Attachment SESSTA2013021500179.

SESSTA2013021500179.

DECISION submitted by GOGO LLC

STA GRANT WITH CONDITIONS

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20130215-00179 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E120106    SES-STA-20130215-00179
Gogo LLC


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                                APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY



APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
Extension of 60 Day STA for Ground Based Testing
  1. Applicant


            Name:        Gogo LLC                      Phone Number:                202—870—7220

            DBA Name:                                  Fax Number:
            Street:      5614 Connecticut Avenue, NW   E—Mail:                      bgordon@aircell.com
                         #288
            City:        Washington                    State:                       DC
            Country:      USA                          Zipcode:                     20015       >
            Attention:   Mr William J Gordon




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Applicant: Gogo LLC
Call Sign: E120106
File No.: SES—STA—20130215—00179
Special Temporary Authority (STA)

Gogo LLC is granted special temporary authority from February 22,2013, to April 23, 2013, to
operate four technically—identical transmit/receive, Vehicle—Mounted Earth Stations (VMES), with
antenna model AeroSat HR6400 at site locations Itasca, IL and Amherst, NH that will communicate
with the SES—1 satellite at the orbital location 101.0 degrees W.L. and the NSS—703 satellite at the
orbital location 47.05 degrees W.L. in the 14.0—14.5 GHz (Earth—to—space) and 11.7—12.2 GHz (space—
to—Earth) frequency bands with the following conditions:

1) Gogo LLC‘s testing shall be in compliance with 47 C.P.R.§ 25.226 and in accordance with the
satellite‘s certification agreement from SES Americom, Inc. —

2) Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may
make regarding pending or future Gogo LLC‘s applications.

3) Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary
authority is solely at Gogo LLC‘s risk.

4) The licensee shall cease authorized VMES operations in the 14.0—14.2 GHz band within 125 km of
NASA TDRSS facilities on Guam (latitude 13°36‘55" N, longitude 144°51‘22" E) or White Sands,
New Mexico (latitude 32°20‘59" N, longitude 106°36‘31" Wand latitude 32°32‘40" N, longitude
106°36‘48" W)

5) The licensee shall not operate in the vicinity of radio observatories of Radio Astronomy Service
(RAS) in the table below in the band 14.47—14.50 GHz.


                                                 Latitude       Longitude         Radius (km) of
               Observatory                        (north)         (west)         coordination zone
Green Bank, WV                                    38°25‘59")       79°5023"(160.
Very Large Array, near Socorro, NM                34°04‘44")       107°37‘06"}160.
Pisgah Astronomical Research                      35°11‘59"}       82°52519"(160.
Institute, Rosman, NC

U of Michigan Radio Astronomy                     42°23‘56"!       8§3°56‘11"(160.
Observatory, Stinchfield Woods, MI
Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)
stations:
           Owens Valley, CA                       37°13‘54"|       118°1637"(160*®.
           Mauna Kea, HI                          19°48‘05"]      155°27‘20"}50.
           Brewster, WA                           48°07‘52"|       119°41"00"
            Kitt Peak, AZ                         31°5723"}        111°36"45"
           Pie Town, NM                           34°18‘04"|      108°07‘09"


           Los Alamos, NM                         35°46‘30"|      106°14‘44"
           Fort Davis, TX                         30°38‘06"|      103°56‘41"

           North Liberty, IA                     41°46‘17"|         91°34‘27"
           Hancock, NH                           42°56‘01"|         71°59‘12"
           St. Croix, VI                          17°4524"|         64°35°01"

*Owens Valley, CA operates both a VLBA station and single—dish telescopes.

Pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.62, continued operation of
this earth station with the SES—1 satellite at the 101.0 degrees W.L. orbital location and NSS—703
satellite at the 47.05 degrees W.L orbital location previously authorized by grant of SES—STA—
20121219—01118 continued in effect until grant of this authorization.

This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47
C.P.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately.




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2. Contact


             Name:          Karis Hastings                        Phone Number:                         202—599—0975
             Company:       SatCom Law LLC                        Fax Number:
             Street:        1317 F Street, N.W.                   E—Mail:                               karis@satcomlaw.com
                            Suite 400
             City:          Washington                            State:                                DC
             Country:      USA                                  Zipcode:                               20004       —
             Attention:                                         Relationship:                           Legal Counsel


(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 SESLIC2012061900574           or Submission ID

 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application?
& 1fYes, 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
C Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    CGB — Mobile Satellite Earth Stations

5. Type Request

«@, Use Prior to Grant                            C Change Station Location                            gy Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date
      02/21/2013
7. CityItasca                                                               8. Latitude
                                                                            (dd mm ss.s h)   41   59    22.6   N


9. State   IL                                                               10. Longitude
                                                                            (dd mm ss.s h)    88   0    15.6   W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1:                                     Attachment 2:                                        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.)
    Gogo LLC       (Gogo)    respectfully requests a further 60—day extension of the special temporary
    authority granted in File Nos.                  SES—STA—20121009—00908 and SES—STA—20121219—01118 to permit
    continued operation of four technically identical Ku—band terminals to perform ground—
    based testing,          pending Commission action on Gogo‘s underlying application as amended for




13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is               Yes        3 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
   William J. Gordon                                                           Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
           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

Gogo LLC     (Gogo)   respectfully requests a further 60—day extension of the special temporary
authority granted in File Nos.       SES—STA—20121009—00908 and SES—STA—20121219—01118 to permit
continued operation of four technically identical Ku—band terminals to perform ground—based
testing,    pending Commission action on Gogo‘s underlying application as amended for an AMSS blanket
license under Call Sign E120106.       Gogo incorporates by reference the description of the testing
operations that was submitted in File No.       SES—STA—20121009—00908.



Document Created: 2013-02-26 16:19:19
Document Modified: 2013-02-26 16:19:19

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