Planet Labs Skysat 8

STATEMENT submitted by Terra Bella Technologies Inc.

Skysat 8 thru 13 launch notification

2017-11-20

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20150408-00019 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2015040800019_1305648

346​ ​9th​ ​street San​ ​Francisco,​ ​CA​ ​94103 www.planet.com November​ ​20,​ ​2017 FILED​ ​VIA​ ​IBFS Ms.​ ​Marlene​ ​H.​ ​Dortch,​ ​Secretary Federal​ ​Communications​ ​Commission 445​ ​12​th​ ​Street,​ ​SW Washington,​ ​DC​ ​20554 Subject: Planet​ ​Labs​ ​Inc. Launch​ ​Notification​ ​of​ ​6​ ​satellites​ ​October​ ​31,​ ​2017 Space​ ​Station​ ​Call​ ​Sign​ ​S2862​ ​(Skysat) Dear​ ​Ms.​ ​Dortch: 1 On​ ​October​ ​31,​ ​2017,​ ​consistent​ ​with​ ​its​ ​Commission​ ​authorization ,​ ​Planet​ ​Labs​ ​Inc. (Planet)​ ​successfully​ ​launched​ ​and​ ​put​ ​into​ ​operations​ ​6​ ​of​ ​6​ ​SkySat​ ​satellites,​ ​Skysat-8​ ​through Skysat-13,​ ​to​ ​an​ ​orbital​ ​altitude​ ​of​ ​approximately​ ​512​ ​km​ ​with​ ​inclination​ ​of​ ​97.4​ ​degrees.​ ​ ​These satellites​ ​operate​ ​under​ ​Call​ ​Sign​ ​S2862​ ​in​ ​the​ ​authorized​ ​bands​ ​8025-8400​ ​MHz​ ​(space-to-Earth) for​ ​remote​ ​sensing​ ​data,​ ​2025-2110​ ​MHz​ ​(Earth​ ​to​ ​space)​ ​for​ ​telecommand​ ​data. Should​ ​you​ ​have​ ​any​ ​questions,​ ​please​ ​contact​ ​the​ ​undersigned. Respectfully​ ​submitted, Craig​ ​Scheffler Spectrum​ ​Manager craig@planet.com 720-238-5634 1 ​ ​Planet​ ​Labs​ ​Inc.,​ ​Grant​ ​in​ ​IBFS​ ​File​ ​No.​ ​SAT-MOD-20150408-00019​ ​(released​ ​August​ ​31,​ ​2016)​ (​ ​SkySat-4 through​ ​SkySat-15​ ​Grant​)​. 1

346​ ​9th​ ​street San​ ​Francisco,​ ​CA​ ​94103 www.planet.com CERTIFICATION 1. I​ ​am​ ​the​ ​responsible​ ​engineer​ ​for​ ​the​ ​satellite​ ​communications​ ​of​ ​Planet,​ ​the​ ​licensee​ ​of Call​ ​Sign​ ​S2862. 2. Pursuant​ ​to​ ​Condition​ ​11​ ​of​ ​the​ ​above​ ​referenced​ ​authorization,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​Sections 25.164(a),​ ​25.164(f),​ ​and​ ​25.173(b)​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Commission’s​ ​Rules,​ ​I​ ​hereby​ ​certify​ ​that: (a) Planet​ ​launched​ ​the​ ​Skysat-8​ ​through​ ​Skysat-11​ ​space​ ​stations​ ​on​ ​October​ ​31, 2017; (b) The​ ​space​ ​stations​ ​have​ ​been​ ​placed​ ​in​ ​their​ ​nominal​ ​assigned​ ​orbital​ ​altitudes​ ​of approximately​ ​512​ ​km​ ​with​ ​inclination​ ​of​ ​97.4​ ​degrees; (c) The​ ​early​ ​in-orbit​ ​testing​ ​of​ ​the​ ​space​ ​stations​ ​has​ ​been​ ​completed; (d) All​ ​6​ ​of​ ​the​ ​6​ ​launched​ ​satellites​ ​are​ ​operational. (e) The​ ​measured​ ​performance​ ​of​ ​the​ ​operational​ ​space​ ​stations​ ​is​ ​consistent​ ​with their​ ​station​ ​authorization;​ ​and (f) The​ ​space​ ​stations​ ​are​ ​capable​ ​of​ ​using​ ​their​ ​assigned​ ​frequencies. 3. I​ ​declare​ ​under​ ​penalty​ ​of​ ​perjury​ ​that​ ​the​ ​foregoing​ ​is​ ​true​ ​and​ ​correct​ ​to​ ​the​ ​best​ ​of​ ​my knowledge. Respectfully​ ​submitted, PLANET​ ​LABS​ ​INC. By: s/​ ​Craig​ ​Scheffler​ ​_ Craig​ ​Scheffler Spectrum​ ​Manager Planet​ ​Labs​ ​Inc. 2


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