Attachment Sched S Tech Report

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20110722-00132 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA2011072200132_907365

 FCC 312                                                                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                       Page 1: General,
 Schedule S                                                                SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS                                                                   Frequency Bands,
                                                                               (Technical and Operational Description)                                                              and GSO Orbit

S1. GENERAL INFORMATION Complete for all satellite applications.
a. Space Station or Satellite Network Name:                           e. Estimated Date of Placement into Service:                      i Will the space station(s) operate on a Common Carrier Basis:
  VIASAT-1                                                                                                                                N

b. Construction Commencement Date:                                    f. Estimated Lifetime of Satellite(s):                            j. Number of transponders offered on a common carrier basis:
                                                                         15                                           Years

c. Construction Completion Date:                                      g. Total Number of Transponders:                                  k. Total Common Carrier Transponder Bandwidth:
                                                                                                                                                                                            MHz

d1. Est Launch Date Begin:      d2. Est Launch Date End:              h. Total Transponder Bandwidth (no. transponders x Bandwidth)     l. Orbit Type: Mark all boxes that apply:
                                                                                                                      MHz                                GSO                         NGSO
                                                                                                                                                    X

S2. OPERATING FREQUENCY BANDS Identify the frequency range and transmit/receive mode for all frequency bands in which this station will oper
                              Also indicate the nature of service(s) for each frequency band.
                      Frequency Band Limits                                                                                                                                                              f.
     Lower Frequency (_Hz)             Upper Frequency (_Hz)           e. T/R Mode                                    Nature of Service(s): List all that apply to this band
     a. Numeric       b. Unit          c. Numeric       d. Unit
                      (K/M/G)                           (K/M/G)
29500                 M            29503.5               M        R                         Fixed Satellite Service
19700.5               M            19703.5               M        T                         Fixed Satellite Service
29998.9995            M            29999.0005            M        R                         Fixed Satellite Service
20198.9995            M            20199.0005            M        T                         Fixed Satellite Service

S3. ORBITAL INFORMATION FOR GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES ONLY:
a. Nominal Orbital Longitude (Degrees E/W):         b. Alternate Orbital Longitude (Degrees E/W):                                       c. Reason for orbital location selection:
  115.1 W                                                                                                                                 ViaSat, Inc. has Commission authorization to access
Longitudinal Tolerance or E/W Station-Keeping:      f. Inclination Excursion or Range of orbital are in which adequate service can be     the U.S. to provide FSS services using certain Ka-
                                                    N/S Station-Keeping         provided (Optional):                                      band frequencies from the 115.1 W.L. location.
d. Toward West:                                                                                                 Degrees       E/W
                                 0.05 Degrees       Tolerance:
                                                                                     g. Westernmost:
e. Toward East:                  0.05 Degrees                0.05 Degrees            h. Easternmost:

i. Reason for service are selection (Optional):


                                                               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                   Page 2: NGSO Orbits
                                                             SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                    FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)

S4. ORBITAL INFORMATION FOR NON-GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES ONLY
      S4a. Total Number of Satellites in Network or System:                                    S4c. Celestial Reference Body (Earth, Sun, Moon, etc.):
      S4b. Total Number of Orbital Planes in Network or System:                                S4d. Orbit Epoch Date:

For each Orbital Plane Provide:
 (e) Orbital    (f) No. of      (g) Inclination   (h) Orbital   (i) Apogee (km) (j) Perigee (km)   (k) Right Ascension   (l) Argument of      Active Service Arc Range (Degrees)
 Plane No.     Satellites in   Angle (degrees)      Period                                           of the Ascending         Perigee      (m) Begin    (n) End Angle    (o) Other
                   Plane                          (Seconds)                                            Node (Deg.)           (Degrees)       Angle




S5. INITIAL SATELLITE PHASE ANGLE For each satellite in each orbital plane, provide the intital phase angle.
 (a) Orbital   (b) Satellite     (c) Initial
 Plane No.       Number        Phase Angle
                                (Degrees)




                                                                               NO NGSO DATA FILED


                                                                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                            Page 3: Service Areas
                                                                SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                       FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S6. SERVICE AREA CHARACTERISTICS for each service area provide:

(a) Service Area   (b) Type of Associated   (c) Service Area Diagram   (d) Service Area Description. Provide list of geographic areas (state postal codes or ITU 3-ltr codes), satellites or Figure No. of
       ID             Station (Earth or        File Name (GXT File)    Service Area Diagram.
                           Space)

SA1                S                                                   Areas around Summerset, South Dakota and Milford, Utah.
SA2                S                                                   Visible Earth.
SA3                S                                                   CONUS plus Hawaii, Alaska


                                                               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                               Page 4: Antenna Beams
                                                             SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                    FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S7. SPACE STATION ANTENNA BEAM CHARACTERISTICS For each antenna beam provide:

 (a)    (b)  Isotropic Antenna     (e)       (f)     (g) Min.   (h) Polar- (i) Polarization (j) Service               Transmit                                  Receive
Beam   T/R           Gain        Pointing Rotational Cross-      ization   Alignment Rel.     Area ID     (k) Input (l) Effective    (m)      (n)    (o) G/T  (p) Min.     Input Attenuator (dB)
  ID   Mode (c) Peak (d) Edge     Error     Error    Polar Iso- Switch-       Equatorial                   Losses      Output        Max.   System    Max.   Saturation
                                (Degrees) (Degrees) lation (dB)   able?    Plane (Degrees)                                                                                 (q) Max.    (r) Step
               (dBi)      (dBi)                                                                              (dB)    Power (W)      EIRP     Noice Gain Pt. Flux Density
                                                                  (Y/N)                                                                                                      Value        Size
                                                                                                                                    (dBW)   Temp (k) (db/K)  (dBW/m2)
TCR R             52.9     51.3       0.05       0.05         26 N                          SA1                                                         -0.2
TCL    R          52.9     51.3       0.05       0.05         26 N                          SA1                                                         -0.2
TMR    T          52.3     50.9       0.05       0.05         30 N                          SA1                7.5         0.002       25
TML    T          52.3     50.9       0.05       0.05         30 N                          SA1                7.5         0.002       25
OMN    R             3       -1       0.05       0.05         30 N                          SA2                                                2455    -30.9
OMN    R             3       -1       0.05       0.05         30 N                          SA2                                                2455    -30.9
OMN    T             3       -1       0.05       0.05         30 N                          SA2                5.5          12.6       14
OMN    T             3       -1       0.05       0.05         30 N                          SA2                5.5          12.6       14
BNR    R          52.9     51.3       0.05       0.05         26 N                          SA1                                                           -3
BNL    R          52.9     51.3       0.05       0.05         26 N                          SA1                                                           -3
BCN T             24.4     20.8       0.05       0.05         30 N                          SA3                2.4          0.91       24


                                                             FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                              Page 5: Beam Diagrams
                                                           SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                  FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S8. ANTENNA BEAM DIAGRAMS For each beam pattern provide the reference to the graphic image and numerical data:
     Also provide the power flux density levels in each beam that result from the emission with the highest power flux density.

 (a)    (b)   (c) Co-or  (d) GSO (e) NGSO Antenna Gain        (f) GSO Antenna                    Max. Power Flux Density (dBW/M2/Hz)
Beam   T/R      Cross      Ref.     Contour Description      Gain Contour Data     At Angle of Arrival above horizontal (for emission with highest PFD)
  ID   Mode     Polar     Orbital  (Figure/Table/ Exhibit)        (GXT File)      (g) 5 Deg      (h) 10 Deg      (i) 15 Deg     (j) 20 Deg    (k) 25 Deg
              Mode ("C" Longitude
                or" X") (Deg. E/W)
TCR    R      C             -115.1                               TCR.gxt
TCL    R      C             -115.1                               TCL.gxt
TMR    T      C             -115.1                               TMR.gxt              -157.5          -157.5          -157.5         -157.5        -157.5
TML    T      C             -115.1                               TML.gxt              -157.5          -157.5          -157.5         -157.5        -157.5
OMN    T      C             -115.1                                                    -148.1          -148.1          -148.1         -148.1        -148.1
OMN    T      C             -115.1                                                    -148.1          -148.1          -148.1         -148.1        -148.1
BNR    R      C             -115.1                               BNR.gxt
BNL    R      C             -115.1                               BNL.gxt
BCN    T      C             -115.1                              BCNR.gxt              -139.6          -139.5          -139.3         -139.1        -138.9


                                                             FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                     Page 6: Channels and
                                                           SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS                                                  Transponders
                                                  FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S9. SPACE STATION CHANNELS For each frequency channel provide:            S10. SPACE STATION TRANSPONDERS For each transponder provide:
  (a)   (B) Assigned    (c)      (d) Center        (e)          (f) TTC       (a)         (b)            Receive Band            Transmit Band
Channel Bandwidth      T/R      Frequency     Polarization    or Comm     Transponder Transponder   (c) Channel   (d) Beam   (e) Channel   (f) Beam ID
  No.       (kHz)      Mode        (MHz)      (H, V, L, R)   Channel (T        ID       Gain (dB)        No.          ID          No.
                                                                 or C)

CMD1           1000 R         29500.5         L              T            TC1                       CMD1          TCL
CMD2           1000 R         29503           R              T            TC2                       CMD2          TCR
CMD3           1000 R         29500.5         R              T            TC3                       CMD3          TCR
CMD4           1000 R         29503           L              T            TC4                       CMD4          TCL
TLM1           1000 T         19701           L              T            TM1                                                TLM1          TML
TLM2           1000 T         19703           R              T            TM2                                                TLM2          TMR
BCN1               1R         29999           R              T            TC5                       CMD1          OMNUL
BCN2               1R         29999           L              T            TC6                       CMD2          OMNUR
BCN3               1T         20199           R              T            TC7                       CMD3          OMNUR
                                                                          TC8                       CMD4          OMNUL
                                                                          TM3                                                TLM1          OMNDL
                                                                          TM4                                                TLM2          OMNDR
                                                                          BN1                       BCN1          BNR
                                                                          BN2                       BCN2          BNL
                                                                          BN3                                                BCN3          BCNR


                                                                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                       Page 7: Digital Modulation
                                                                  SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                         FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S11. DIGITAL MODULATION PARAMETERS For each digital emission provide:
(a) Digital   (b) Emission   (c) Assigned   (d) No. of    (e)Uncoded   (f) FEC Error   (g) CDMA     (h) Total C/N (i) Single Entry
 Mod. ID       Designator     Bandwidth      Phases        Data Rate     Correction    Processing   Performance C/I Objective
                                 (kHz)                       (kbps)     Coding Rate     Gain (dB)   Objective (dB)       (dB)


                                                             FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                       Page 8: Analog Modulation
                                                           SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                  FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S12. ANALOG MODULATION PARAMETERS For each analog emission provide:
  (a)   (b) Emission      (c)      (d) Signal       (e)                      Multi-channel Telephony             (j) Video (k) Video    (l) Video   (m) SCPC/FM (n) Total C/N    (o) Single
Analog   Designator    Assigned       Type      Channels                                                         Standard    Noise-        and       Compander,    Performance    Entry C/I
                                                                (f) Ave.     (g) Bottom      (h) Top   (i) RMS
Mod. ID                Bandwidth                per Carrier                                                       NTSC,    Weighting   SCPC/FM      Preemphasis,    Objective    Objective
                                                              Companded      Baseband      Baseband Modulation
                         (kHz)                                                                                   PAL, etc.    (dB)     Modulation     and Noise        (dB)         (dB)
                                                              Talker Level   Freq. (MHz)   Freq. (MHz)   Index
                                                                                                                                           Index    Weighting (dB)
                                                                (dBm0)
A1     1M00F2D              1000                          1                                                                                                                 10         22.2
A2     1M00G2D              1000                          1                                                                                                                  9         21.2
A3     1K00N0N                 1                          1                                                                                                                 14         26.2
A4     1K00N0N                 1                          1                                                                                                                 10         22.2


                                                                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                Page 9: Typical Emissions
                                                                SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                       FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S13. TYPICAL EMISSIONS For each planned type of emission provide:
     Associated               Modulation ID          (e) Carriers (f) Carrier   (g)Noise Budget    (h) Energy   Receive Band (Assoc. Transmit Stn)           Transmit Band (This Space Station)
Transponder ID Range                                     per       Spacing      Reference (Table    Dispersal
                         (c) Digital    (d) Analog                                                              (i)Assoc.    Assoc. Station Transmit       EIRP (dBW)        (n) Max. Power (o)Assoc.
                                                     Transponder     (kHz)            No.)         Bandwidth
                        (Table S11)    (Table S12)                                                              Stn. Max.        Power (dBW)                                   Flux Density  Stn Rec.
 (a) Start    (b) End                                                                                 (kHz)
                                                                                                                Antenna                                                       (dBW/m2/Hz)      G/T
                                                                                                                Gain (dBi)    (j) Min.     (k) Max.     (l) Min.    (m) Max.                  (dB/K)
TC1          TC4                       A1                       1               TC OS.doc                            65.4         -12.4          -9.4
TM1          TM2                       A2                       1               TM OS.doc                                                                     24          25         -137.5       37.4
TC5          TC8                       A1                       1               TC TO.doc                               70         15.8         19.8
TM3          TM4                       A2                       1               TM TO.doc                                                                     10          14         -148.1       37.4
BN1          BN2                       A3                       1               BCN AT.doc                           65.5         -11.9        -11.9
BN3          BN3                       A4                       1               BCN UPC.doc                                                                20.4           24         -138.6       37.4


                                                           FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                            Page 10: TT and C
                                                         SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S14. Is the space station(s) controlled and monitored remotely? If Yes, provide the location and telephone number of the TT and C control point(s):   Yes

Remote Control (TT C) Location(s):
S14a: Street Address:
 1100 E. Geothermal Rd.
S14b. City:                                S14c. County:                                   S14d. State/Country      S14e. Zip Code:
 Milford                                    Wayne                                            UT                       84715
S14f. Telephone Number:                                    S14g. Call Sign of Control Station (if appropriate):
 720-493-7300                                               E110026

Remote Control (TT C) Location(s):
S14a: Street Address:
 11040 Liberty Street
S14b. City:                                S14c. County:                                   S14d. State/Country      S14e. Zip Code:
 Summerset                                  Meade                                            SD                       57718
S14f. Telephone Number:                                    S14g. Call Sign of Control Station (if appropriate):
 720-493-7300                                               E110015


                                                                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                 Page 11:
                                                                       SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS                                              Characteristics and
                                                              FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)                           Certifications

 S15. SPACECRAFT PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
S15a: Mass of spacecraft without fuel (kg):                          Spacecraft Dimensions                 Probability of Survival to
 3168                                                                      (meters)                         End of Life (0.0 - 1.0)
S15b. Mass of fuel and disposables at launch (kg):
  3050
S15c. Mass of spacecraft and fuel at launch (kg):                  S15f. Length (m):                      S15i. Payload:
  6218                                                              9.35                                   0.71
S15d. Mass of fuel, in orbit, at beginning of life (kg):           S15g. Width (m):                       S15j. Bus:
  350                                                               26.05                                  0.77
S15e. Deployed Area of Solar Array (square meters):                S15h. Height (m):                      S15k. Total:
  74.2                                                              8.4                                    0.55


            S16. SPACECRAFT ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
                 Spacecraft  Electrical Power (Watts) At Electrical Power (Watts) At
                 Subsystem        Beginning of Life               End of Life
                                           At Equinox         At Solstice         At Equinox         At Solstice
            Payload (Watts):             (a):               (f):                (k):               (p):
                                                10292              10292               10292              10292
            Bus (Watts):                 (b):               (g):                (l):               (q):
                                                2988               1320                2988               1320
            Total (Watts):               (c):               (h):                (m):               (r):
                                                13280              11612               13280              11612
            Solar Array (Watts):         (d):               (i):                (n):               (s):
                                                14375              13000               13666              12855
            Depth of Battery             (e)                (j)                 (o)                (t)
            Discharge (%):
                                                74.5    %                   %          74.5    %                   %


S17. CERTIFICATIONS:
a. Are the power flux density limits of § 25.208 met?:                                                                                  X   YES   NO        N/A
b. Are the appropriate service area coverage requirements of § 25.143(b)(ii) and (iii), or § 25.145(c)(1) and (2) met?                      YES   NO   X    N/A
c. Are the frequency tolerances of § 25.202(e) and the out-of-band emission limits of § 25.202(f)(1), (2) and (3) met?
                                                                                                                  X YES               NO            N/A
  In addition to the information required in this Form, the space station applicant is required to provide all the information specified in Section 25.114 of the
                                                             Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R § 25.114.



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