Attachment DG Consents Sub - Gr

DG Consents Sub - Gr

DECISION submitted by IB, FCC

Grant

2019-05-22

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190503-00035 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2019050300035_1695462

File it 5~T- St~-2013O5O3-o~X~35 S2348 SAT-STA-20190503-00035 1B2019001332 DG Consents Sub, Inc. Call Sign 5234+a Grant Date O5/22/i9 WorldView-4 (or 01 her identifier) Tcrm Dates Approved by 0MB Fron1~/’22/~5 30 da~j5_ 3060—0678 GRANTED~ I nternat anal I tu!eau /\pptnved: Date&Time Filed: May 32019 3:07:49:653PM 3l~~I~3 D~lI File Number: SAT STA—2019050300035 4 wI*~ coh1ic,~i5 Ch~SMI~ ~C~flCI1 Cailsign: 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 30—day STA to Relocate WV—4 (S2348) 1. Applicant Name: DG Consents Sub. Inc. Phone Number: 303—682—1390 DBA Name: Fax Number: 303—684 1390 Street: 1300 W. 120th Avenue E—Mail: I ibhy.smith ~i digitalglobe.com City: Westminster State: CO Country: USA Zipcode: 80234 Attention: Ms Libby Smith

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT DG Consents Sub, Inc. IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20190503-00035 IBFS File No(s): SAT-STA-20190503-00035 GRANTED — Licensee/Grantee: DG Consents Sub, Inc. With Conditions Call Sign: S2348 Satellite Name: WorldView-4 Orbital Location: Non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) (see Scope of Grant (required station- below) keeping tolerance) Administration: United States of America Nature of Service: Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS); Telemetry, International Bureau • tracking, and command (TT&C) Satellite Division Scope of Grant: Special temporary authority for a period of 30 days to conduct TI’&C and EESS operations with the WorldView-4 space station (formerly known as GeoEye-2) at an altitude between 450 kilometers and 550 kilometers. Service Area(s): Global See IBFS File Nos. SAT-MOD-20160408-00033, SAT-MOD-20160408-00033, Exhibit 43 at 4; SAT-MOD-20120427-00079, Technical Annex at TA-15. Frequencies: 8025-8400 MHz (data downlinks) Telemetry and Tracking: 120 kHz channel centered on 8386 MHz Receive command: 64 kHz channel centered in 2052 MHz. 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. This grant is also subject to the following conditions: 1. The power flux-density from operation of the WorldView-4 space station in the 8025-8400 MHz band must not exceed the limits in No. 22.5 or Table 21-4 of the International Telecommunication Union’s Radio Regulations or the limits in ITU-R Recommendation SA-1157. 2. Upon receipt of a conjunction warning from the JSpOC or other source, DG Consents must review the warning and take all possible steps to assess and, if necessary, to mitigate collision risk, including, but not limited to: contacting the operator of any active spacecraft involved in such warning; sharing ephemeris data and other appropriate operational information with any such operator; modifying spacecraft attitude and/or operations. 3. Because DG Consents must comply with the technical requirements in Part 2 of the Commission’s rules and the above-referenced power flux-density limits, which should prevent harmful interference to other operators in the band, we grant its request for a waiver of the default service rules in 47 CFR § 25 .217(b). See DigitalGiobe, Inc., supra at para. 15. 4. Transmissions of remote-sensing and telemetry data in the 8025-8400 MHz frequency band may only be made to earth stations coordinated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). DG Consents shall provide the FCC the list of coordinated earth stations. 5. Operations pursuant to this authorization must not cause harmful interference to stations operating in the 2025-2 110 MHz band in accordance with the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations. See 47 CFR § 2.106, Footnote US 347. 6. Nothing in this authorization extends the license term for WorldView-4 (Call Sign S2348), which expires on Sept. 5, 2023. See IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-2005051 1-00097. 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. Page 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT DG Consents Sub, Inc. IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20190503-00035 This action is taken pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegated authority, 47 CFR § 0.26 1, 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 May 22, 2019 Date: Term Dates From: May 22, 2019 To: period of 30 days Approved: StepheiQ~uall Chief, Satellite Policy Branch Page 2 of 2

2. Contact Name: Henry R. Gola Phone NLamber: 202—719—7561 Company: Wiley Rein LLP Fax Number: Street: 1776 K Street, NW E—Mail: hgola@wileyrein.com 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 lB 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? If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). 0 Governmental Entity ~ Noncommercial educational licensee o Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CXW — Space Station (Non—Geostationary) 5. Type Request ~ Change Station Location 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.) DG Consents Sub, Inc. requests special temporary authority for 30 days, beginning May 9, 2019, to relocate and operate WorldView-4 (S2348) at orbital altitudes between 450 and 550 km. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes 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&quotz for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 1 1. Title of Person Signing Libby Smith Senior Manager and Technology Control Officer 12. Please supply any need attachments. ~ Attachment I: Narrative 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 31 2(a)(1)). AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47. Section 503).

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DG Consents Sub, Inc. Request for 30-day STA Narrative Attachment DG Consents Sub, Inc. (“DigitalGiobe”) requests special temporary authority (“STA’) for 30 days, beginning May 9, 2019, to relocate and operate WorldView-4, authorized under Call Sign S2348, at orbital altitudes between 450 and 550 krn.~ DigitaiGlobe intends to file a modification application for permanent authority to operate WorldView-4 at 450-550 km and a concurrent 60-day STA application pending FCC review of that modification request. World View-4 is a non-geostationary-satellite orbit satellite currently authorized to provide Earth Expiration Satellite Service (“EESS~’) at altitudes between 496 km and 770 km.2 On January 7, 2019, WorldView-4 experienced a failure in its control moment gyros, preventing the satellite from collecting usable imagery due to the loss of an axis of stability. However, WorldView-4’s authorized communication paths remain operational, and DigitaiG lobe maintains control of the satellite. DigitalGlobe intends to lower WorldView-4 to the 450-550 km range to conduct testing and training. Subject to FCC approval, DigitalGlobe will begin relocation, which DigitalGlobe expects will take about four months. DigitalGiobe will operate only the satellite’s telemetry, tracking, and command (“TT&C”) frequencies during relocation and will do so on a non interference basis. TT&C communications will occur in the same frequencies as currently authorized, at 8386 MHz (120 KHz) for downlink and 2052 MHz (64 KHz) for uplink. Once at the 450-550 km orbital altitude, DigitalGiobe will conduct X-band data downlink at 8025-8400 MHz at the new altitude in addition to TT&C. Grant of this STA request will allow DigitalGlobe to maximize the utility of its WorldView-4 satellite, while ensuring complete de-orbit of the impaired satellite. DigitalGlobe will use the World View-4 satellite for training purposes at 450-550 km—enhancing the skills and experience of DigitalGlobe’s network operators. In addition, lowering WorldView-4 to 450- 550 km will ensure satellite re-entry within 25 years even in the unlikely event that the satellite experiences further anomalies. Currently, the TT&C functions on WorldView-4 are fully functional, and the spacecraft has fuel reserves sufficient to support testing at 450-550 km and subsequently perform maneuvers to facilitate complete de-orhit in 1-2 weeks. Therefore, authorization here serves the public interest. DigitalGiobe has notifled the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of its intent to relocate and operate WorldView-4 at 450-550 km, as required. In addition, DigitalGiobe will coordinate with the Consolidated Space Operations Center at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, as well as with all potentially affected satellite operators authorized at orbital altitudes between 450 and 550 km. 47C.F.R. § 25.120. 2 See DG Consents Sub, inc., Stamp Grant, IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20160408-00033, Call Sign S2348 (granted Aug. 5, 2016).


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