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Lockheed Martin - Gr

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

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2011-02-09

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20110202-00022 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2011020200022_867736

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$2372        SAT—STA—20110202—00022      1B2011000354
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                                                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                                        APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

                                                                FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY


          APPLICANT INFORMATION
        Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
        STA Extension for LM—RPS—1 (Call Sign $2372) February 2011
        1. Applicant

                     Name:        Lockheed Martin Corporation       Phone Number:                                703—413—5970
                     DBA Name:                                      Fax Number:                                  703—413—5908
                     Street:      2121 Crystal Drive                E—Mail:                                      jennifer.warren@Imco.com
                                  Suite 100
                     City:        Arlington                         State:                                        VA
                     Country:     USA                               Zipcode:                                     22202                —=
                     Attention:   Ms Jennifer Warren


                                      Attachment to Grant
                          IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20110202—00022
                                       Call Sign $2372
                                      February 9, 2011

The request of Lockheed Martin Corporation (Lockheed Martin) for a 30—day extension,
commencing on February 5, 2011, of special temporary authority to operate the LM—
RPS1 space station (Call Sign $2372) out51de the +/—0.05° north/south and east/west
station—keeping boxes previously authorized,‘ IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20110202—00022,
is granted. This authorization shall be in accordance with the technical specifications set
forth in Lockheed Martin‘s application, Federal Communication Commission
(Commission) rules, and the following conditions:
       1.    Lockheed Martin must notify the JPO for GPS Captain Harry Hariharan at
310—653—3253 every 30 days of the status of this satellite. Also if the satellite is lost then
Lockheed must notify Capt Hariharan and Mr. Davison of NTIA at 202—482—5526 when
that happens.
        2.       Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to
this special temporary authority is solely at Lockheed Martin‘s own risk.
       3.      This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules
on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately.




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‘ Lockheed Martin Corporation, Order and Authorization, DA 05—1747 (Int‘l Bur. 2005).


2. Contact


             Name:          Stephen D. Baruch                   Phone Number:                         202—416—6782
             Company:      Lerman Senter PLLC                   Fax Number:                           202—429—4626
             Street:       2000 K Street, NW                    E—Mail:                               sbaruch@lermansenter.com

                            Suite 600
             City:         Washington                           State:                                 DC
             Country:       USA                                 Zipcode:                              20006      —
             Attention:                                         Relationship:                         Legal Counsel


   (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related
application. Please enter only one.)
   3. Reference File Number SATSTA2010122200266 or Submission ID
 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application?
@ IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159.          If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114).
C Governmental Entity        { Noncommercial educational licensee
C3 Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    CRY — Space Station (Geostationary)
5. Type Request

«y Change Station Location                         ) Extend Expiration Date                          £4 Other


6. Temporary Orbit Location                                                7. Requested Extended Expiration Date
                                                                                2011—03—07 00:00:00.0


8. Description   (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.)
     Applicant requests extension of special temporary authority granted under File No.                                                    SAT—
     STA—20101222—00266 to allow for continued operation of LM—RPS1 satellite outside of E/W
     and N/S stationkeeping restrictions for an additional 30 days —— i.e., until March 7,                                                    2011
     —— during the continued recovery from an anomaly suffered by the host satellite.




9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes                 «3 No
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.


10. Name of Person Signing                                                  11. Title of Person Signing
Jennifer Warren                                                             Vice President, Technology Policy
12. Please supply any need attachments.
 Attachment 1: Exhibit A                            Attachment 2:                                      Attachment 3:


          WILLEFUL 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.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).


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                                                                     Exhibit A

                                                                     Lockheed Martin Corp.
                                                                     Space Station STA
                                                                     LM—RPS1 (Call Sign $2372)
                                                                     February 2011

                                           Description

       Lockheed Martin Corporation ("Lockheed Martin®") hereby respectfully requests special
temporary authority ("STA") to continue operating the LM—RPS1 satellite (Call Sign $2372) at
variance from station keeping tolerances set forth in the LM—RPS1 license, under a 30—day
extension of the Lockheed Martin STA now in force in File No. SAT—STA—20101222—00266
("RPS1 STA").

       The Galaxy—15 satellite, which is operated by PanAmSat Licensee Corp. ("PLC") at the
133° W.L. orbital location and is the host platform for LM—RPS1, suffered an anomaly of
unknown origin in April 2010 that caused the satellite to drift eastward. In December 2010, PLC
was able to regain control of the Galaxy 15 satellite, and has since moved the satellite to a
temporary holding slot at 93° W.L., where Lockheed Martin is conducting tests of the LM—RPSI1
radionavigation—satellite service ("RNSS") payload pursuant to the RPS1 STA. See Lockheed
Martin Letter, dated January 4, 2011, in File No. SAT—STA—20101222—00266.

       Once PLC concludes its tests of the Galaxy 15 payload and subsystems, Lockheed Martin
understands that PLC intends to request Commussion authority to relocate Galaxy 15 to its
assigned orbital location (and the assigned orbital location of LM—RPS1) at 133° W.L., or
possibly to the nearby orbital location of 129° W.L. As of now, it appears that the satellite will
not be moved out of its current location before March 3, 2011. See STA Request of Intelsat
License LLC, File No. SAT—STA—20110127—00017, at Narrative.

       Since the satellite has been at its current location at 93° W.L., Lockheed Martin has been
able to use the LM—RPS1 payload in its intended manner for the provision of RNSS on a test and
demonstration basis. Lockheed Martin requests an extension of its authority to operate the LM—
RPS1 payload from the current location, and during any westward drift following completion of
testing that may occur prior to the expiration of the 30—day term requested here (i.e., by March 7,
2011). Lockheed Martin will apprise the Commission of any additional developments as events
warrant.

       Lockheed Martin has notified the GPS Directorate (operators of the co—frequency GPS
system) of the status of the LM—RPS1 satellite, as required in the RPS1 STA. Lockheed Martin
recognizes and accepts that all operations at variance with the LM—RPS1 license are on a non—
harmful interference/non—protected basis.

        Continued use of a viable LM—RPS1 satellite by Lockheed Martin is unquestionably in
the public interest. The space station is part of a GPS augmentation system that has provided the
Federal Aviation Administration (the sole customer of Lockheed Martin for LM—RPS1 capacity)
with enhanced navigation data that is used in managing the nation‘s air traffic and control
systems. Any denial to Lockheed Martin of the ability to provide its customer with a viable
enhanced navigation service would cause a serious prejudice to the public and national interests.


As long as Lockheed Martin can reliably communicate that information over LM—RPS1 without
harmfully interfering with any authorized users of the spectrum, it should be allowed to do so.

       On the basis of the foregoing, Lockheed Martin respectfully requests that the
Commission act favorably on the instant STA request, and allow operations of LM—RPS1 to
continue for an additional 30 days (i.e., until March 7, 2011).



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