Attachment 20150513152553.pdf

20150513152553.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2015-05-12

This document pretains to SES-STA-20150403-00190 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                                                    SES—STA—20150403—00190              182015000618
                                                        Universal Space Network, Inc.



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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:
Sentinels 1A Ranging Campaign extension
 1. Applicant


           Name:        Universal Space Network, Inc.                     Phone Number:                                215—328—9130
           DBA Name:                                                      Fax Number:                                  215—32§8—9132
           Street:      417 Caredean Drive                                E—Mail:                                      jgreet@uspacenet.com
                        Suite A
           City:        Horsham                                           State:                                       PA
           Country:     USA                                               Zipcode:                                     19044       =
           Attention:   Joanne Greet



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Universal Space Network, Inc. (USN)
File No.:     SES—STA—20150403—00190
Call Sign:    None
Special Temporary Authority (STA)

Universal Space Network, Inc. (USN) is granted special temporary authority, beginning
May 12, 2015, to operate its fixed earth station in North Pole, AK, to conduct a ranging
campaign of the Sentinels—1 A spacecraft. Communications shall consist of ranging (tone
uplink), telecommand, and telemetry of the satellite. Authority is granted under the
following conditions.

1. Operations are limited to the following frequencies, emissions and power limits:

Frequency                Emissions      Max.EIRP (dBW)              Max.EIRP Den. dBW/4KHz)

Transmitting             400KOG1ID                68                             48
2075.650 MHz

Receiving:
2254.099 MHz             400KOG1D

2. Operations must comply with the satellite operator‘s coordinated agreements for the
Sentinels—1 A spacecraft with U.S. satellite operators. If no agreements exist then
operations are not permitted.

3. This is not a grant of market access for the Sentinels 1A spacecraft.

4. Operations, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection
from, interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station(s). USN shall cease
transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference and report the interference
to the FCC point of contact Paul.Blais@fce.gov, 202—418—7274 within 24 hours of
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5. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the
Commission may make regarding pending or future USN applications.

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

This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.26 1 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated

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authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.26 1, and is effective immediately.
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2. Contact


             Name:         Universal Space Network, Inc.       Phone Number:                         215—328—9130
             Company:                                          Fax Number:                           215—328—9132
             Street:       417 Caredean Drive                  E—Mail:                               jgreet@uspacenet.com
                           Suite A
             City:         Horsham                             State:                                 PA
             Country:      USA                                 Zipcode:                              19044       —
             Attention:                                        Relationship:


(If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, entereither the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related
application. Please enter only one.)
3. Reference File Number SESSTA2015021300080 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
{3 Other(please explain):

4b, Fee Classification    CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station

5. Type Request

 @, Use Prior to Grant                            C Change Station Location                          3 Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date
      04/13/2015
7. CityNORTH POLE                                                         8. Latitude
                                                                          (dd mm ss.s h)   64   48    15.3   N


9. State   AK                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)    147    30    0.8   W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1: Form 312 Sentinels                  Attachment 2: Waiver & analysis                     Attachment 3: Coordination report


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.)
     Extension of ranging campaign for the Sentinels 1 spacecraft from 4/13/15 — 6/11/15 prior
     to the launch of the Sentinels—2A spacecraft on June 11,                                 2015.       Communications shall
     consist of ranging           (tone uplink),         telecommand & telemetry of the satellite of
     approximately 16 passes




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
   Joanne Greet                                                                Manager, Compliance
           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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