Attachment SESSTA2014121700909.

SESSTA2014121700909.

DECISION submitted by FCC

STA GRANT WITH CONDITIONS

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20141217-00909 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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909 1B2014002453 E010011 SESSTA-20141217-00 Deere & Company 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: Request for Special Temporary Authority 1. Applicant Name: Deere & Company Phone Number: 310—381−2000 DBA Name: Fax Number: 310—381—2001 Street: 20780 Madrona Ave. E—Mail: lewellenmarkn@johndeere.com City: Torrance State: CA Country: USA Zipcode: 90503 ~37177 Attention: Mr. Mark Lewellen | e i 5eS—SFB—40041217—0090 9 r‘e‘*,fO/og/ | (orothes ;.fl,‘fl"mg“’r)"“. Gra Jrant nt Dat Date_/ e_//¢ [2075~ /G/20 757"_ | Term Dateg | I~~(-~~7-«/'/7 2o 45" 'T.”,:j/ /z0/s~ § foad; momnninimnosisssol

Deere & Company Call Sign: E010011 File No. : SES—STA—20141217—00909 Deere & Company, (Deere) is granted Special Temporary Authority (STA) for 60 days, beginning January 7, 2014, to operate earth stations currently authorized under this call sign with INMARSAT 3F2 at 15.5 W.L., INMARSAT 3F3 @178 E.L. on the center frequency 1545.9875 MHz (space—to—Earth) and INMARSAT 3F4 @ 54 W.L. on the center frequency 1545.9775 MHz (space— to—Earth) under the following conditions: 1) Operations are on a non—protected basis. Deere may not claim protection from interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station. 2) Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any action on any pending or future applications. 3) Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at Deere‘s risk. 4) 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. | File# SES — $rA ~Seif 1217 — 460%09 | |Z | Call Sign €org0/¢_ Grant Date ZZ(Q éfl/é ;} frm Omor id1Gentitiett (Of ; uim _2 / 2 /

2. Contact Name: Catherine Wang _ Phone Number: 202—373—6037 Company: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Fax Number: 202—373—6001 Street: 2020 K Street, NW E—Mail: catherine.wang@morganlewis.com City: Washington State: DC Country: ~> USA — Zipcode: — 20006 — _ Attention: Ms. Catherine Wang 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 SESRWL2011090801047 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). {3 Governmental Entity C Noncommercial educational licensee g4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGB — Mobile Satellite Earth Stations 5. Type Request @ Use Prior to Grant € Change Station Location { Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 01/07/2015

7. CityConterminous U.S., Alaska and Hawaii _ |8. Latitude (dd mmss.s h) 0 0 0.0 N 9. State 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.sh) 0 0 0.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Exhibit A . 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.) Deere & Company seeks follow—on special temporary authority to operate StarFire terminals with modified receive—only frequencies during the pendency of license modification application to Call Sign EO010011. Please see Exhibit A for STA justification. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes «4 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 Mark Lewellen Spectrum Manager 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).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 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@fce.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 prov1de 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.

Deere & Company Receive—Only Mobile Earth Station Application for STA Exhibit A EXHIBIT A — REASON FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY Deere & Company ("Deere"), pursuant to Section 25.120(b)(3) of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.120(b)(3), hereby requests special temporary authority ("STA") for a follow—on period of 60 days to operate receive—only, non—common carrier, mobile earth stations operating in the L—band to downlink transmissions from Inmarsat geostationary satellites at 15.5° and 54° west longitude and 178° east longitude (collectively "Inmarsat Satellites").‘ The Commission granted Deere STA for an initial 60 day period on November 7, 2014 (File No. SES—STA—20141030—00836). The initial STA grant expires on January 6, 2015, and Deere requests the instant follow—on authority to begin no later than January 7, 2015. Specifically, Deere requests STA for its existing network of mobile earth terminals ("MET‘s") operating under Call Sign E010011 to receive 2.5 kHz space—to—earth emissions (designator 2K50D1D) from the Inmarsat Satellites at the following center frequencies." Table 1.0 — Amended StarFire L—band Frequencies Geostationary Arce Position Center Frequency (MHz/Space—to—Earth) 54 west longitude 1545.9775 15.5 west longitude 1545.9875 178 east longitude 1545.9875 Since 2001, Deere has been enabling domestic agricultural equipment with its StarFire precision farming system. The StarFire system employs receive—only vehicle mounted mobile earth stations. These earth stations receive L—band space—to—earth emissions from Inmarsat geostationary satellites that provide correctional data. This data augments the navigational information the StarFire terminals receive simultaneously from Global Positioning System ("GPS") satellites. This augmented system enables the operators of domestic farming equipment to pinpoint their location to within +/— 2.5 centimeters." This precise positioning capability developed originally to assist farmers in comparing the crop yields from various fields to determine, among other things, the amount of fertilizer and seed appropriate for a particular field and crop, has now found additional important uses to improve farming efficiency, including enabling farmers to manually record observations such as weed patches, crop appearance, and other field variables with remarkable precision. In addition, among other benefits, when coupled to the vehicle steering system through the Deere AutoTrack system it aids the operator to steer a more precise path when making repeated passes over the same track, thus greatly reducing crop and soil damage. All involved Inmarsat spacecraft have been approved to serve the United States, and are reflected on the Commission ISAT list. No changes have been made to the frequencies or technical parameters already approved in SES—STA—20141030—00836. Navigational accuracy depends on several variables, including visibility to overhead satellites and other supplemental transmitters providing correctional data.

Deere & Company Receive—Only Mobile Earth Station Application for STA Exhibit A Follow—on STA is needed because Deere was recently notified by Inmarsat that StarFire L—band downlink signals in North America would transition to frequencies identified above in Table 1.0.‘ Grant of STA will serve the public interest by ensuring continuity of service for thousands of existing Deere StarFire customers during the pendency of Deere‘s concurrently filed permanent application to modify Call Sign EQ10011 to receive the above—referenced frequencies." Pursuant to Section 25.120(b)(3) of the rules, Deere requests a 60—day STA without the need for prior public notice. As discussed above, grant of authority is requested on or before close of business on January 7, 2015 so that Deere can continue to provide service to customers without any loss of service. * _ Vizada, Inc. ("Vizada") uplinks correctional data on Deere‘s behalf from earth stations located in Santa Paula, California and Southbury, Connecticut. After the frequency transition, Vizada will continue to provide the same uplink services. °* Application Submission ID: 1B2014002165


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