Attachment Lockheed Martin - Gr

Lockheed Martin - Gr

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2011-10-03

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20110928-00189 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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$2372 SAT—STA—20110928—00189 1B2011004409 | Files SHT— STNA—2011092¢— 00183 Lockheed Martin Corporation LM—RPS1 Call Sign $2372 Grant Date_10 /03 /11 ‘or other identifier S o Term Dates period of Approvedo‘tg(r) 001\6/IB8 From_63/30/i1 Tp. 30 days 3 7 Date & Time Filed: Sep 28 2011 10:21:17:330AM fonal Bureau Approved: File Number: SAT—STA—20110928—00189 *withconditions J Duat Callsign: Chief, Sedellite Rolicy Branch 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: 30—day STA Extension for LM—RPS—1 (Call Sign $2372) September 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—20110928—00189 Call Sign $2372 Lockheed Martin Corporation (Lockheed Martin) is granted special temporary authority for a period of 30 days, commencing on September 30, 2011, to continue to operate the LM—RPS1 space station (Call Sign $2372) outside the +/—0.05° north/south and east/west station—keeping boxes previously authorized‘ while the LM—RPS1 space station is being relocated to its previously assigned location of 133.0° W.L. 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. Upon arrival at the 133.0° W.L. orbital location, Lockheed Martin shall resume operations of the LM—RPS1 space station in the 1166.20—1186.70 MHz/1565.17— 1585.67 MHz (space—to—Earth) and 6629.02—6649.52 MHz/6680.17—6700.67 MHz (Earth— to—space) frequency bands subject to the conditions ofthe authority previously granted to Lockheed Martin to operate LM—RPS1 at 133.0° W.L.. Due to the extraordinary circumstances of the anomaly on board the host Galaxy 15 satellite, which occurred on April 5, 2010, we find that the absence of LM—RPS1 from its assigned 133.0° W.L. orbital location did not constitute a removal or modification of the space station under the provisions of Section 25.161(c) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.161(c). 3. 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. 4. 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. 18593 File 4 S0T— STh— 2o11042gs—00 10 /03/)\ Call Sign $2372__ Grant Date or other identifier) P ( Term Dates pericd of From_O9f268AY m_ ts S6 | Interna m\” reau J Approv ed: %/f a\swfih conditi ons S*CM J. Duall b Branch C\\\ef Sq‘}ellflc fb\\(‘ ‘ Lockheed Martin Corporation, Order and Authorization, DA 05—1747 (Int‘l Bur. 2005). 3 Id.

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 SATSTA2011040400068 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). £3 Governmental Entity g*% Noncommercial educational licensee q4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request {34 Change Station Location ) Extend Expiration Date 4 Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 133.1W 2011—11—02 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 a 30—day extension of special temporary authority granted under File No. SAT—STA—20110404—00068, to allow for continued operation of LM—RPS1 satellite outside of E/W stationkeeping restrictions while the host satellite is temporarily located at the 133 .1 degrees west longitude orbital location and drifted back to the 133 degrees west 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 a 30—day extension of special temporary authority granted under File No. SAT— STA—20110404—00068, to allow for continued operation of LM—RPS1l satellite outside of E/W stationkeeping restrictions while the host satellite is temporarily located at the 133 .1 degrees west longitude orbital location and drifted back to the 133 degrees west location assigned to the LM—RPS1 satellite.

Exhibit A Lockheed Martin Corp. Space Station STA LM—RPS1 (Call Sign $2372) September 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 a slight variance from station keeping tolerances set forth in the LM—RPS1 license, under a 30—day extension of the STA now in force in File No. SAT—STA—20110404—00068 ("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 started the satellite on a westward drift to the 133.1° W.L. orbital location. See Intelsat License LLC STA Request for Galaxy 15, File No. SES—STA—20110228—00039, Narrative at 2 (filed February 28, 2011). The satellite arrived at the new location on April 3, 2011. In a recent filing with the Commussion, Intelsat stated its intention to begin drifting the satellite to the permanent 133.0° W.L. orbital location. Intelsat requested that the drift be allowed to commence on October 1, and would take two—to—three weeks to arrive at the 133.0° W.L. location. See Intelsat Request for STA to Drift Galaxy 15, File No. SAT—STA—20110915— 00181, Narrative at 1 (filed September 15, 2011). Once on station at 133.0° W.L., LM—RPS1 would be back in its permanently—assigned orbital location, and the need for temporary authorization would end. Since the recovery and testing of the Galaxy 15 satellite, Lockheed Martin has been 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 RPS1 STA to allow it to continue to operate the LM—RPS1 payload while at the 133.1 ° W.L. orbital location, and during its proposed drift eastward to 133° W.L. Although the drift is expected to take just a matter of weeks, Lockheed Martin requests a 30—day STA to allow for some slippage in the drift schedule. 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 November 2, 2011), while the satellite is at 133.1° W.L. and during its drift eastward to 133° W.L.


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