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This document pretains to SES-STA-20131022-00887 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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SES—STA—20131022—00887 1B2013002204 SES Government Solutions, Inc. 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: 180 Day STA for Bristow O3b Demo 1.8m 1. Applicant Name: SES Government Solutions, Inc. Phone Number: 703—610—0906 DBA Name: Fax Number: 703—610—1030 Street: 2010 Corporate Ridge, Suite 550 E—Mail: joe.oloughlin@ses—gs.com City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 — Attention: Mr Joseph A O‘Loughlin CSSdRe] \—21—b were! Louss Ccb

Applicant: SES Government Solutions, Inc. File Number: SES—STA—20131022—00887 Call Sign: None Special Temporary Authority (STA) SES Government Solutions, Inc. (SES Government Solutions) is granted STA for 180 days to operate a fixed earth station with two 1.8 meter GD/Prodelin model GDST—1.8M located at a facility in Bristow, VA ( 38 deg 47‘ 0.25" N.L./077 deg 34° 24.5" W.L.) to communicate with O3b‘s in—orbit NGSO FSS satellite system, licensed by the United Kingdom, in the 18.372—18.588 (space—to—Earth) and the 28.172—28.388 GHz (Earth—to— space) frequency bands under the following conditions: 1. SES Government Solutions shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference. 2. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding any other pending or future application seeking to communicate with the 03b satellite systems. 3. Transmitter(s) must be turned off during antenna maintenance to ensure compliance with the FCC—specified safety guidelines for human exposure to radiofrequency radiation in the region between the antenna feed and the reflector. Appropriate measures must also be taken to restrict access to other regions in which the antennas‘ power flux—density levels exceed the specified guidelines. 4. This authorization does not constitute grant of Market Access for O3B‘s NGSO FSS system. 5. Operations under this authority are on a non—interference basis only. 6. Operations under this authority are on a non—protected basis only. 7. The total power at the antenna flange for all carriers must not exceed 40 Watts. 8. The power flux—density at the Earth‘s surface produced by emissions from O3b‘s NGSO FSS system for all methods of modulation shall not exceed the levels established in 47 C.F.R. § 25.308(c), (e) and Article 21 of the ITU Radio Regulations. 9. The operations of the 03b NGSO FSS satellite system must not exceed the EPFD limits in Nos, 22.5C, 22.5D, and 22.5F of the ITU Radio Regulations. 10. 03b satellite transmissions must be conducted in accordance with the coordination agreement between O3b and U.S. government systems signed on January 17, 2013 with the Department of Defense. 11. Transmissions authorized herein must comply with coordination agreements reached between the United Kingdom and other Administrations, including all coordination agreements reached between the United Kingdom and the United States.

12. This STA is limited to operations associated with testing, satellite monitoring, and customer demonstrations purpose. SES Government Solutions may not provide any commercial service under this STA. 13. In the event that there is a report of interference, SES Government Solutions must immediately terminate transmissions and notify the FCC in writing. 14. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at SES Government Solutions ‘s own risk. 15. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. enaenensemsmous | (1. > gamk. sSSX aags (w—@BAEKBR .4 Apf ‘ Internat s ional Bureau ”‘ Approv PP! e" * e ]/./\/‘/- inmnnasnyey

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 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 (a) Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request { Use Prior to Grant {}4 Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityBristow 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 38 47 0.25 N

9. State VA 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 77 34 24.5 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Narrative and Exh. 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.) SES Government Solutions seeks FCC special temporary authority for a period of 180 days to operate an earth station in Bristow, Virginia, with the 03b U.K.—licensed non— geostationary Ka—band satellite system for testing and demonstration purposes only. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes gy 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 Joseph A. O‘Loughlin CTO 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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Exhibit A Page 1 of 7 REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY By this application, SES Government Solutions, Inc., formerly known as Americom Government Services, Inc. ("SES—GS") respectfully requests special temporary authority ("STA") for a period of 180 days to operatean earth statlon in Bristow,VA that will communicate with the O3b Ka—band non—geostatlonary orbit ("NGSO") satellite fleet. As discussed below, grant of the requested authority is in the public interest as it will allow SES—GS to test and evaluate O3b services that may be of interest to U.S. government customers. SES—GS does not seek to provide commercial services to end users. Background: SES—GS provides reliable and secure commercial satellite services to U.S. Government, Intelligence and Civilian agencies. SES—GS believes that adding access to the O3b network may be an attractive option for such customers. Because of its lower NGSO orbit, the 03b fleet can offer service with reduced latency at affordable rates. Inorder to introduceprospective customers to thecapabilitiesofthe O3bnetwork, SES—GS h;s procured a set of antennas that can communicate,WIththe— O3b constellation and can be used to evaluate and demonstrate the. O3b services. SES—GS |n|t|alT;seeks to locate these antennas at a location in Bristow, VA thatis in close proximity to the site where O3bhas a pending earth station apphcatlonUnder the requested STA, SES—GS sgeksto operate the antennasonlyfor testlng and providing demonstrations and will not be offering service to customers for a fee Protection of Authorized Stations: SES—GS proposes to communicate with 03b in a subset of the Ka—band spectrum that O3b has been licensed to use for its existing U.S. earth stations." Specifically, O3b has assigned spectrum to SES—GS in ! See 03b Limited, Call Sign E130107, File No. SES—LIC—20130618—00516 ("O3b Bristow Application"). Pending action on this application, the Commission has granted 03b temporary authority for operations at the Bristow location. See O3b Limited, Call Sign E130107, File No. SES—STA—20130617—00497, grant—stamped Aug. 27, 2013 ("O3b Bristow STA"). 2 See O3b Limited, Call Sign E130021, File No. SES—LIC—20130124—00089, granted June 20, 2013 ("O3b Texas License"), Section C (authorizing operations in the 17.8— 18.6 GHz, 18.8—19.3 GHz, 27.6—28.4 GHz, and 28.6—29.1 GHz bands); O3b Limited, Call Sign E100088, File No. SES—LIC—20100723—00952 ("O3b Hawaii Application"), granted Sept. 25, 201 (°O3b Hawaii License"), Section C (same).

Exhibit A Page 2 of 7 O3b‘s beam 3, with uplink spectrum at 28.172—28.388 GHz and downlink spectrum at 18.372—18.558 GHz. NGSO fixed—satellite service (°FSS") does not have a primary U.S. allocation in this spectrum. However, SES—GS demonstrates herein that its proposed communications withAthe 03b network will not cause interference to primary operations in the spectrum, and SES—GS will not claim interference protection from such operations. LMDS in the 28.172—28.350 GHz Band: In most of the uplink spectrum 03b has assigned to SES—GS, terrestrial local multipoint distribution service ("LMDS") systems are primary, and FSS has a secondary allocation. In order to ensure that its proposed secondary operations would not cause interference to LMDS operations, SES—GS asked Comsearch to identify all existing and proposed terrestrial networks in the vicinity of the Bristow, VA site. Comsearch notified each of these operators of the technical parameters of the planned SES—GS transmissions. In the attached report, Comsearch confirms that it did not receive any objections to the proposed operations from any of the potentially affected terrestrial systems. GSO FSS in the 28.350—28.388 GHz and 18.372—18.558 GHz Bands: in the remaining segment of the uplink spectrum assigned to SES—GS, the spectrum is allocated to GSO FSS uplinks on a primary basis, with a secondary allocation for NGSO FSS uplinks. GSO FSS downlinks are primary throughout the downlink spectrum O3b assigned to SES—GS, and there is no NGSO FSS allocation in this segment. Uplink transmissions from the proposed SES—GS earth station will not cause harmful interference to primary GSO FSS networks. In support of its Bristow application, 03b demonstrated that its proposed operations at that site would comply with ITU uplink EPFD limits applicable to the 28.35—28.4 GHz band.° This showing was based on the power levels of the earth station and the angular separation between the O3b and geostationary orbits as viewed from the Earth.* The SES—GS and O3b Bristow antennas are effectively co—located, so the angular separation between the O3b and ° O3b Bristow Application, Narrative at 4—5. * Id., Narrative at 5 (cross—referencing the O3b Hawaii Application and demonstrating that because the Bristow site is further north than the Hawaii location, the angular separation is greater).

Exhibit A Page 3 of 7 GSO orbits is the same, but the SES—GS antennas will operate at lower power levels than the O3b Bristow antennas." Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the O3b Bristow Application, the proposed SES—GS operations will comply with the applicable ITU EPFDy,p limits. As a result, grant of STA for use of the 28.35—28.4 GHz band on a secondary basis to communicate with the O3b constellation is consistent with Commission precedent.© SES—GS proposes to use the 18.372—18.588 GHz band on a non— conforming basis. SES—GS acknowledges that it is not entitled to protection from interference caused by primary GSO FSS operations in this spectrum. Furthermore, 03b has demonstrated that transmissions from its space stations will comply with the limits developed by the ITU to protect GSO FSS networks from unacceptable interference.‘ Because SES—GS seeks authority here for operations in close vicinity to the proposed O3b earth station site, the analysis provided in the O3b Bristow Application is directly applicable here, and SES—GS incorporates it by referénce. Earth Station Technical Parameters: SES—GS is attaching the following documents to provide the technical details of the operations proposed under the requested STA: ° Specifically, the maximum earth station EIRP density transmitted by the proposed SES—GS 1.8 meter Bristow earth station for a 216 MHz signal is 21.5 dBW/4kHz, which is equivalent to 31.5 dBW/4O0kHz. This results in an input power spectral density of —31.5 dBW/A4kHz. Assuming a 32 — 25 log(®) gain mask, the off—axis gain of the transmitting earth station for an off—axis angle of 7.4° is 2.8 dBi, resulting in a worst—case off—axis EIRP density towards the GSO of —28.7 dBW/4kHzor —18.7 dBW/A4O0kHz. 8 See, e.g., O3b Texas License, Provisions 90086 and 90087 (specifying that transmissions from the earth station are secondary in the 27.6—28.4 GHz band and must comply with ITU EPFD requirements); O3b Hawaii License, Provisions 90039 and 90040 (same); Northrop Grumman Space & Missions Systems Corp., 24 FCC Red 2330, 2354 at T11 72—73 (Int‘l Bur. 2009) (authorizing NGSO uplink operations on a secondary basis in primary GSO spectrum conditioned on compliance with ITU EPFD limits); contactMEO Communications, LLC, 21 FCC Red 4035, 4043—44 at (|4] 23—24, (Int‘l Bur. 2006) (same). " See O3b Bristow Application, Exhibit 1 at 6—7 (noting that "O3b is able to satisfy the [EPFDasown] limits by taking advantage of the inherent angular separation of the O3b and the GSO orbits when viewed from the surface of the Earth at latitudes away from the equator").

Exhibit A Page 4 of 7 . Schedule B. Although SES—GS is not seeking a permanent license for the 03b station, SES—GS is providing as Annex 1 hereto a Schedule B with the applicable technical parameters for the Commission‘s convenience. Comsearch report. As discussed above, Comsearch identified and notified the 28 GHz terrestrial networks in the vicinity of the Bristow site. Attached as Annex 2 is the report confirming that no terrestrial licensee objected to the proposed operations of SES—GS. Antenna patterns. General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies, manufacturer of the 1.8 meter antennas SES—GS will use to communicate with the 03b fleet, has provided antenna patterns that are attached as Annex 3. Link budgets. Representative link budgets for the Bristow earth station are provided in Annex 4. Radiation hazard study. SES—GS has performed an analysis of the maximum radiofrequency levels emitted from the satellite communications antenna, and it is attached as Annex 5. In addition, SES—GS incorporates by reference herein technical materials provided by O3b: 1. Schedule S. O3b submitted a Schedule S describing the satellite fleet‘s technical characteristics as an attachment to O3b‘s application for a gateway earth station in Hawaii. See 03b Limited, Call Sign E100088, File No. SES—LIC—20100723—00952, Completed Schedule S. The operational characteristics of the proposed SES—GS Bristow terminal are within all aspects of the envelope defined for user terminals in O3b‘s Schedule S. Service area definition. The SES—GS Bristow location falls within the "U" service area identified in the O3b Schedule S, which includes all locations on Earth with elevation angles to the operational O3b satellites greater than 3 degrees. Beam contour maps. In a supplement to the O3b Bristow Application, O3b provided antenna gain contours for the O3b satellite receive and transmit beams when directed towards the O3b Bristow earth station site. See Technical Supplement to O3b Bristow Application filed July 24, 2013 ("O3b Bristow Technical Supplement") at 1—5, Figures A.2—1, A.2—2, and A.2—3. Given the close proximity of the SES—GS and 03b Bristow sites, the gain contours submitted by O3b accurately depict the contours of the beans when directed towards the SES—GS Bristow location.

Exhibit A Page 5 of 7 4. U.S. government coordination. As explained in the O3b Hawaii Application, coordination of the 03b NGSO satellite system has been completed, and the coordination agreement has been provided confidentially to the Commission. See O3b Hawaii Application, Attachment A at 33, Section A.12. O3b has advised SES—GS that the agreement contemplates the operation of U.S. earth stations. 5. Compliance with PFD limits. O3b has shown that the power flux density ("PFD") of the 03b system complies with all applicable FCC limits. See 03b Bristow Technical Supplement at 6—8. This showing is based on a worst—case methodology to calculate the maximum EIRP density produced by the O3b downlinks. The proposed SES—GS Bristow earth station will be operated with O3b downlink signals that are below this maximum EIRP density level. U.S. Market Access: The 03b Hawaii Application included a showing that allowing U.S. earth stations to communicate with the foreign—licensed O3b NGSO constellation is consistent with U.S. market access policies," as those policies are set forth in the DISCO !I framework® and codified in Section 25.137."° The Commission granted the application, thereby authorizing communication between the Hawaii earth station and the O3b satellite fleet."" Subsequent to that grant, no change has occurred in the 03b satellite network‘s operating parameters or the services that the network will be used to provide. Under these circumstances, no additional showing is needed to allow SES—GS to use its proposed Bristow antennas to communicate with the O3b satellite constellation.‘> In any event, the SES—GS Bristow antennas will be used for evaluation and demonstration purposes only, and not for commercial services. As a result, grant of the requested authority to communicate with the O3b constellation will have no effect on competition within the U.S. 8 See O3b Hawaii Application, Legal Narrative at 10—24. ° See Amendment of the Commission‘s Policies to Allow Non—U.S. Licensed Space Stations providing Domestic and International Service in the United States, Report & Order, 12 FCC Red 24094 (1997) (DISCO IF). 19 47 C.F.R. § 25.137. ‘! See OBb Hawaii License, Section D (authorizing communications with the U.K.— licensed O3b NGSO satellite system). 12 See DISCO II, 12 FCC Red at 24176, 1 192.

Exhibit A Page 6 of 7 Waiver Requests: SES—GS requests grant of any necessary waiver of the Commission‘s rules in connection with the instant STA request. Such waiver is consistent with Commission policy: The Commission may waive a rule for good cause shown. Waiver is appropriate if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule and such deviation would better serve the public interest than would strict adherence to the general rule. Generally, the Commission may grant a waiverof its rules in a particular case if the relief requested would not undermine the policy objective of the rule in question and would otherwise serve the public interest."* Section 25.145(c). Section 25.145(c) of the Commission‘s rules requires Ka—band NGSO systems to meet global and U.S. service coverage requirements.‘* 03b has explained that its network, which was designed with a focus on providing service to emerging markets and areas without significant terrestrial broadband infrastructure, cannot meet these requirements."" O3b argued that granting a waiver of the coverage requirements to allow access to the O3b network would further, not undermine, achievement of the rule‘s purpose — fostering seamless global communications.‘" The Commission granted a waiver of the rule for both the O3b Hawail and Texas gateway and TT&C earth stations, but stated that the grant was without prejudice to action on any waiver request to provide additional U.S. services.‘‘ SES—GS seeks grant of any necessary waiver of Section 25.145(c) in connection with the instant STA request. As with the 03b Hawaii and Texas stations, the proposed SES—GS Bristow antennas will not provide commercial services to end PanAmSat Licensee Corp., 17 FCC Red 10483, 10492 (Sat. Div. 2002) (footnotes omitted). 14 47 C.F.R. § 25.145(c). !5 See O3b Limited, Call Sign E100088, File No. SES—LIC—20100723—00952 ("O3b Hawaii Application"), Legal Narrative at 21—22. 18 1d. at 22. 17 See O3b Hawaii License, Provision 90044; O3b Texas License, Provision 90044.

Exhibit A Page 7 of 7 users. Instead, the antennas will be operated only for purposes of evaluating the capabilities of the 03b network and demonstrating those capabilities to prospective customers interested in using O3b capacity for their communications needs, whether outside or inside the U.S. No fees will be charged to customers for these demonstrations, and accordingly the proposed operations will have no effect on competition in the U.S. In these circumstances, preventing SES—GS from . communicating with the operational 03b global satellite network because that network does not comply with Commission coverage requirements would serve no conceivable public interest objective. Section 25.210(i)(1); O3b has also explained that its satellite constellation does not comply with the minimum cross—polarization isolation requirement for FSS systems in Section 25.210(i)(1).‘" The Commission granted a waiver of this rule in the O3b Hawaii and Texas Licenses."" For the same reasons, SES—GS requests that the Commission grant any necessary waiver of Section 25.210(i)(1) in connection with the instant STA request."" Consclusion: The requested STA will allow SES—GS to evaluate and demonstrate theO3b network‘s operational capabilities and will not result in harmful interference to other authorized spectrum users. Thus, grant of the STA will serve the public interest. !8 See O3b Hawaii Application, Legal Narrative at 22—23. 19 See O3b Hawaii License, Provision 90041; 03b Texas License, Provision 90041. *° SES—GS notes that the bond requirements of Section 25.165 are inapplicable to this STA request, as O3b has already posted a bond payable in the event the O3b constellation does not meet operational milestones. See O3b Texas License, Provision 90041. See also Telesat Canada, Order, 22 FCC Red 588, 593 (Sat. Div. 2007) ("it is not necessary to have more than one bond posted" with respect to a satellite network in order to fulfill the bond requirement‘s purpose).

Annex 1 Approved by OMB 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: File Number: ——— Callsign/Satellite ID: APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS FCC Use Only FCC 312 MAIN FORM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Attachment to STA for Bristow O3b Demo 1.8m 1—8. Legal Name of Applicant Name: SES Government Solutions, Inc. Phone Number: 703—610—0906 Nais Fax Number: 703—610—1030 Street: 2010 Corporate Ridge, Suite 550 E—Mail: joe.oloughlin@ses—gs.com City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 — Attention: Mr Joseph A O‘Loughlin 9—16. Name of Contact Representative Name: Maurice Najarian Phone Number: 703—610—0985 Company: SES Government Solutions, Inc. Fax Number: 703—610—1030 Street: 2010 Corporate Ridge E—Mail: Suite 550 City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102— Attention: Relationship: CLASSIFICATION OF FILING 17. Choose the button next to the b. classification that applies to this ® ni. Application for License of New Station filing for both questions a. and b. O n2. Application for Registration ofNew Domestic Receive—Only Station Choose only one for 17a and only (N/A) b3. Amendment to a Pending Application one for 17b. (N/A) b4. Modification of License or Registration (N/A) b5. Assignment of License or Registration a. (N/A) b6. Transfer of Control of License or Registration ® a1. Earth Station (N/A) b7. Notification of Minor Modification (N/A) a2. Space Station (N/A) b8. Application for License of New Receive—Only Station Using Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite (N/A) b9. Letter of Intent to Use Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite to Provide Service in the United States C b10. Other {Please specify) C oi1. Application for Earth Station to Access a Non—U.S.satellite Not Currently

Authorized to Provide the Proposed Service in the Proposed Frequencies in the United States. 17c¢. Is a fee submitted with this application? ® 1f Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. IfNo, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). C Governmental Entity C Noncommercial educational licensee O Other(please explain): 17d. Fee Classification BAX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 18. Ifthis filing is in reference to 19. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application enter: . an existing station, enter: (a) Date pending application was filed: (b) File number of pending application: (a) Call sign of station: Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable TYPE OF SERVICE 20. NATURE OF SERVICE: This filing is for an authorization to provide or use the following type(s) of service(s): Select all that apply: E] a. Fixed Satellite L1 b. Mobile Satetlite A c. Radiodetermination Satellite C] 4. Earth Exploration Satellite [ e. Direct to Home Fixed Satellite m 53 Digital Audio Radio Service n g. Other (please specify) 21. STATUS: Choose the button next to the applicable 22. If earth station applicant, check all that apply. status. Choose only one. 0O Using U.S. licensed satellites C Common Carrier © Non—Common Carrier E3| Using Non—U.S. licensed satellites 23. If applicant is providng INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding Sec. 214 filings. Choose one. Are these facilities: O Connected to a Public Switched Network O Not connected to a Public Switched Network @ N/A 24. FREQUENCY BAND(S): Place an "X" in the box(es) next to all applicable frequency band(s). L 2. c—Band (4/6 GHz) O b. Ku—Band (12/14 GHz) l cother (Please specify upper and lower frequencies in MHz.) Frequency Lower: 18372 Frequency Upper: 28388 TYPE OF STATION 25. CLASS OF STATION: Choose the button next to the class of station that applies. Choose only one. @© a. Fixed Earth Station O b. Temporary—Fixed Earth Station O c.12/14 GHz VSAT Network & d. Mobile Earth Station (N/A) e. Geostationary Space Station (N/A) £. Non—Geostationary Space Station & g. Other (please specify) 26. TYPE OF EARTH STATION FACILITY: Choose only one. ® Transmit/Receive C Transmit—Only O Receive—Only C N/A PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION

27. The purpose of this proposed modification is to: (Place an ‘X" in the box(es) next to all that apply.) Not Applicable ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 28. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant environmental impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307? If YES, submit the statement O Yes @ No as required by Sections 1.1308 and 1.1311 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1308 and 1.1311, as an exhibit to this application.A Radiation Hazard Study must accompany all applications for new transmitting facilities, major modifications, or major amendments. ALIEN OWNERSHIP Earth station applicants not proposing to provide broadcast, common carrietr, aeronautical en route or aeronautical fixed radio station services are not required to respond to Items 30—34. 29. Is the applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government? O Ves & No 30. Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien? O Yes C No & N/A 31. Is the applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government? O ves C No & N/A 32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one—fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative O Yes O No & N/A thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country? 33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than one—fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation O Yes 2 No & N/A organized under the laws of a foreign country? 34. If any answer to questions 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33 is Yes, attach as an exhibit an identification of the aliens or foreign entities, their nationality, their relationship to the applicant, and the percentage of stock they own or vote. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 35. Does the Applicant request any waivers or exemptions from any of the Commission‘s Rules? ® ves 2 No If Yes, attach as an exhibit, copies of the requests for waivers or exceptions with supporting documents. 36. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization or license revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal O ves ® No of FCC station authorization, license, or construction permit denied by the Commission? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances. 37. Has the applicant, or any party to this application or amendment, or any party directly or O Yes @ No indirectly controlling the applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances. 38. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, guilty of unlawfully monopolizing or attemptiing unlawfully to monopolize radio gy4 Yes & No communication, directly or indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement or any other means or unfair methods of competition? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explanation of circumstances 39. Is the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, currently a O Yes@ No party in any pending matter referred to in the preceding two items? If yes, attach as an exhinit, an explanation of the circumstances. 40. If the applicant is a corporation and is applying for a space station license, attach as an exhibit the names, address, and citizenship of those stockholders owning a record and/or voting

10 percent or more of the Filer‘s voting stock and the percentages so held. In the case of fiduciary control, indicate the beneficiary(ies) or class of beneficiaries. Also list the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the Filer. 41. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies, that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is 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 ® ves 2 No possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application"for these purposes. 42a. Does the applicant intend to use a non—U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the ® ves O N United States? If Yes, answer 42b and attach an exhibit providing the information specified in es o 47 C.F.R. 25.137, as appropriate. If No, proceed to question 43. 42b. What administration has licensed or is in the process of licensing the space station? If no license will be issued, what administration has coordinated or is in the process of coordinating the space station?United Kingdom 43. Description. (Summarize the nature of the application and the services to be provided). SES Government Solutions seeks FCC authority to operate an earth station in Bristow, Virginia, with the O3b U.K.—licensed non—geostationary Ka—band satellite system for testing and demonstration purposes only. 43a. Geographic Service Rule Certification By selecting A, the undersigned certifies that the applicantis not subject to the geographic O a service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25. By selecting B, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25 and will comply with such requirements. By selecting C, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25 and will not comply with such requirements because it is not feasible as a technical matter to do so, or that, while ©® c technically feasible, such services would require so many compromises in satellite design and operation as to make it economically unreasonable. A narrative description and technical analysis demonstrating this claim are attached. CERTIFICATION The Applicant waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests an authorization in accordance with this application. The applicant certifies that grant of this application would not cause the applicant to be in violation of the spectrum aggregation limit in 47 CFR Part 20. All statements made in exhibits are a material part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application. The undersigned, individually and for the applicant, hereby certifies that all statements made in this application and in all attached exhibits are true, complete and correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. 44. Applicant is a (an): (Choose the button next to applicable response.) O Individual O Unincorporated Association O Partnership Corporation C Governmental Entity C Other (please specify) 5. Name of Person Signing 46. Title of Person Signing Joseph O‘Loughlin CTO

[47. Please supply any need attachments. léttachment 1: “Attachment 2: ”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 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). SATELLITE EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS FCC Form 312 — Schedule B:(Technical and Operational Description) FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Location of Earth Station Site . E1: Site Identifier: WMP 1.8m Ka E5. Call Sign: E2: Contact Name Tim Kavanaugh E6. Phone Number: 703—350—8665 E3. Street: 8000 Gainsford Ct E7. City: Bristow E8. County: Prince William E4. State VA E9. Zip Code 20136 E10. Area of Operation: Fixed E11. Latitude: 38 °47‘ 0.25 " N E12. Longitude: 77 ° 34‘ 24.5 " W E13. Lat/Lon Coordinates are: CNAD—27 @NAD—83 ON/A E14. Site Elevation (AMSL): 86.56 meters E15. If the proposed antenna(s) operate in the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) with geostationary satellites, do(es) the proposed antenna(s) comply with the antenna gain patterns specified in O on @© Section 25.209(a) and (b) as demonstrated by the manufacturer‘s qualification measurement? If Yes 9 N/A [NO, provide asa technical analysis showing compliance with two—degree spacing policy. E16. If the proposed antenna(s) do not operate in the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS), or if they operate in the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) with non—geostationary satellites, do(es) the @© On O proposed antenna(s) comply with the antenna gain patterns specified in Section 25.209(a2) and Yes ° N/A (b) as demonstrated by the manufacturer‘s qualification measurements? E17. Is the facility operated by remote control? If YES, provide the location and telephone O Yes ® No |;number of the control point. E18. Is frequency coordination required? If YES, attach a frequency ® Yes C No coordination report as E19. Is coordination with another country required? If YES, attach the name of the country(ies) and plot of coordination contours as O Yes ® No E20. FAA Notification — (See 47 CFR Part 17 and 47 CFR part 25.113(c)) Where FAA notification is required, have you attached a copy of a completed FCC Form 854 and or the FAA‘s study regarding the potential hazard of the structure to aviation? O Yes ® No FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH 47 CFR PARTS 17 AND 25 WILL RESULT IN THE RETURN OF THIS APPLICATION. POINTS OF COMMUNICATION

Satellite Name:O3B—A | O3B—A | Eq. NGSO If you selected OTHER, please enter the following: E21. Common Name: E22. ITU Name: E23. Orbit Location: E24. Country: POINTS OF COMMUNICATION (Destination Points) E25. Site Identifier: E26. Common Name: E27. Country: ANTENNA E41/42. Antenna Site ID| Antenna 229 E30— |pay, Modell Antenaa GainTransmint and/or Quantity Manufacturer * . Recieve( dBi at Id Size ____GHz) WMP 1.8m [Ant 1—2 }2 GD/Prodelin [GDST—1.8M]1.8 49.1 dBi at 18.562 Ka 52.8 dBi at 28.362 ‘ £35. E37 E38. Total E:”9' | E40. E36. Building Maximum | E£33/34. s Input | Total ©28. — Above Above Height Antenna | Diameter . Power at . | EIRP for Antenna . . Ground Sea Above Height | Minor/Major antenna al Id Level Level Ground Above | s (meters) .flange | carriers (meters) (meters) Level [(Waits) Rooftop | (aBw) (meters) / [ /\ts\ (meters) _| Ant 1—2 _|0.0/0.0 2.4 89.0 0.0 (J40.0 J |Jo.0 l68.8 FREQUENCY \ E28. £43/44. E45. j E46. Atntefma E.47-. — E48. Maximum ERIP Density per E49. Maximum Antenna| Frequency T/R Polarization Emission EIRP per Carrier Id Bands(MHz)| Mode| (H,V,L,R) Designator Carrier(dBW)| (dBW/4kHz) anti2 fisszmaissss |r [(t4tband Circular limpog7D E |0.0 0.0 E50. Modulation and Services Digital Data Anti2 [issrissss |r [LetSand_ Circular pigyigp |0.0 0.0 E50. Modulation and Services Digital Data anti2 fpsizzssss |r [RitbtHar Circular d ljypogp |48.6 24.6 E50. Modulation and Services Digital Data Anti2 psimzss ss |r [RisbtHan d bjgyig7p leg.3 38.8 : Circular E50. Modulation and Services Digital Data FREQUENCY COORDINATION . E28. |ES51. Satellite|i ES2/53. |ES54/55.] E56. E57. E58. ©£59. E60. Antenna| Orbit Type Frequency Range Earth Antenna Earth Antenna| Maximum Id of Station Elevation Station |Elevation EIRP

Limits |Satellite/Azimuth]| Angle [Azimuth]| Angle Density (MHz) Are Angle Eastern Angle Western| toward the E/W |Eastern| Limit [Western| Limit Horizon Limit Limit Limit (dBW/4kHz) Non— 18372 Ant 1—2 Geostationary| 18588 0.0/ 0.0 [122.4 7.6 238.3 7.0 0.0 Non— 28172 | — Geostationary|28388 0.0/ 0.0 1122.4 7.6 238.3 7.0 38.8 REMOTE CONTROL POINT LOCATION REMOTE CONTROL POINT LOCATION E61. Call Sign E65. Phone Number NOTE: Please enter the callsign of the controlling station, not the callsign for which this application is being filed. E62. Street Address E63. City E67. County E64/68. E66. Zip State/Country Code FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.25 — 24 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fee.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.


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