Attachment GRANT

GRANT

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

GRANT

2006-12-14

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20061002-00115 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2006100200115_540211

-"'”‘] ns _SA7~—Mobp— 2GobC|op2=—CollSs | Catl Sign 62129 GmntDamDQC Y Zmé (or vther identificr) Approved by OMB % j | Term Dates 3060—0678 ; ...EP1 2062 3. IULF1, 2012 Date & Time Filed: Oct 2 2006 7:23:52:036PM o7 )/ p , File Number: SAT—MOD—20061002—00115 . . mm ChiatSebeaifbe) vislo— s Zaz b4a—/ JA/Q/Jfl/‘-/ FCC APPLICATION FOR SPACE AND EARTH STATION:MOD OR AMD — MAIN FORM FCC Use Only FCC 312 MAIN FORM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Modification of DG Consents Sub EESS Space Station Authorization 1—8. Legal Name of Applicant Name: DG Consents Sub, Inc. Phone Number: 303—682—3800 DBA Fax Number: 303—684—4048 Name: Street: 1601 Dry Creek Drive E—Mail: beckerle@digitalglobe.com City: Longmont State: cCO Country: USA Zipcode: 80503 — Attention: Ms Bettina Eckerle

9—16. Name of Contact Representative Name: Stephen D. Baruch Phone Number: 202—416—6782 Company: Leventhal Senter & Lerman PLLC Fax Number: 202—293—7783 Street: 2000 K Street, NW E—Mail: sbaruch@Isl—law.com Suite 600 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20006— Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel CLASSIFICATION OF FILING 17. Choose the button next to the classification that applies to this filing for (N/A) b1. Application for License of New Station both questions a. and b. Choose only one (N/A) b2. Application for Registration of New Domestic Receive—Only Station for 17a and only one for 17b. y (N/A) b3. Amendment to a Pending Application o (N/A) b4. Modification of License or Registration J al. Earth Station b5. Assignment of License or Registration @ a2. Space Station b6. Transfer of Control of License or Registration { (N/A) b7. Notification of Minor Modification (N/A) b8. Application for License of New Receive—Only Station Using Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite (N/A) b9. Letter of Intent to Use Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite to Provide Service in the United States 0 (N/A) b10. Other (Please specify)

17c. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.FR.Section 1.1114). [o] Governmental Entity 4 Noncommercial educational licensee £ Other(please explain): 174. Fee Classification CGW — Space Station Modification{Non— Geostationary) 18. If this filing is in reference to an 19. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application enter both fields, if this filing is a existing station, enter: modification please enter only the file number: (a) Call sign of station: (a) Date pending application was filed: (b) File number: $2129 SATMOD2004072800151

TYPE OF SERVICE 20. NATURE OF SERVICE: This filing is for an authorization to provide or use the following type(s) of service(s): Select all that apply: D a. Fixed Satellite D b. Mobile Satellite D c. Radiodetermination Satellite E d. Earth Exploration Satellite D e. Direct to Home Fixed Satellite D f. Digital Audio Radio Service D g. Other (please specify) 21. STATUS: Choose the button next to the applicable status. Choose |22. If earth station applicant, check all that apply. only one. D Using U.S. licensed satellites O Common Carrier @ Non—Common Carrier D Using Non—U.S. licensed satellites 23. If applicant is providng INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding Sec. 214 filings. Choose one. Are these facilities: £34 Connected to a Public Switched Network ¢y Not connected to a Public Switched Network g@ N/A 24. FREQUENCY BAND(S): Place an °X" in the box(es) next to all applicable frequency band(s). D a. C—Band (4/6 GHz) D b. Ku—Band (12/14 GHz) E c.Other (Please specify upper and lower frequencies in MHz.) Frequency Lower: 8025 Frequency Upper: 8400 (Please specify additional frequencies in an attachment)

TYPE OF STATION 25. CLASS OF STATION: Choose the button next to the class of station that applies. Choose only one. {3 a. Fixed Earth Station [3 b. Temporary—Fixed Earth Station [ c. 12/14 GHz VSAT Network 4 d. Mobile Earth Station 0 e Geostationary Space Station @ 1. Non—Geostationary Space Station & g. Other (please specify) 26. TYPE OF EARTH STATION FACILITY: 0 Transmit/Receive 0 Transmit—Only ¢y Receive—Only @ N/A "For Space Station applications, select N/A."

PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION 27. The purpose of this proposed modification is to: (Place an °X" in the box(es) next to all that apply.) D a —— authorization to add new emission designator and related service D b —— authorization to change emission designator and related service D c —— authorization to increase EIRP and EIRP density D d —— authorization to replace antenna D e —— authorization to add antenna D f —— authorization to relocate fixed station D g —— authorization to change frequency(ies) D h —— authorization to add frequency D i —— authorization to add Points of Communication (satellites & countries) D j —— authorization to change Points of Communication (satellites & countries) D k —— authorization for facilities for which environmental assessment and radiation hazard reporting is required D 1—— authorization to change orbit location D m —— authorization to perform fleet management D n —— authorization to extend milestones E o —— Other (Please specify)

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 28. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant environmental C Yes @ No impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307? If YES, submit the statementas required by Sections 1.1308 and 1.1311 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.E.R. 1.1308 and 1.1311, as an exhibit to this application.A Radiation Hazard Study must accompany all applications for new transmitting facilities, major modifications, or major amendments. ALIEN OWNERSHIP Earth station applicants not proposing to provide broadcast, common carrier, aeronautical en route or aeronautical fixed radio station services are not required to respond to Items 30—34. 29. Is the applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government? Yes @ No 30. Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien? Yes ; No @ N/A 31. Is the applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government? o Ye q No @ NVA 32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one—fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by & Yeo q No @ NA aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the Iaws of a foreign country?

33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than C Yes p No @ N/A one—fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country? 34. If any answer to questions 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33 is Yes, attach as an exhibit an identification of the aliens or foreign entities, their nationality, their relationship to the applicant, and the percentage ofstock they own orvote. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 35. Does the Applicant request any waivers or exemptions from any of the Commission‘s Rules? y Yes @ No If Yes, attach as an exhibit, copies ofthe requests for waivers or exceptions with supporting documents. 36. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization or license (eRG @ No revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal of FCC station authorization, license, or construction permit denied by the Commission? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances.

37. Has the applicant, or any party to this application or amendment, or any party directly or indirectly controlling © Yes l@.No the applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances. 38. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, & Yes @.No guilty of unlawfully monopolizing orattemptiing unlawfully to monopolize radio communication, directly or indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement or any other means or unfair methods of competition?If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explanation of circumstances 39. Is the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, currently a party in any pending C Yes @No matter referred to in the preceding two items? If yes, attach as an exhinit, an explanation of the circumstances. 40. If the applicant is a corporation and is applying for a space station license, attach as an exhibit the names, address, and citizenship of those stockholders owning a record and/or voting 10 percent or more of the Filer‘s voting stock and the percentages so held. In the case of fiduciary control, indicate the beneficiary(ies) or class of beneficiaries. Also list the names and addresses of the officers and directors ofthe Filer.

41. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies, that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is @ Yes {p No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 42a. Does the applicant intend to use a non—U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States? If Yes, C Yes ©®© No answer 42b and attach an exhibit providing the information specified in 47 C.F.R. 25.137, as appropriate. If No, proceed to question 43. 42b. What administration has licensed or is in the process of licensing the space station? If no license will be issued, what administration has coordinated or is in the process of coordinating the space station? 43. Description. (Summarize the nature of the application and the services to be provided). (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) See Exhibit 43. Exhibit 43 10

CERTIFICATION The Applicant waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or ofthe electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests an authorization in accordance with this application. The applicant certifies that grant of this application would not cause the applicantto be in violation of the spectrum aggregation limit in 47 CFR Part 20. All statements made in exhibits are a material part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application. The undersigned, individually and for the applicant, hereby certifies that all statements made in this application and in all attached exhibits are true, complete and correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. 44. Applicantis a (an): (Choose the button next to applicable response.) <3 Individual £3 Unincorporated Association 3 Partnership Corporation 0 Governmental Entity > Other (please specify) 45. Name of Person Signing 46. Title of Person Signing Bettina Eckerle General Counsel ——> WILLEUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.$. Code, Title 47, Section 503). 11

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to jboley@fce.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507. 12

DG Consents Sub, Inc. FCC Form 312 Exhibit 24 Frequency Bands This application requests modification of DG Consents Sub, Inc.‘s authorization to operate three space stations in the Earth Exploration Satellite Service using the 8025— 8400 MHz frequency band. The only modification is to reduce the number of authorized satellites from three to one. The remaining satellite will use the frequencies authorized to the licensee in September 2005 (see DigitalGlobe, Inc., DA 05—2640 (IB, released Sept. 30, 2005)), and thus will conduct uplink tracking, telemetry and control ("TT&C") in a 128 kilohertz channel at 2085.6875 MHz center frequency and downlink TT&C in a 2 megahertz channel at 8380 MHz center frequency. No new or changed frequency bands are requested in this modification.

DG Consents Sub, Inc. FCC Form 312 Exhibit 43 DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION OF NON—GSO EARTH EXPLORATION SATELLITE SERVICE LICENSE On September 30, 2005, the Commission authorized DigitalGlobe, Inc. ("DigitalGlobe") to add three nongeostationary orbit ("NGSO") remote—sensing satellites to its operating Earth Exploration Satellite Service ("EESS") system.‘ With this modification of license application, DigitalGlobe, pursuant to Section 25.117(c) of the Commission‘s Rules," seeks to reduce the number of additional satellites to be added to its operational Quickbird EESS satellite system from three to one. Grant of the instant modification request is consistent with Commission precedent. The Commission generally allows licensees to modify their satellite systems — in recognition of the length of time it takes to construct a satellite system, the rapid pace of technological change, and the goal of encouraging more efficient use of the radio spectrum —— provided the modifications do not present any interference problems and are otherwise consistent with Commission policies." DigitalGlobe‘s proposed modification, which seeks a reduction in satellites, does not make any technical changes to the characteristics or frequency assignments of the remaining satellite. Accordingly, the modified operations will not pose a risk of interference to other authorized users or otherwise conflict with any Commission policy. DigitalGlobe emphasizes that reducing its constellation from four satellites (three new) to two satellites (one new) will not reduce in any way DigitalGlobe‘s ability to achieve its ambitious service objectives or delay the provision by DigitalGlobe of enhanced, next—generation imaging services to government and commercial users. DigitalGlobe specifically notes that the surrender of its authorization to launch and operate the WorldView 110A and WorldView 110B spacecraft (leaving only the WorldView 60 spacecraft for the moment), and the modification of ‘ DigitalGlobe, Inc., Modification ofAuthorization to Construct, Launch and Operate a Remote—Sensing Satellite System, Order and Authorization, DA 05—2640 (IB 2005) (granting DigitalGlobe, authority to add three new NGSO satellites —WorldView 110A, WorldView 110B and WorldView 60 — to the EESS system it has been operating in the 8025—8400 MHz frequency band for nearly 10 years). While this modification application was pending, DigitalGlobe assignedit to DG Consents Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, in a pro forma transaction that was timely consummated. See File No. SAT—ASG—20041021—00204. Although DG Consents Sub, Inc. is the licensee, the references here will continue to be to DigitalGlobe for convenience and consistency. ‘ 47 CFR. § 25.117(c). * See Teledesic LLCfor Minor Modification ofLicense to Construct, Launch and Operate a Non—Geostationary Fixed Satellite Service System, Order and Authorization, 14 FCC Red 2261 (IB 1999) (granting modification request to decrease the number of satellites in broadband fixed—satellite service system from 840 to 288) ("Teledesic Order"), The Boeing Company For Modification ofAuthority For Use ofthe 1990—2025/2165—2200 MHz and Associated Frequency Bands for a Mobile—Satellite Service, Order and Authorization, 18 FCC Red 12317 (IB & OET 2003) (granting modification of authorization from 16 NGSO satellites to one GSO satellite).

its authorization to exclude those spacecraft, is without prejudice to the submission by DigitalGlobe, expected in the very near future, of a further modification request or requests that seek authority to reinsert the WorldView 110A and WorldView 110B satellites into DigitalGlobe‘s expanding EESS constellation. DigitalGlobe‘s proposed reduction in the number of satellites is a minor modification.* No new technical showing or other submission under Section 25.114 of the Commission‘s Rules or Schedule S of FCC Form 312 is required to effect this modification. DigitalGlobe certifies that the reduction in the number of satellites is the only change to the items of information listed in Section 25.114 of the Commissions Rules as that information pertains to the subject authorization." * See Teledesic Order at 2266—67. 5 See 47 C.FR. 25.117(d)(1).


Document Created: 2006-12-14 11:41:46
Document Modified: 2006-12-14 11:41:46
© 2024 FCC.report
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FCC