Attachment 2009DG Consents ltr

2009DG Consents ltr

LETTER submitted by DG Consents

determination of compliance

2009-10-09

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20070730-00107 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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                                               Federal Communications Commission
                                                       Office of the Secretary


                                           October 9, 2009

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
Satellite Division
445 12" Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554

               Re:     DG Consents Sub, Inc ("DigitalGlobe")
                       File No. SAT—MOD—20070730—00107; Call Sign $2129
                       Request for Determination of Compliance with Final Satellite System
                       Implementation Milestone and Authority to Release Bond

Dear Ms. Dortch:


       Pursuant to Section 25.165(d) of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §25.165(d), as
clarified by Public Notice dated August 6, 2003, Procedure for Filing Bonds Pursuant to New
Satellite Licensing Procedure (Report No. SPB—187, DA 03—2602) ("the 2003 Public Notice"),
DG Consents Sub, Inc. ("DigitalGlobe") hereby submits information sufficient to establish
completion of milestone number five (bring all the satellites in the licensed satellite system into
operation) for the above referenced non—geostationary orbit satellite system, as set forth in
Section 25.164(b)(5) of the Commission‘s Rules (47 C.F.R. §25.164(b)(5)).

      As reported in the national media, DigitalGlobe‘s WorldView 110 satellite (commercially
known as "WorldView —2") was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in
California on October 8, 2009. The WorldView 110 satellite is currently in orbit, and is
undergoing testing in its approach to full operational capability. See Declaration of S. Scott
Smith (attached hereto). A copy of DigitalGlobe‘s press release announcing the successful
launch is also enclosed.

       DigitalGlobe respectfully requests that the Commission promptly review the submitted
information and issue a public notice confirming completion of milestone number five. In
accordance with Section 25.165(d) of the Commussion‘s Rules and the 2003 Public Notice, upon
issuance of this Public Notice, DigitalGlobe will have satisfied its milestone obligations and will
be entitled to remove the bond (which currently stands at $1,000,000).




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             October 9, 2009
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        A copy of this letter will be posted electronically through the "milestone module" of the
International Bureau‘s electronic filing system. DigitalGlobe respectfully urges expedited action
on this bond reduction/removal request, as the bond must be renewed at considerable expense to
DigitalGlobe if not authorized to be removed before October 21, 2009.

       Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

                                                    Sincerely,




Enclosures
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                                                    Counsel for DG Consents Sub, Inc.


cc w/iencl. (by e—mail): Roderick Porter (Acting Chief, International Bureau)
                         Robert Nelson (Chief, IB Satellite Division)
                         Stephen Duall (Chief, IB Policy Branch)


                                        DECLARATION

I, S. Scott Smith, hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the following statements are true
and correct to the best of my belief:

   1. That I am the Chief Operating Officer of DigitalGlobe, Inc. ("DigitalGlobe"), which
      through a wholly—owned subsidiary company, DG Consents Sub, Inc., is authorized by
      the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") to add a nongeostationary
      orbit ("NGSO") remote—sensing satellite, WorldView 110 (also known commercially as
      WorldView—2) to its Earth Exploration Satellite Service ("EESS") system in the 8025—
      8400 MHz frequency band operating under the Commission Call Sign $2129.

   2. That on October 8, 2009, the WorldView 110 satellite was successfully launched on
       board a Boeing Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
       Communications have been established with the satellite, and the spacecraft is now
       undergoing operational testing.

   3. That the foregoing statements of fact are true and correct to the best of my belief.



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                                                            Dated: October 9, 2009


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DigitalGlobe Announces the Successful Launch of WorldView—2


Company‘s Most Recent High—Resolution, Remote—Sensing Satellite Launchesfrom Vandenberg Air
Force Base

Longmont, Colo., October 8, 2009 — DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of
commercial high—resolution world—imagery products and services for defense and intelligence, civil
government, and commercial customers, today announced the successful launch and deployment of
WorldView—2, the company‘s latest high—resolution, remote—sensing satellite. The satellite launched on a
Boeing Delta II 7920 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

The DigitalGlobe ground station received a downlink signal confirming that the satellite successfully
separated from its launch vehicle and automatically initialized its onboard processors. WorldView—2 is
currently undergoing a calibration and check—out period. DigitalGlobe expects imagery products and
services from WorldView—2 to be commercially available in approximately 90 days.

"The successful launch of WorldView—2 is an important milestone for the industry and for
DigitalGlobe," said Jill Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of DigitalGlobe. "Once
commussioned, WorldView—2 will effectively double DigitalGlobe‘s collection capacity, enabling us to
provide at least annually updated coverage of the world as well as intra—day revisit for more rapid and
reliable collection for our customers. Additionally, WorldView—2‘s eight spectral bands will
significantly enhance our ability to meet our customers‘ needs for feature identification, change,
detection, and other high—value services."

As the most recent of the next—generation WorldView—class satellites, WorldView—2 features advanced
agility and accuracy, industry—leading capacity, and eight—band multispectral imagery. WorldView—2
will collect multispectral imagery at 1.8 meter resolution and panchromatic imagery at .46 meters*. The
additional band capability supports improved levels of feature identification and extraction and more
accurately reflects the world‘s natural color.

The satellite was built by Ball Aerospace (NYSE: BLL) and the imaging sensor was provided by ITT
Corporation‘s (NYSE: ITT) Space Systems Division.

To learn more about advanced DigitalGlobe‘s constellation of sub—metersatellites, please visit
www.digitalglobe.com.

About DigitalGlobe

DigitalGlobe (http://www.digitalglobe.com) is a leading global provider of commercial high—resolution
earth imagery products and services. Sourced from our own advanced satellite constellation, our
imagery solutions support a wide variety of uses within defense and intelligence, civil agencies,
mapping and analysis, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration, infrastructure management,
internet portals and navigation technology. With our collection sources and comprehensive
ImageLibrary (containing more than 730 million square kilometers of earth imagery and imagery
products) we offer a range of on— and off—line products and services designed to enable customers to
easily access and integrate our imagery into their business operations and applications. For more
information, please visit www.digitalglobe.com.

Forward—Looking Statements




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This release contains forward—looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward—looking statements relate to future events or our future
financial performance. We generally identify forward—looking statements by terminology such as "may,"
"will," "should," "expects,"           "plans," "anticipates," "could," "intends," "target," "projects,"
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"contemplates," "believes,"            "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or other similar words, although not all
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forward—looking statements contain these words. Any forward—looking statements contained in this
release are based upon our historical performance and on our current plans, estimates and expectations.
Such forward—looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual
financial and operational results may vary materially from those indicated in these statements.
Additional information regarding risk factors, uncertainties and assumption concerning our business is
described more fully in documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We
undertake no obligation to update any forward—looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after
the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

*Due to current U.S. government restrictions. all imagery will be re—sampled to 2.0 meter multispectral
and 0.50 meter panchromatic resolution unless the U.S. government has granted a customer specific
waiver of the restriction.




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