Attachment 20150417124851.pdf

20150417124851.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2015-04-14

This document pretains to SES-STA-20141212-00897 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2014121200897_1084153

                                      E130107     SES—STA—20141212—00897            1B2014002403
                                      O3b Limited




                                                                                                                          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:
O3b STA to continue Bristow (Dec 2014) — 180 days
 1. Applicant

           Name:        O3b Limited                        Phone Number:                           202—813—4026
           DBA Name:                                       Fax Number:
           Street:      900 17th Street, NW, #300          E—Mail:                                 suzanne.malloy@o03bnetworks.
                                                                                                   com


           City:        Washington                         State:
           Country:     USA                                Zipcode:                                      —
           Attention:   Ms Suzanne Malloy




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O3b Limited
Call Sign: E130107
File Number: SES—STA—2014121200897
Special Temporary Authority


O3b Limited (O3b) is granted extension Special Temporary Authority (STA) for 180 days, to conduct
testing and provide support to O3b‘s in—orbit non—geostationary orbit (NGSO) fixed—satellite service (FSS)
space station system licensed by United Kingdom in the frequency bands: 17852.0—18068 MHz, 18112.0—
18328.0 MHz, 18372—18588.0 MHz, 18801.0—19017.0 MHz, 19055.0—19271.0 MHz (space—to—Earth), and
27652.0—27868.0 MHz, 27912.0—28128.0 MHz, 28172.0— 28388.0 MHz, 28601.0—288817.0 MHz,
28855.0—29071.0 MHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands via the fixed earth station with two 2.4 meter
General Dynamics Satcom antennas located at Bristow, Virginia. This grant of STA is subject to the
following conditions:                                  —

1) Operations under this STA 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 STA is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding
other pending and or future 03b applications, e.g., IBFS File SES—LIC—20130618—00516.

3) This authorization does not constitute grant of Market Access for O3b‘s NGSO FSS system.

4) 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.

5) 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.

6) The total power at the antenna flange for all carriers must not exceed 35.9 Watts.

7) 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. §§ 25.208(c),(e) and
Article 21 of the ITU Radio Regulations.

8) 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.

9) 03b may not receive transmissions from O3b‘s NGSO FSS system in the 17.8—18.6 and 18.8—19.3 GHz
frequency bands (space—to—Earth) until 03b has completed coordination of its NGSO FSS system with all
Federal FSS systems in the 17.8—18.6 and 18.8—19.3 GHz frequency bands under 47 C.F.R. § 2.106,
Footnote US334.

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) This STA is limited to operations associated with testing, satellite monitoring, and customer
demonstrations. O3b may not provide any commercial service under this STA.

12) Operations in the 17.8—18.3 GHz band does not conform to the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations,
47 C.F.R §2.106, but is being granted only at this location for the limited purposes of demonstrating the
O3b system‘s capabilities to potential government customers and that grant of this STA is without
prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding authorizations for government
or commercial fixed satellite service in the 17.8—18.3 GHz band within the U.S.

13) Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at O3b‘s
risk.

14) Operations of this station during the period from expiration of SES—STA—20140514—00357 to the
grant of this special temporary authority was authorized pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission‘s
rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.62.

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.




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2. Contact


             Name:         Joseph A. Godles                     Phone Number:                       202—429—4900
             Company:      Goldberg Godles Wiener & Wright Fax Number:                              202—429—4912
                           LLP
             Street:       1229 19th St., NW                    E—Mail:                             jgodles@g2w2.com


             City:         Washington                           State:                               DC
             Country:      USA .                           ._   Zipcode:            .               20036 . —2413
             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 SESSTA2014051400357 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        { 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                        C Other



6. Requested Use Prior Date
      12/31/2014


7. CityBristow            ‘                         '                      8. Latitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)     38   47   0.0    N

9. State   VA                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)     77   34   25.8   W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1: STA extension                       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.)
    Applicant herein seeks Special.— Temporary Authority to continue operation of its Bristow
     Earth Station to support post—launch operations.




13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is               Yes        «y 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 &quot;party to the application&quot; for these purposes.


14. Name of Person Signing                                                  15. Title of Person Signing
   Suzanne Malloy                                                              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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                  Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority

        The International Bureau previously granted the request filed by O3b Limited
 ("O3b") for special temporary authority ("STA")! to operate its 2.4m earth station
 located in Bristow, Virginia (the "Virginia Earth Station") in accordance with the
 parameters specified in its underlying license application,2 and extended the STA
 through December 30, 2014.3

        Pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission‘s rules,4 O3b hereby requests a
 further extension of its STA covering the 180—day period between December 31, 2014,
—and June 29, 2015.

       O3b‘s extension request is supported by good cause. An extension will enable
03b to continue to monitor the O3b system so that it may identify and resolve space
station and system anomalies. By granting O3b‘s initial STA request, the Bureau
already has found that facilitating these activities is in the public interest.

       Accordingly, and for good cause shown, O3b respectfully requests that its STA
 extension request be granted.




1 ECC File No. SES—STA—20130617—00497.
2 FCC File No. SES—LIC—20130618—00516, Call Sign E130107.
3 ECC File No. SES—STA—20140514—00357.
447 C.E.R. § 25.120.



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