Attachment GUSA-Grant Oct 14 -0

GUSA-Grant Oct 14 -0

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

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2010-10-14

This document pretains to SES-STA-20100922-01189 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E030266 SES—STA—20100922—01189 1B2010002969 GUSA Licensee LLC Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Special Temporary Authority for Clifton IOT antenna 1. Applicant Name: GUSA Licensee LLC Phone Number: 408—933—4525 DBA Name: Fax Number: 408—933—4960 Street: 461 S. Milpitas Boulevard E—Mail: tony.navarra@globalstar.com City: Milpitas State: CA Country: USA Zipcode: 95035 — Attention: MrAnthony J Navarra File# (d60—6tA—_ 200422 O//81 Call Sign E030 2(GGrant Date /GAQQIO (or otheridentifier) Term Dates From 42/78&8 /12 . To: #606/((4/';0 AHeL YHLSa— GRANTED : International Bureau Approved: "whh bmndelr== @@ sCbtt Ergs

Attachment to Grant GUSA Licensee LCC IBFS File No. SES—STA—20100922—01189 (Call Sign: EO30266) The request of GUSA Licensee LLC for special temporary authority IS GRANTED. GUSA Licensee LLC is authorized, for a period of 60 days, commencing on October 18, 2010, to operate the Clifton earth station (Call Sign EO30266) in the 1610— 1618.725 MHz (Earth—to—space) and 2483.5—2500 MHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands for test communications with HIBLEO—X satellites, in accordance with the technical parameters specified in the application and subject to the following additional conditions. 1. All operations pursuant to this authorization shall be on an unprotected and non— harmful interference basis. Operations shall not cause harmful interference to, and GUSA Licensee LLC shall not claim protection from interference caused by, any other lawfully operating station. In the event that harmful interference results, operations shall cease immediately upon notification of such interference, and GUSA Licensee LLC shall immediately inform the Commission in writing of such event. 2. Operation must comply with the following conditions: a) the time and manner of station operation shall be restricted as necessary to prevent harmful interference with Iridium uplink and/or downlink reception; b) the Iridium system licensee must receive at least 48 hours advance notice of the time and duration of the station‘s transmissions, and such notice shall provide the Iridium system licensee with information for establishing immediate telephone contact with Globalstar system officials with authority to terminate the transmissions. 3. No authority for commercial operation is granted herein. 4. This action is without prejudice to disposition of the request in IBFS File No. SES—AFS—20091221—01601. | Files SES —Ste — Polops2a— ol 144 Call Sign@A ¥26G. Grant Date /04/22 1& || NS y +9 n Ommigaoha" (or other identifier) Term Dates | Stroummuntit" ; 2‘ y ’g lhm‘./{) &/;U To: —/—éddl | GRANTED International Bureau Approved: ?\/ [j@W WD/{ @/MZ} Setetlet 2¥p3 (Bn

2. Contact Name: Paul A. Monte Phone Number: 408— 933— 4521 Company: Globalstar Fax Number: 408— 933— 4904 Street: 461 S. Milpitas Boulevard E—Mail: paul.monte@globalstar.com Ci&y: Milpitas State: CA Country: USA Zipcode: 95035 x« Attention: Mr. Paul A. Monte Relationship: Same (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 SESAF$2009122101601 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). C3 Governmental Entity (ad Noncommercial educational licensee {3 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification —CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request @ Use Prior to Grant 3 Change Station Location 3 Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 10/18/2010 7. CityClifton 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 31 48 2.1 N

9. State TX 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 97 36 46.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Exhibit 1 Attachment 2: Exhibit 2 Attachment 3: Exhibit 3 12. 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.) GUSA Licensee LLC is applying for special temporary authority to operate an earth station antenna in Clifton, TX, for constellation maintenance and station−keeping. The satellite manufacturer needs to begin the testing of service link transponder of the satellites to affirm the post—launch health to verify the performance of the individual 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes ONO subject 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. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Mr. Anthony Navarra President 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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12. Description GUSA Licengee LLC is applying for special temporary authority to operate an earth station antenna in Clifton, TX, for constellation maintenance and station−keeping. The satellite manufacturer needs to begin the testing of service link transponder of the satellites to affirm the post—launch health to verify the performance of the individual Globalstar satellites.

Special Temporary Authority Request Exhibit 3: Summary of IOT Earth Station Technical Information Date submitted: September 22, 2010 Applicant: GUSA Licensee LLC File Nos.: SES—AFS—20091221—01601 (for E0O30266) Call Signs: E030266 Purpose of STA: GUSA Licensee LLC ("GUSA") is seeking Special Temporary Authority to operate the IOT ("In—Orbit Test") antenna located at Clifton, TX to perform the transponder testing of the launched satellites to affirm the post—launch health to verify the performance characteristics of the individual Globalstar satellites. In addition, GUSA is requesting authority to operate at a power higher than that specified in 47 C.F.R § 2.106, footnote 5.364 to support the transponder testing of the launched satellites. One of the primary tests to be performed for the health of the satellites is the determination and verification of spacecraft antenna patterns. Uplink, or spacecraft 1.6 GHz receive, antenna verification requires the use of an unmodulated carrier (CW) at an EIRP greater than that transmitted from a Globalstar handset transceiver. This increased EIRP is required in order to create sufficient dynamic range to provide the ability to measure peak—to—null antenna pattern variations of 30 dB. The performance of these In—Orbit— Tests will be crucial to the successful deployment of the replacement Globalstar spacecrafts that are planned for the near future. The attached link budget in the Table 1 indicates the C/N expected with an EIRP of 19 dBW. As shown in the link budget, even with the level of 19 dBW, worst case C/N falls below the required dynamic range for the pattern measurements. This transmit level will be operated for short periods only during testing of the satellites at a fixed ground location at Clifton, TX. Downlink, or spacecraft 2.4 GHz transmit, antenna verification requires the use of a high gain antenna which is accommodated by the receive function of the subject antenna. The International Bureau has previously granted such requests. See, e.g., Application of TerreStar License, Inc., File No. SES—STA—20091102—01408 (granted Jan. 7, 2010). STA term: October 18, 2010, to April 16, 2011 Site Location: Clifton, Texas Latitude: 31 °48 ‘2.1 " N Longitude: 97 ° 36 ‘ 46.0 " W

STA Request — GUSA Licensee — Exhibit 3 Page 2 of 3 Transmit frequency: 1610 —1618.725 MHz Receive frequency: 2483.5—2500 MHz Polarization: LHCP Antenna Size: 1.2 m Gain: TIx: 23.4 dBi at 1.620 GHz Rx: 26.7 dBi at 2.490 GHz Maximum antenna height: 5 meters above ground level Necessary Bandwidth: Transmit bandwidth is 8.725 MHz Receive bandwidth is 16.5 MHz Maximum carrier bandwidth is 50 kHz Carrier: See table below Frequency Band T/R Mode & Emission Maximum Maximum Modulation (MHz) Polarization Designator EIRP EIRP Density (dBW) (dBW/4kHz) 1610—1618.725 Tx—LHCP NON 19 19 Unmodulated CW for testing 2483.5—2500 Rx — RHCP NON Unmodulated CW for testing Satellite: HIBLEO—X GLOBALSTAR 2.0 (Pending France—licensed Globalstar Big— LEO MSS system) Orbital Location: NGSO (1414 km altitude, 52 degree inclination) Elevation Angle (E/W): 5 degrees to 90 degrees Azimuth (E/W): 0 degrees to 360 degrees Satellite: $2115 (U.S.—licensed Globalstar Big LEO MSS system) Orbital Location: NGSO (1414 km altitude, 52 degree inclination) Elevation Angle (E/W): 5 degrees to 90 degrees Azimuth (E/W): 0 degrees to 360 degrees FAA notification is not required as the antenna structure does not exceed Part 17 notice criteria.

STA Request — GUSA Licensee — Exhibit 3 Page 3 of 3 Table 1 Link Budget for the IOT Antenna Return Link: 1.6 GHz up/7 GHz down Outer Uplink Analysis Units Frequency 1.6 GHz EIRP per user 19.0 dBw Altitude 1414 km User elevation angle § deg Slant Range 3953 km Path loss ~168.5 dB Polarization & Tracking loss —1 dB S/C Rx Signal Strength 150.5 dB Satellite antenna gain 12.60 dBi Ling loss ~2.00 dB User signal at transponder +139.9 dBwW System noise temperature 396.64 K Thermal noise density, No ~202.6 dBW/Hz IOT measurement bandwidth 34.8 dB—Hz Uplink C/(N) 27.9 dB Nominal transponder gain 1274 do Downlink Analysis Frequency 6.98 GHz TX power per user —8.4 dBW Transmit line loss —2.2 dB Satellite antenna gain 4.00 dBi EIRP per user —6.5 dBwW GW elevation angle § deg Range 390563 km Free space loss (§ deg GW elev) ~181.3 dB Polarization & tracking loss —0.1 do Pointing loss —~1.0 dB RX signal/user/satellite ~188.9 dBW GW antenna gain (incl. line losses) 49.5 dBi RX signal at antenna output/user/satellite ~139.4 dBdwW System noise temperature 127.1 K Thermal noise density, No —2075 dBW/Hz Downlink C/(N) 33.4 dB Overall (up&down} C/(N) 26.8 dB Required Measurement Dynamic Range 30.0 dB Worstcase Measurement C/N —3.2


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