Attachment DG Consents Sub - Gr

DG Consents Sub - Gr

DECISION submitted by IB, FCC

Grant

2019-07-10

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190612-00046 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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— ~r’4~. ~ ~ ~ ~T~--2O~ o. 2~O ~ t ~ ~~ ~ .~ —~ V S2348 SAT-STA-20190612-00046 1B20 19002412 DG Consents Sub, Inc. World View-4 ‘j~ ~ can~ ~23q8 GrntDate’ ~7yi~ ~ WI! We1 •4.~; (orotberidenUfler)~~ ~ ~ TermDatcs ~ Approved by 0MB F~om~0~/23’ ~ To: ~ 3060 0678 ORANTED~ . .. ~. ~ ‘. Intern at~onaI Bureau Approved: Date &Time Filed: Jun 122019 5:29:17:770PM S i D~.nI1 File Number: SAT STA—2019061200046 •.w~4~ c~vdifkfl~ Cailsign: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORIT’~ FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Request for 60—day STA Extension 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: libbv.smith~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-20190612-00046 IBFS File No(s): SAT-STA-20190612-00046 GRANTED — Licensee/Grantee: DO 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 continue to conduct TT&C and EESS operations with the WorldView-4 space station (formerly known as GeoEye-2) at an altitude between 450 kilometers and 550 kilometers.1 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 andlor 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 DigitaiGlobe, 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). DO 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. ‘DG Consents notified that it would accept grant of special temporary authority for 30 days, rather than 60 days. Letter from Henry Gola, Counsel for DG Consents Sub, Inc., to Stephen Duall, Chief, Satellite Policy Branch, filed July 3, 2019. Page 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT DG Consents Sub, Inc. IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20190612-00046 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-200505 11-00097. 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. This action is taken pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegated authority, 47 CFR § 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 July 10, 2019 Date: Term Dates From: June 23, 2019 To: period of 30 days Approved: )uall Chief, Satellite Policy Branch Page 2 of 2

2. Contact Name: Henry R. Gola Phone Number: 202—719—7561 Company: Wiley Rein LLP Fax Number: Street: 1776 K Street NW E—Mail: hgoIa~wi leyrein.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 Req uest 0 Change Station Location 0 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 goto the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) DG Consents Sub, Inc. requests special temporary authority for an additional 60 days, beginning June 22, 2019, to relocate and operate WorldView-4 (52348) at orbital altitudes between 450 and 550 km. Pursuant to Section 1.62 of the FCC’s rules, DigitalGiobe will continue to operate under the terms and conditions of its existing STA pending action on 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(h) for the meaning of "party to the application&quot~ for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing I I. Title of Person Signing Libby Smith Senior Manager and Technology Control Officer 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Narrative Attachment 2: j 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 3 I 2(a)( I )). AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47. Section 503).

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8. Description DG Consents Sub, Inc. requests special temporary authority for an additional 60 days, beginning June 22, 2019, to relocate and operate WorldView-4 (S2348) at orbital altitudes between 450 and 550 km. Pursuant to Section 1.62 of the FCC’s rules, DigitalGiobe will continue to operate under the terms and conditions of its existing STA pending action on this timely filed renewal request.

DG Consents Sub, Inc. Request for 60-day STA Extension Narrative Attachment DG Consents Sub, Inc. (~[)igitalGlobe~) requests an additional 60 days, beginning June 22, 2019, of special temporary authority (“STA”) previously granted for DigitalGiohe to relocate and operate World View-4, authorized under Call Sign S2348, at orbital altitudes between 450 and 550 km.1 DigitalGiobe intends to flle an application to modify its WorldView-4 license for permanent authority to operate at 450-5 50 km within this renewal period. Pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission’s rules, DigitalGlobe will continue to operate under the terms and conditions of its existing STA pending action on this timely flIed renewal request.2 Giant of this STA exteiisioii a equest will sei ye the public intel esi by allowing DigitalGlobe to complete relocation of World View-4 to 450-550 km and, upon arrival. use the satellite for training purposes. It will also ensure complete dc-orbit of the satellite in the unlikely event that WorldView-4 were to experience further anomalies. See DG Consents Sub, Inc., Stamp Grant, IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20l90503-00035, Call Sign S2348 (granted May 22. 2019). 2 47 C.F.R. § 1 .62.

\X411..e H LLP 1776 K STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20006 PHONE 202.7197000 VIA IBFS Henry Gola www.wiIeyrein.com 202719.7561 July 3, 2019 hgoIa@wileyrein.com Stephen J. Dual! Chief, Policy Branch Satellite I)ivision, International Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: I)G Consents Sub, Inc., SAT-STA-20 1 90612-00046 Dear Mr. I)uall: DG Consents Sub, Inc. (“DigitalGiobe”), by its attorney, hereby notifies the Commission that it will accept grant of the above-referenced request for Special Temporary Authority (~STA”) for 30 days rather than the 60 days requested in the application. Please contact the undersigned with any questions. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, I Henry Gola Counsel/or DG Consents Sub, Inc.


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