Attachment GeoEye - Grant March

GeoEye - Grant March

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

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2011-03-02

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20110228-00040 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2011022800040_872426

1B2011000616 File# SMt—31D— 201102 28—00040 $2348 SAT—STA—20110228—00040 GeoEye License Corp. Call Sign $234+5 GrantDate_2 3/o2/) (or other identifier) & Term Dates pered o¥ Approved by OMB From 03/0&/“ To: 230 dafijs s Mag» AG:4G: International Bureau Approved: j % 7 Date & Time Filed: Feb 28 2011 6:19:59:483PM Aoonnneo on n renmnmmmons 4 ; fuall File Number: SAT—STA—20110228—00040 _ wsubjecd to condifions C 7# Tw Branch Cisign: granf in IBFS File M. C wieP, Satellite @licg Branc ° SBT— STh — 201012 02 — 60256 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: Request for Extension of De—Orbit STA 1. Applicant Name: GeoEye License Corp. Phone Number: 703—480—9565 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—480—4659 — Street: 21700 Atlantic Blvd. E—Mail: connors.dan@geoye.com City: Dulles State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 20166 — Attention: Mr Daniel J Connors Jr.

2. Contact Name: John P. Janka Phone Number: 202—637—2200 Company: Latham & Watkins LLP Fax Number: 202—637—2201 Street: 555 Eleventh Street, NW E—Mail: john.janka@Iw.com Suite 1000 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20004 _— Attention: Mr John P Janka 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 SATSTA2010120200250 or Submission ID A4a. 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). £4 Governmental Entity @3 Noncommercial educational licensee C3 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CXW — Space Station (Non—Geostationary) 5. Type Request 34 Change Station Location {3 Extend Expiration Date «, Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date

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.) See Exhibit 1. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @, Yes y No to a denial of Federal beneffits 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 William L. Warren Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Exhibit 1 Attachment 2: Attachment 3: WILLFUL 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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Description of STA Request GeoEye License Corp. f/k/a ORBIMAGE License Corp. ("GeoEye") hereby requests an extension of its existing STA to alter OrbView—3‘s orbital parameters and to perform TT&C functions with OrbView—3 during the de—orbiting process. See SAT—STA—20101202— 00250; SAT—STA—20110201—00020 ("De—Orbit STAs"). GeoEye is the licensee of OrbView—3, a non—geostationary remote sensing satellite in the Earth—Exploration Satellite Service ("EESS"). As explained in GeoEye‘s requests for the De—Orbit STAs, OrbView—3 has reached the end of its useful life. Pursuant to the De—Orbit STAs, GeoEye has been conducting a controlled de—orbit of OrbView—3 since January 2011. GeoEye already has completed Phase I of the de—orbit process, and is preparing to proceed with Phase II of that process. Although GeoEye initially expected to complete the de—orbit of OrbView—3 by the end of January 2011, that process has taken longer than anticipated, in part due to the need to avoid any conflicts with NASA Space Shuttle operations. GeoEye now expects to commence Phase II of the de—orbit, which will take approximately 7 days to complete, on March 4, 2011, prior to the scheduled undocking of the Space Shuttle from the International Space Station. GeoEye‘s Phase II maneuvers are contingent on the Space Shuttle‘s itinerary and, although GeoEye will commence Phase II while the Space Shuttle is docked, GeoEye will not perform any maneuvers while the Space Shuttle is in transit. GeoEye is in contact with International Space Station representatives at Johnson Space Center and will de—conflict Phase II activities with those of the Space Shuttle as needed. Accordingly, GeoEye respectfully requests that the Commission extend its existing STA for an additional 30 days. Grant of such extension would allow the de—orbit of OrbView—3 to continue in a manner consistent with the de—orbit plan already reviewed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ("NOAA") and approved by the Commission in granting the De—Orbit STAs, and thus would serve the public interest, convenience and necessity. DC\1390423.3


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