Attachment Lockheed Martin - Gr

Lockheed Martin - Gr

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

GR

2011-03-03

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20110302-00044 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2011030200044_872816

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$2372         SAT—STA—20110302—00044                                          File # SBT— sin—20110302— 60044
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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) March 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—20110302—00044
                                      Call Sign $2372
                                       March 3, 2011

The request of Lockheed Martin Corporation (Lockheed Martin) for a 30—day extension,
commencing on March 7, 2011, of special temporary authority to operate the LM—RPS1
space station (Call Sign $2372) outside 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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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 SATSTA2011020200022 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).
o) Governmental Entity       C Noncommercial educational licensee
C Other(please explain):

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

C Change Station Location                          @© Extend Expiration Date                         {£74 Other


6. Temporary Orbit Location                                                7. Requested Extended Expiration Date
        133.1W                                                                  2011—04—06 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—20110202—00022 to allow for continued operation of LM—RPS1l satellite outside of E/W
     and N/S stationkeeping restrictions for an additional 30 days —— i.e., until April 6,                                                  2011
     —— while the host satellite is drifted westward toward the 133.1 degrees west longitude




9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes               gy 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:



          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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8. Description

Applicant requests extension of special temporary authority granted under File No.     SAT—STA—
20110202—00022 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 April 6,   2011    —— while the
host satellite is drifted westward toward the 133 .1 degrees west longitude orbital location.


                                                                      Exhibit A

                                                                      Lockheed Martin Corp.
                                                                      Space Station STA
                                                                      LM—RPS1 (Call Sign $2372)
                                                                      March 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—20110202—00022
("RPS1 STA").

        The Galaxy 15 satellite, which is licensed for operation by Intelsat License LLC
("Intelsat") 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, Intelsat was able to regain control of the Galaxy 15 satellite, and later moved
the satellite to a temporary holding slot at 93° W.L., where Lockheed Martin conducted
successful tests of the LM—RPS1 radionavigation—satellite service ("RNSS") payload. See RPS1l
STA, Exhibit A at 1. Intelsat successfully completed its own tests on the Galaxy 15 satellite, and
has started the satellite on a slow westward drift to the 133.1° W.L. orbital location. Intelsat
anticipates that the satellite will arrive at the new location on April 3, 2011. See Intelsat License
LLC STA Request for Galaxy 15, File No. SES—STA—20110228—00039, Narrative at 2 (filed
February 28, 2011). Intelsat has stated its intention to reload communications traffic onto
Galaxy 15 and have the satellite eventually resume its authorized orbital location at 133° W.L.
See Intelsat Request for STA to Drift and Operate Galaxy 15, File No. SAT—STA—20110209—
00028, Narrative at 2—3 (filed February 9, 2011).

        Lockheed Martin is once again able to use the LM—RPS1 payload in its intended manner
for the provision of RNSS. Accordingly Lockheed Martin hereby requests an extension of the
RPS1l STA to allow it to operate the LM—RPS1 payload during the satellite‘s drift to and while
on station at the 133.1 ° W.L. orbital location. As always, 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 favorablyon the instant STA request, and allow operations of LM—RPS1 to
continue for an additional 30 days (i.e., until April 6, 2011).



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