Attachment SESSTA2015040900203.

SESSTA2015040900203.

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20150409-00203 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                         SES—STA—20150409—00203        1B2015000648
                           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:
DISA (Ft. Belvoir) STA — 180 days (Apr 2015)
    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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Applicant:   O3b Limited
Call Sign:   No Call Sign
File No.:    SES—STA—20150409—00203
Special Temporary Authority


O3b Limited is granted special temporary authority (STA), for 180 days, to conduct non—
commercial testing and demonstration purposes of two new 1.2 meter Orbit Communications
antennas model AL—7103—Ka at the U.S. Army Base at Fort Belvoir located in Springfield,
Virginia (38 deg 45°16.2" NL/ 77deg 11©39.8"WL) to communicate with United Kingdom‘s
authorized non—geosynchronous orbit (NGSO) satellites in the fixed satellite service (FSS)
operates by O3b. Operations pursuant to the STA are subject to the terms of its application, the
Commission‘s Rules, and the following conditions.

1.      Operations are limited to the following frequency bands and emissions:

Frequency Band         Emissions      Maximum E.LR.P.           Maximum E.LR.P. Density
27.652—28.388GHz       216MG7D          60.6 dBW                    13.3 dBW/4kHz
27.652—28.388GHz      MM4MGT7D          60.6 dBW                    19.3 dBW/4kHz
28.60—29.10GHz        54AMGTD           60.6 dBW                    19.3 dBW/4kHz
28.60—29.10GHz        216MG7D           60.6 dBW                    12.3 dBW/4kHz
17.852—18.588GHz      216MG7D
17.852—18.588GHz      5MA4MG7D
18.80—19.30 GHz       216MG7D
18.80—19.30GHz        54AMGT7D


2.      Operations are on a secondary basis and 03b must not cause harmful interference to
stations operating on a primary basis and must not claim protection from stations operating on a
primary basis secondary.

3.      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 03b 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.

4.      The licensee shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the antenna does not create
potential exposure of humans to radiofrequency radiation in excess of the FCC exposure limits
defined in 47 CFR 1.1307(b) and 1.1310 wherever such exposures might occur. Measures must
be taken to ensure compliance with limits for both occupational/controlled exposure and for
general population/uncontrolled exposure, as defined in these rule sections. Compliance can be
accomplished in most cases by appropriate restrictions such as fencing. Requirements for
restrictions can be determined by predictions based on calculations, modeling or by field
measurements. The FCC‘s OET Bulletin 65 (available on—line at www.fec.gov/oet/rfsafety)


provides information on predicting exposure levels and on methods for ensuring compliance,
including the use of warning and alerting signs and protective equipment for workers.


5.        Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission
may make regarding any pending or future application to communicate with O3b‘s NGSO FSS
system.

6.        Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special
temporary authority is solely at O3b‘s risk.

7.      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.


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 Street, 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 SESSTA2014090300686 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).
34 Governmental Entity       @4 Noncommercial educational licensee
¢4y Other(please explain):

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

5. Type Request


gy Use Prior to Grant                              C Change Station Location                        fod Other



6. Requested Use Prior Date
      05/01/2015


7. CitySpringfield                                                           8. Latitude
                                                                             (dd mm ss.s h)    38    45     16.2   N
9. State   VA                                                                10. Longitude
                                                                             (ddmmss.s h)       77   11     39.8   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.)
    03b Limited requests special temporary authority for 180 days to operate a fixed earth
     station in Ft. Belvoir, VA, with the 03b FSS NGSO satellite system licensed by the United
     Kingdom in the 27.6—28.4 GHz and 28.6—29.1 GHz (Earth—to—space) and the 17.8—18.6 GHz and
     18.8—19.3 GHZz         (space—to—Earth)           frequency bands.




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 beneffits 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
   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@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 a 1.2 meter antenna in the
27.6—28.4 GHz and 28.6—29.1 GHz (Earth—to—space) and the 17.8—18.6 GHz and 18.8—19.3
GHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands at a facility in Ft. Belvoir, VA (the "Ft. Belvoir
Earth Station"). The STA authorizes the Ft. Belvoir Earth Station to communicate with
O3b‘s NGSO FSS satellite system licensed by the United Kingdom.

      Pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission‘s rules," O3b hereby requests an
extension of its STA covering the 180—day period between May 1, 2015, and October 28,
2015.

        O3b‘s extension request is supported by good cause. An extension will enable
03b to continue to simulate potehtial applications of the O3b satellite system for the
Department of Defense, including interactive video teleconferencing, interactive access
to complex web content from the internet and very large file transfers. 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, 03b respectfully requests that its STA
extension request be granted.




1 FCC File No. SES—STA—20140903—00686.
247 C.FR. § 25.120.


                  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 a 1.2 meter antenna in the
27.6—28.4 GHz and 28.6—29.1 GHz (Earth—to—space) and the 17.8—18.6 GHz and 18.8—19.3
GHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands at a facility in Ft. Belvoir, VA (the "Ft. Belvoir
Earth Station"). The STA authorizes the Ft. Belvoir Earth Station to communicate with
O3b‘s NGSO FSS satellite system licensed by the United Kingdom.

      Pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission‘s rules,2 O3b hereby requests an
extension of its STA covering the 180—day period between May 1, 2015, and October 28,
2015.

        O3b‘s extension request is supported by good cause. An extension will enable
O3b to continue to simulate potential applications of the O3b satellite system for the
Department of Defense, including interactive video teleconferencing, interactive access
to complex web content from the internet and very large file transfers. 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 FCC File No. SES—STA—20140903—00686.
247 C.F.R, § 25.120.



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