Attachment 20110630130512.pdf

20110630130512.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB/FCC

Granted STA

2011-04-18

This document pretains to SES-STA-20110412-00444 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2011041200444_901393

E030266 SES—STA—20110412—00444 1B20 11001077 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 Cliftor' antenna — Extension for STA 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: Mr Anthony J Navarra o onmdoney...CDOd»/%%Q LK?"E/US/O/U ut Cowdilraas s hettemiensanmemmereavensinmrenintam‘ coM Mips & a r othe f 04//3/ /, 7/301/

Attachment to Grant GUSA Licensee LLC IBFS File Nos. SES—STA—20110412—00444 (EO30266), SES—STA—20110412—00439 (E970199), SES—STA—20110412—00445 (EO50097) The referenced requests for extension of special temporary authority ARE GRANTED. GUSA Licensee LLC is authorized to operate a fixed earth station in Clifton Texas (EO30266) in the 1610—1618.725MHz (Earth—to—space) and 2483.5—2500 MHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands for test communications with HIBLEO—X satellites for an additional period ending June 17, 2011; to operate other fixed earth stations in Clifton, Texas (Call Signs E970199,) in the 5091—5250 MHz (Earth—to—space) and 6875—7055 MHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands for testing and telecommand, telemetry, and control communications with HIBLEO—X satellites for an additional period of 60 days ending June 17, 2011, to operate a fixed earth station in Sebring, Florida (Call Sign E050097) in the 5091—5250 MHz (Earth—to—space) and 6875—7055 MHz (space— to—Earth) frequency bands for testing and telecommand, telemetry, and control communications with HIBLEO—X satellites for an additional period ending June 17, 2011. The request for authority to operate with power spectral density higher than 55.2 dBW/4kHz IS DEFERRED for further consideration. These temporary authorizations are subject to the following further 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. No authority for commercial operation is granted herein. éO a’/?g(s Exfaasian sttfi ConldLieaursy" 47 #565.S7A —201( 0 4122—00 444 ign£OFOZCE on 07’/,3/%0// r other ider i£ O({// 'f\'? sfzo 04,/ 4 f20(( i % * Bureau rourase) a / thloths Approvecd: ¥epod W " C URAI

STA Request — GUSA Licensee LLC — Exhibit 1 WILMERHALE April 12, 2011 Samir C. Jain Ms. Mindel De La Torre | il igi 22 232353 Chief, International Bureau samir.jain@wilmerhale. com Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St. SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority GUSA Licensee LLC File Nos. SAT—AMD—20091221—00147; SES—MFS—20091221—01615; SES—MEFS—20091221—01616; SES—MFS—20091221—01617; SES—MFS—20091221—01618; SES—AFS—20091221—01607; SES—MFS—20091221—01608; SES—MFS—20091221—01609; SES—MEFS—20091221—01610; SES—MFS—20091221—01611; SES—MFS—20091221—01601 ITU Designation: HIBLEO—X Dear Ms. De La Torre: GUSA Licensee LLC ("Globalstar") hereby requests a 60—day extension of previously granted Special Temporary Authority1 ("STA") for ten of its Commission—licensed antennas to communicate with its launched second—generation satellites for purposes of telemetry and control pending grant of the necessary authorizations and registration ofits satellites by the government of France, as required by the Commission‘s recent Order." Globalstar requests expedited treatment of this extension request because its existing STA for these earth stations expires between April 17 and April 23, 2011, and Globalstar requires the continued ability to communicate with its satellites from these antennas." I As permitted under 47 C.F.R. § 25.120. The previously granted STA requests were: SES—STA—20110225—00214 (SBRG—1); SES—STA—20110225—00215 (SBRG—2); SES—STA— 20110225—00216 (SBRG—3); SES—STA—20110225—00217 (SBRG—4); SES—STA—20110225—00207 (CLEN—1); SES—STA—20110225—00208 (CLFN—2); SES—STA—20110225—00209 (CLEN—3); SES— STA—20110225—00210 (CLFN—4); SES—STA—20110225—00213 (CLFN—5); SES—STA—20110225— 00211 (CLFN—IOT). Technical exhibits for these antennas are attached to the instant request. 2 See Order, Globalstar Licensee LLC, Application for Modification ofNon—geostationary Mobile Satellite Service Space Station License, GUSA Licensee LLC, Applications For Modification OfMobile Satellite, Service Earth Station Licenses, 26 FCC Red 3948, 3962 «[ 35 (IB, rel. Mar. 18, 2011) ("Order"‘). 3 Details about individual STA terms are contained in the attached technical exhibits. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr uwe, 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006 Beijing Berlin Boston Brussels Frankfurt London Los Angeles New York Oxford Palo Alto Waltham Washington

WILMERHALE Ms. Mindel De La Torre April 12, 2011 Page 2 As described in the Order, Globalstar has embarked on a transition to its second— generation satellite constellation." This transition involves the launch of 24 new satellites, with the first batch of six satellites launched on October 19, 2010, and preparations for subsequent launches well under way." The Commission conditioned the grant of Globalstar‘s application, which includes the authority for its antennas to communicate with the second—generation satellites, upon Globalstar‘s receipt of certain French authorizations and international registration of Globalstar‘s satellites by the government of France.° Globalstar is in the midst of the authorization process in France, which it hopes to complete as expeditiously as possible. However, that process will not be complete by the time Globalstar‘s current STA expires. In the meantime, Globalstar must be able to continue effective control and monitoring of its launched satellites and, accordingly, requests authority to do so. The public interest justifications for granting this authority remain substantially the same as those provided in the previous requests. In short, the public interest will be served by the grant of these STA requests because they will ensure effective control center communications with launched satellites, and these operations are necessary to ensure the provision of high quality service to U.S. customers. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. * Id. at 3590—591 [ 5. 5 See generally Globalstar, Press Releases, http://www.globalstar.com/en/index.php? cid=7010. 6 See Order, 26 FCC Red at 3962 [ 35 ("The authority to operate granted in connection with these earth station applications shall become effective upon grant by France of an authorization for space operations under the June 3, 2008 French law n° 2008—518 relating to space operations, and only for communications with space stations for which France grants authority and undertakes to register under the United Nations Registration Convention.")

WILMERHALE Ms. Mindel De La Torre April 12, 2011 Page 3 ' Respectfully submitted, /s/ Samir Jain Samir Jain Counsel to GUSA Licensee LLC Encl.

Special Temporary Authority Request Exhibit 2: Summary of IOT Earth Station Technical Information Date submitted: April 12, 2011 Applicant: GUSA Licensee LLC File Nos.: SES—MFS—20091221—01601 Call Sign: 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 spacecraft 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. STA term: 60 days (beginning April 18, 2011) Site Location: — Clifton, Texas Latitude: 31 °48 ‘2.1" N Longitude: 97 ° 36‘ 46.0 " W Transmit frequency: _ 1610 —1618.725 MHz

GUSA Licensee LLC — 60—day Request for STA — April 12, 2011 (Clifton, TX — IOT) Page 2 of 3 Receive frequency: 2483.5—2500 MHz Polarization: LHCP Antenna Size: 1.2 m Gain: Tx: 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 (French—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.

GUSA Licensee LLC — 60—day Request for STA — April 12, 2011 (Clifton, TX — IOT) Page 3 of 3 Table 1 Link Budgetfor the IOT Antenna Remm Link: 1.5 GHz up/7 GHz down | 5 ~ing Uplink Analysis ‘EIRP per user 1 18.00 _____laBw _ User e levatlon angle ____ \ 51_ deg Slant Range Cl 3953 _ (km Polanzatmn & Trackingloss c4 ‘dB S/C Rx Signal Strength. ~150.5) d Satelliteantenna gain 260_ ____ dBi ___ Line loss ol —2.00 l dB______ User signal at transponder —139.9{ O \dBoVy Thermal noise density, No DL—202 6 idBW/Hz IOT measurement bandwidth i 34.B; (dB—Hz _ Uplink C/fN) _______ {1 _ 219 dB ‘%Ngminai transponder gain _ _ |____ 1274 dB Downlink Analysis| Frequency 6.98 GHz TX power per user B4 dBW (Transmit line loss ~2.2) _ d8 Satellite antennagain 4.00| dBi EIRPper user _—6.5) _ |dBw Range _ 3953 km \Free space loss (5 deg GVW slev} 10 481.3 dB \Polarization & tracking loss —0.1) _ dB j%;Po«inting loss . | 4.0} _ _ dB (RX signal/usersatellite io —188.9 dBV GW antenna gain {incl. line losses} 49.5 dBi_______ |RX signal at antenna outputfuser/satellite:. _—139.4 _ dBw ___ ‘System noise temperature ;127 . 7 (Thermal noise density, No dBW7Hz Downlink G/A(N} f 4) _ _0B0_ _ \Overall {up&down) CHN)} 25.8 dB ‘Required Measurement Dynamic Range |____ 30.0) ______ {dB______ Worstcase Measurement C/N [ —3.21 00000 |

2. Contact Name: _ Paul A. Monte Phone Number: 408— 933— 4521 Company: Globalstar Fax Number: 408— 933— 4960 Street: 461 S. Milpitas Boulevard E—Mail: paul.monte@globalstar.com City: Milpitas State: CA Country: USA Zipcode: 95035 — 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 SESMFS2009122101601 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 C Noncommercial educational licensee C3 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request @ Use Prior to Grant C Change Station Location 3 Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 04/18/2011 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: Exh. 1 — Cover Attachment 2: Exh. 2 — Tech Info Attachment 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 extension of special temporary authority to operate an earth station antenna in Clifton, TX, for constellation maintenance and station− keeping. The satellite manufacturer needs to continue the testing of service link transponder of the satellites to affirm the post—launch health to verify the performance 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes «34 No 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 Licensee LLC is applying for extension of special temporary authority to operate an earth station antenna in Clifton, TX, for constellation maintenance and station−keeping. The satellite manufacturer needs to continue the testing of service link transponder of the satellites to affirm the post—launch health to verify the performance of the individual Globalstar satellites.


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