Attachment Planet Labs - Grant

Planet Labs - Grant

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant with conditions

2017-06-20

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20170608-00084 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2017060800084_1239597

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                                                                                     (orother identifier) TermDaics Pericd of   Approved by OMB
                                                                   <tions                                                              3060—0678
                                                                                     From_O6/1G/17          To:_ 30 days
                                                                CRANTED*
         Date & Time Filed: Jun 8 2017 5:37:22:940PM          International Bureau   Approved:
         File Number: SAT—STA—20170608—00084                                                        Stephigh J. Duall
         Callsign:                                                                                   Chief Satelite fi’“’t’j 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:
          STA Third Extension Application (Troll/Punta Arenas)
         1. Applicant

                       Name:        Planet Labs Inc.                  Phone Number:                      720—238—5634
                       DBA Name:                                      Fax Number:
                       Street:      346 9th St.                       E—Mail:                            craig@planet.com


                       City:        San Francisco                     State:                             CA
                       Country:     USA                               Zipcode:                           94103       =
                       Attention:   Craig Scheffler


                                      ATTACHMENT TO GRANT
                                               Planet Labs Inc.
                                  IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20170608—00084

IBFS File No(s):       SAT—STA—20170608—00084                                              GRA NTE D —
Licensee/Grantee:      Planet Labs Inc.                                                    With Conditions
Call Sign:             $2912
Satellite Name:        Flock
Orbital Location:      NGSO at altitudes between 350 km and 660 km
(required station—
keeping tolerance)
Administration:        United States of America                                                   .
Nature of Service:     Earth Exploration Satellite Service                               International Bureau
                                                                                           Satellite Division
Scope of Grant:        Special temporary authority for a period of 30 days to allow all satellites in the Planet Labs
                       constellation to continue to operate in the 8025—8400 MHz frequency band with the
                       Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) ground station in Troll, Antarctica and the Swedish
                       Space Corporation (SSC) ground station in Punta Arenas, Chile.‘

Service Area(s):       See Scope of Grant
Frequencies:           8025—8400 (space—to—Earth) (remote sensing data)
Unless otherwise specified herein, operations under this grant must comport with the legal and technical
specifications set forth by the applicant or petitioner and with Federal Communication Commission‘s rules
not waived herein.

       1.      Planet Labs shall avoid interfering with existing space agency missions using the same ground
               stations by yielding priority to said missions when scheduling conflicts arise.

Licensee/grantee is afforded thirty (30) days from the date of release of this action to decline the grant as
conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the grant as conditioned.

This action is taken pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §
0.261, and is effective upon release.

Station licenses are subject to the conditions specified in Section 309(h) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. § 309(h).
Action          June 20, 2017
Date:
Term Dates From: June 16, 2017                     | To: period of 30 days
Approved:

                               bull
               Stephen JPDuall
               Chief, Satellite Policy Branch




‘ Condition 8 of the space station authorization for the Planet Labs constellation lists specific earth station
locations to which the satellites are authorized to transmit in the 8025—8400 MHz frequency band. See File No.
SAT—MOD—20150802—00053. The Troll and Punta Arenas earth stations are not included in the list of Condition
8. This grant of STA authorizes transmissions to the Troll and Punta Arenas earth stations on a temporary basis,
but does not otherwise change the terms and limitations of Condition 8.

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2. Contact


             Name:         Tony Lin                             Phone Number:                         202—637—5795
             Company:      Hogan Lovells US LLP                 Fax Number:
             Street:       555 Thirteenth Street,NW             E—Mail:                               tony.lin@hoganlovells.com


             City:         Washington                           State:                                DC
             Country:       USA                                 Zipcode:                              20004      —
             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 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
C Other(please explain):

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


C Change Station Location                          @ Extend Expiration Date                          o Other


6. Temporary Orbit Location                                                7. Requested Extended Expiration Date
                                                                                2017—07—15 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.)
     Planet Labs Inc.           (Planet)     requests an additional 30—day extension of the special temporary
     authority       (STA)    granted in File Nos.            SAT—STA—20170225—00022,                SAT—STA—20170407—00059,               and
     SAT—STA—20170511—00072 incorporated herein by reference,                                 to communicate in the 8025—8400
     MHz band with ground stations                 in Troll,       Antarctica and Punta Arenas,                  Chile.     Grant of this




9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject     G Yes           6 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 &quot;party to the application&quot; for these purposes.


10. Name of Person Signing                                                  11. Title of Person Signing
Craig Scheffler                                                             Spectrum Manager
12. Please supply any need attachments.
 Attachment 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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8. Description

Planet Labs Inc.          (Planet)   requests an additional 30—day extension of the special temporary
authority        (STA)   granted in File Nos.   SAT—STA—20170225—00022,    SAT—STA—20170407—00059,   and SAT—STA—
20170511—00072 incorporated herein by reference,            to communicate in the 8025—8400 MHz band with
ground stations in Troll, Antarctica and Punta Arenas,            Chile.   Grant of this extension request will
provide Planet with the additional downlink capacity needed to support the transmission of imaging
data from its satellite constellation pending the filing of its permanent application for an earth
station in Inuvik,         Canada,   and accordingly serves the public interest.



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Document Modified: 2017-06-20 14:12:45

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