Attachment Exh. 2 - Tech Info

This document pretains to SES-STA-20110828-01005 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2011082801005_913732

                                Special Temporary Authority Request

                    Exhibit 2: Summary of IOT Earth Station Technical Information


Date submitted:       August 24, 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 on August 30, 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 – August 24, 2011 (Clifton, TX - IOT)
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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          N0N              19             19            Unmodulated CW for testing

 2483.5-2500         Rx – RHCP          N0N                                           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:                    S2115 (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.


Return Link: 1.6 GHz up?? GHtz down
                                          Ouer
Uplink Analysi                                         ns
Frequency                                      16    oi
ER® poruser                                   190    dow
Altude                                       wis
User elevation angle                                 de
Slant Range                                  css
Pathloss                                    1sa5     «o
Polatzation & Tracking loss                    a     «o
C Rx Sigral Stenghh                         1505     «o
Satelite antemna gain                       1250     d
Liloss                                      200      «o
User signalattransponder                    es       dow
System noise temperature                    sos on
Thermal noise densty, No                    2005     dowhie
1OT measurement bandwidth                     e      done
Usink C/N)                                    2re    «o
Nomnaltransponder gain                       sra     «o
Downlink   Analysi
Frequency                                     as0    oi
TX pover per user                             a4     dow
Transmt ie loss                               22     «o
Satelite antemna gain                         «0o    d
ER® po user                                   a5     dow
GW eleraton angle                                    deo
Range                                        aose
Fiee space los(5 deg GW cles)               s13      «o
Polatzation & tracking loss                   a1     «o
Poining loss                                  10     «o
RX sgnallusersatalite                       1909     dow
GW antenna gain (nt.Inc lsses)               «95     d
R signal at anterna outputlusersatalite     «o4      dow
System noise temperature                     s1
Thermal nise densty, No                     2ors     dowhie
Downinic /)                                  na
Overall upédoun) C()                         20      «o
Requred Measurement Dynamic Range            o       «o
Worstcase Measurement C



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