FCC Web Documents citing 25.157

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  • adopt the unique sharing arrangements proposed by the applicants. A simple division of the Little LEO spectrum among the qualified applicants in a modified processing round would be inconsistent with those sharing arrangements. Therefore, in order to preserve the carefully balanced policy decisions adopted by the Commission in the Second Processing Round Order, we conclude that a waiver of Sections 25.157 and 25.158 is warranted, to the extent necessary to permit consideration of any future Little LEO applications for the System 2 license under the first-come, first-served procedure, rather than the modified processing round procedure. In its discussion of the enforcement of milestone requirements, and as a means of preventing warehousing, the Commission adopted an additional milestone enforcement measure. As a
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  • Second Processing Round Order as System 1. A simple division of the Little LEO spectrum among qualified applicants at this time in a modified processing round would be inconsistent with those sharing arrangements. Therefore, in order to preserve the carefully balanced policy decisions adopted by the Commission in the Second Processing Round Order, we conclude that a waiver of Sections 25.157 and 25.158 is warranted, to the extent necessary to permit consideration of any future Little LEO applications for the System 1 license under the first-come, first-served processing procedure, rather than the modified processing round procedure. CONCLUSION Based on the foregoing, we conclude that Leo One did not implement its system consistent with the deadlines in its license. Consequently, Leo One's
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  • deny a petition for clarification of the First Space Station Reform Order filed by Space Imaging, in that we disagree with Space Imaging's argument that the Commission's definition of "NGSO-like" does not apply to EESS. Based on the reasoning in Space Imaging's petition for clarification, however, we waive the modified processing round procedure for considering NGSO-like applications, Sections 25.156 and 25.157 of the Commission's Rules, and consider Space Imaging's application pursuant to the first-come, first-served procedure adopted in the First Space Station Licensing Reform Order. By this action, we further the goals of the First Space Station Reform Order to develop faster satellite licensing procedures, thereby expediting service to the public. Background Petition for Clarification In its First Space Station Licensing
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  • including procedures to facilitate coordination to avoid harmful interference. Sections 25.142 through 25.149 provide licensing procedures for particular services or classes of satellites. Subpart B -- Applications and Licenses - Processing of Applications and Forfeiture, Termination, and Reinstatement of Station Authorizations: Sections 25.150 through 25.163 include well-defined procedures for processing applications to determine whether the applications are mutually exclusive. Sections 25.157 and 25.158 prescribe space station licensing procedures that minimize processing delay and obviate comparative evaluation of mutually exclusive applications. Section 25.159 provides a limit on pending applications and unbuilt satellite systems. Sections 25.160, 25.161, and 25.163 specify the circumstances in which licenses may be automatically cancelled or reinstated and in which pecuniary forfeitures may be assessed. Section 25.165 requires most
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  • place the WorldView 110A satellite in orbit at an initial phase angle of 0º; and (5) place the WorldView 110B satellite in orbit at an initial phase angle of 180º. We placed DigitalGlobe's application on public notice. No comments were filed. DiscussioN Processing Procedure DigitalGlobe seeks a waiver of the modified processing round requirement, set forth in Sections 25.156 and 25.157 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.156 and 25.157, and requests that we process its application pursuant to the first-come first serve, procedure adopted for GSO-like satellite systems. To accommodate multiple NGSO systems, which generally cannot operate on shared spectrum, the modified processing round procedure employs frequency band segmentation to assign spectrum among operators. DigitalGlobe argues that band segmentation
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  • and an allocated bandwidth of 500 kHz, transmitted using right-hand circular polarization, and to operate its telecommand links with center frequencies of 7073 and 7074 MHz and an allocated bandwidth of 1 MHz. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.3, AfriSpace, Inc. IS GRANTED a waiver of Sections 25.156 and 25.157 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 25.156, 25.157, to the extent necessary to enable the Bureau to consider its AfriStar-2 application on a first-come, first-served basis as set forth in Section 25.158 of the Commission's rules, 47. C.F.R.§ 25.158. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.3, AfriSpace, Inc.'s request
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  • including procedures to facilitate coordination to avoid harmful interference. Sections 25.142 through 25.149 provide licensing procedures for particular services or classes of satellites. Subpart B -- Applications and Licenses - Processing of Applications and Forfeiture, Termination, and Reinstatement of Station Authorizations: Sections 25.150 through 25.163 include well-defined procedures for processing applications to determine whether the applications are mutually exclusive. Sections 25.157 and 25.158 prescribe space station licensing procedures that minimize processing delay and obviate comparative evaluation of mutually exclusive applications. Section 25.159 provides a limit on pending applications and unbuilt satellite systems. Sections 25.160, 25.161, and 25.163 specify the circumstances in which licenses may be automatically cancelled or reinstated and in which forfeitures may be assessed. Section 25.165 requires most space-station
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  • Space Station Licensing Reform Order and the Commission's rules, we would divide the V-band spectrum in half, designating one-half to NGSO operations and the other half to GSO operations. Next, because there would be no conflicts among requested orbital locations, we would assign Northrop Grumman's proposed GSO satellites to its requested locations. Further, to accommodate multiple entry pursuant to Section 25.157(e)(2) of the rules, we would assign Northrop Grumman's NGSO constellation to only one-third of the V-band NGSO spectrum and make the remaining NGSO spectrum available to other NGSO systems in an additional processing round. Northrop Grumman, however, requests authority to operate both the NGSO and GSO components of its system throughout all of the V-band spectrum allocated in the United
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  • spare satellites to operate in the EESS allocation within the 8025 - 8400 MHz band (X-band). In addition, DigitalGlobe seeks authority to expand the bandwidth currently used by its Quickbird 1 satellite in order to operate in the entire spectrum band allocated for EESS space-to-earth transmissions, i.e., 8025 to 8400 MHz. DigitalGlobe also requests a waiver of Sections 25.156 and 25.157 of the Commission's rules, which requires the Commission to process DigitalGlobe's application in accordance with the processing round procedure used generally for NGSO satellite systems. Instead, DigitalGlobe asks us to process its application under the first-come first-served procedure used for satellites operating in geostationary-satellite-like orbits. This Public Notice is without prejudice to Commission action on Space Imaging LLC's Petition for
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  • --------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------- 27.6-28.35 GHz LMDS (fss secondary) Service and Gateway Links 28.35-28.4 GHz GSO FSS up Service and Gateway Links ngso fss up (secondary) 28.6-29.1 GHz NGSO FSS up Service, Gateway and TT&C gso fss up (secondary) Applicant is seeking waivers to 25.145(c), 25.210(i)(1) and 25.283(c) of the Commission rules. In addition, O3b Limited seeks a waiver of Section 25.157 of the Commission's rules to permit this application to proceed without initiating a processing round. This Public Notice is without prejudice to Commission action on this waiver request. Further, we are not, at this time, opening a processing round for NGSO applications to be considered concurrently with O3b's request. Page 1 of 5 21 ° 40 ' 7.80 " N
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  • Imaging, Inc. requests authority to launch and operate two non-geostationary-orbit remote-sensing satellites that would transmit high-resolution images to fixed earth stations in the 8025-8400 MHz frequency band, transmit telemetry signals in 256 kHz channels centered on 8375 and 8380 MHz, and receive telecommand signals in 110 kHz channels centered on 2081 and 2083 MHz. Skybox requests waivers of Sections 25.156, 25.157, and 25.217(b) of the Commission's rules. S2844 SAT-STA-20120315-00049 E Special Temporary Authority 03/15/2012 19:55:11:11600 Date Filed: EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation requests special temporary authority for 60 days to conduct orbit-raising maneuvers and in-orbit testing of the EchoStar 16 space station at the 67.1º W.L. orbital location in the 12.2-12.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 17.3-17.8 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency
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  • in orbit. Request for launch authorization may be included in an application for space station license. However, an application for authority to launch and operate an on-ground spare satellite will be considered pursuant to the following procedures: (1) Applications for launch and operation of an on-ground spare NGSO-like satellite will be considered pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 25.157 of this Chapter, except as set forth in paragraph (g)(3) of this section. (2) Applications for launch and operation of an on-ground spare GSO-like satellite will be considered pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 25.158 of this Chapter, except as set forth in paragraph (g)(3) of this section. (3) Neither paragraph (g)(1) nor (g)(2) will apply in cases
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  • in orbit. Request for launch authorization may be included in an application for space station license. However, an application for authority to launch and operate an on-ground spare satellite will be considered pursuant to the following procedures: (1) Applications for launch and operation of an on-ground spare NGSO-like satellite will be considered pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 25.157 of this Chapter, except as set forth in paragraph (g)(3) of this section. (2) Applications for launch and operation of an on-ground spare GSO-like satellite will be considered pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 25.158 of this Chapter, except as set forth in paragraph (g)(3) of this section. (3) Neither paragraph (g)(1) nor (g)(2) will apply in cases
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  • and Order. See Amendment of the Commission's Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies, First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in IB Docket No. 02-34 and First Report and Order in IB Docket No. 02-54, FCC 03-102, 18 FCC Rcd 10760 (2003) (Space Station Licensing Reform First Report and Order). The Commission adopted, among other rules, section 25.157(g), which prescribes ground rules for redistributing spectrum for NGSO satellite systems in the event of license cancellations. See 47 C.F.R. § 25.157(g). We believe, however, that the statements made in the Big LEO Order establish the expectations regarding that spectrum and not section 25.157(g). In fact, the Commission adopted section 25.157(g) without addressing the spectrum redistribution issues that had previously
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  • those negotiations, which imposed costs on satellite operators and their customers. Accordingly, the Commission adopted rules to expedite the satellite licensing procedure. The Commission's revised satellite licensing procedures also addressed situations where spectrum becomes available for reassignment when licenses for non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO)-like systems are voluntarily surrendered by the licensee or declared null and void by the Commission. Section 25.157(g) of the Commission's rules provides that the forfeited spectrum is to be redistributed to the remaining systems in the frequency band, unless the Commission determines that such a redistribution would not result in a sufficient number of systems remaining to make reasonably efficient use of the frequency band. In the event that it makes such a determination, the rules further
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  • for Determination of Compliance with Satellite Implementation Milestones (Oct. 2, 2006), at Attachment 3 (confidential treatment requested). Petition for Reconsideration at 4, citing License Order, 21 FCC Rcd at 4040, ¶ 12. License Order, 21 FCC Rcd at 4040, ¶ 12. Petition for Reconsideration at 4. License Order, 21 FCC Rcd at 4040, ¶ 12. See also 47 C.F.R. §§ 25.157, 25.158, and 25.164(a) and (b). As noted, AtContact had filed several modification applications relating to individual GSO satellites. ; and 47 C.F.R. § 1.1107. 47 C.F.R. § 25.164. License Order, 21 FCC Rcd at 4035, ¶ 1 (emphasis added). License Order, 21 FCC Rcd at 4053, ¶ 49 (emphasis added). See also ¶ 68 (``[AtContact's] authorization shall be null and
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  • the NGSO constellation.85Separate bond payments for each of AtContact's four GSO satellites and its NGSO system would have totaled $17 million, rather than the $5 million AtContact submitted. The Bureau's treatment of AtContact's system is consistent with its 77License Order,21 FCC Rcd at 4040, ¶ 12. 78Petition for Reconsiderationat 4. 79License Order,21FCC Rcd at 4040, ¶ 12. Seealso47 C.F.R. §§ 25.157, 25.158, and 25.164(a) and (b). 80As noted, AtContact had filed several modification applications relating to individual GSO satellites. 81The Commission is statutorily required to assess and collect application fees in accordance with the Schedule of Fees prescribed by Congress. 47 U.S.C. § 158; and 47 C.F.R. § 1.1107. 8247 C.F.R. § 25.164. 83License Order, 21 FCC Rcd at 4035, ¶
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  • legal and technical information for the non-U.S.-licensed space station in accordance with Part 25, including but not limited to Schedule S. Such applications, letters, or petitions must be filed electronically through the International Bureau Filing System. (c) A non-U.S.-licensed NGSO-like satellite system seeking to serve the United States can be considered contemporaneously with other U.S. NGSO-like satellite systems pursuant to §25.157 and considered before later-filed applications of other U.S. satellite system operators, and a non-U.S.-licensed GSO-like satellite system seeking to serve the United States can have its request placed in a queue pursuant to §25.158 and considered before later-filed applications of other U.S. satellite system operators, if the non-U.S.-licensed satellite system: (1) Is in orbit and operating; (2) Has a license
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  • legal and technical information for the non-U.S.-licensed space station in accordance with Part 25, including but not limited to Schedule S. Such applications, letters, or petitions must be filed electronically through the International Bureau Filing System. (c) A non-U.S.-licensed NGSO-like satellite system seeking to serve the United States can be considered contemporaneously with other U.S. NGSO-like satellite systems pursuant to §25.157 and considered before later-filed applications of other U.S. satellite system operators, and a non- U.S.-licensed GSO-like satellite system seeking to serve the United States can have its request placed in a queue pursuant to §25.158 and considered before later-filed applications of other U.S. satellite system operators, if the non-U.S.-licensed satellite system: (1) Is in orbit and operating; (2) Has a