willbe carried outfor ts proposed satelites, including whether these TT&C stations willbe located on United Sttes territory in the Asia‘Pacifregion. 7 Lockheod global system is divided in two sectors: RPS Americas for t satlfite locted at 79° W L. and. RPS AsiaPacifcfor is satelits located at 71° EL.and 131.8° EL. See Lockheed Marti 1999 RNSS applicationsat page 40. * ‘See Lockheed Marin 1999 RNSS applications at page 54

2). In the casethat the Asia@Pacific region TT&Cstations are located outside U.S. teritory, please describe the procedure Lockheed would execute in the event that Lockheed was required to shut down its RNSS satelftes atthe 71° E.L. and 131.8° EL orbitalocations. Please also explain whether Lockheed will retain the abty,through actions intated using its United States ficifities, and without any third—party intervention, to cease operations of its proposed sateltes. in order for us to continue processing Lockheed‘s RNSS applications for its proposed satelites located at 71° E.L. and 131.8° EL. we require that thisinformation be provided t the Commission by October 22, 2004. Additionally, Lockheed indicated in its 1999 application that there will be primary and a back— up TT&C station located in the United Statesto control and monitor the proposed satellit to be located at the 79 Worbial location. In order to ficiitate our further understanding ofthe control operations ofthe satelte system, we request Lockheed toprovide information regarding the locations ofthe primary and back—up TT&C stations located in the United States fo ts proposed satllte at 79° W.L. Sincercly, Pfi 51"% Thomas S. Tyer Chief, Satelite Division


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