Attachment STA Ext Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-INTR2018-10331 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTAINTR201810331_1577112

Harris Corporation
Request For Extension of Special Temporary Authority
2.4m C Band Temporary Transportable Earth Station
Tyndall AFB, FL; Lat. 30-04-34.0 N, Long. 085-36-38.9 W


           REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Harris Corporation ("Harris") hereby requests an extension of the FCC Special Temporary
Authority (“STA”) originally granted to Harris on October 22, 2018 under FCC File No. SES-
STA-20181023-03077. Harris requests an extension of thirty days from the existing STA
expiration date of November 21, 2018.

As noted in the original STA request, Harris1 has deployed a temporary fixed Patriot 2.4m C-Band
terminal to a location at Tyndall Air Force Base in order to support FAA Air Traffic Control
operations. Specifically, owing to Hurricane Michael, existing FAA terrestrial communications
transmitting voice and data traffic to the FAA Jacksonville Air Route Control Center were
rendered inoperable, requiring Harris to temporarily deploy a Patriot 2.4m C Band Flyaway
antenna system at Tyndall Air Force Base to carry voice and data traffic back to the FAA
Jacksonville Air Route Control Center. Deployment of the 2.4m Flyaway C-Band terminal at
Tyndall Air Force Base is allowing critical air traffic communications to be uplinked via the Harris
satellite network back to the FAA Jacksonville Air Route Control Center until the existing
terrestrial system can be repaired and/or replaced.

At the present time not all of the FAA terrestrial communications have been fully restored,
necessitating this thirty day STA extension request.

Harris submits that a grant of this STA extension request will serve the public interest because it
will assist the FAA's mission of ensuring flight safety.




1
    Harris Corporation, serves as the current FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure contractor



Document Created: 2018-11-19 09:16:02
Document Modified: 2018-11-19 09:16:02

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