Experimental Licensing System

0901-EX-ST-2020

Firefly Aerospace

Experimental Licensing System filing 0901-EX-ST-2020 submitted by Firefly Aerospace.

Filing overview

StatusGrant Expired Due to New License
Call signWQ9XPJ
Date filed2020-06-09
Status date2020-06-22
FCC sourceView the FCC filing record

Special Temporary Authority application - Address

Attention:
Anne Chinnery
City:
Cedar Park
E-Mail Address:
anne.chinnery@firefly.com
State:
TX
Street Address:
1320 Arrow Point Dr
Zip Code:
78613

Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:
Firefly Aerospace

Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact

First Name:
Chris
Last Name:
Schexnayder
Phone Number:
3377394734
Title:
Systems Engr

Special Temporary Authority application - Certification

Applicant certification
Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.
Date:
2020-06-09 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Chris Schexnayder

Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
This STA is for a space launch vehicle. It has a shore mission duration of less than 2 hours.

Special Temporary Authority application - Information

Callsign:
WQ9XPJ
Class of Station:
MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental

Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation

Operation End Date:
09/06/2020

Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer

Equipment 1 Experimental
No
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Quasonix
Equipment 1 Model Number
Timter QSX-V
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
1

Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:
The main purpose of the launch vehicle is to provide commercial space launch services. Once the launch vehicle reaches the mission altitude of 300km, it will deploy commercial payloads into orbit. The second stage will complete one full orbit while it downlinks data to VAFB and KSAT ground station locations in Hawaii, Mauritius, and South Africa.

Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation

Operation End Date:
09/07/2020
Operation Start Date:
09/06/2020

Frequencies

ActionLower MHzUpper MHzClassOutput WERP WEmissionSignal
NewMO10.00000010.5000003M90G1DOQPSK
NewMO10.00000010.500000780KG1DOQPSK

Sites

SiteLocationCoordinatesOperating areaCountyRadius
Vandenberg AFB, CaliforniaNorth 34 45 20 West 120 37 20Launch vehicle orbiting at 300km
North 34 45 20 West 120 37 20Launch vehicle orbiting at 300km

Grant actions

DateCategoryDescription
2020-06-22GrantGrant Generated [Jun 22 2020]

Sources and provenance

SourceSource recordRetrievedMatch
ELS0901-EX-ST-20202026-07-30 03:16:23Source Primary
Selected field provenance
FieldDisplayed valueSourceObserved
StatusGrant Expired Due to New LicenseELS 0901-EX-ST-20202026-07-30 03:16:23
Applicant NameFirefly AerospaceELS 0901-EX-ST-20202026-07-30 03:16:23
Call SignWQ9XPJELS 0901-EX-ST-20202026-07-30 03:16:23
Receipt Date2020-06-09ELS 0901-EX-ST-20202026-07-30 03:16:23
Status Date2020-06-22ELS 0901-EX-ST-20202026-07-30 03:16:23

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
NewFireflyPOCPost Grant Documents2020-07-19Available
Grant E-mail Notification generated [Jun 22 2020]Correspondence2020-06-22Available
Incoming generated [Jun 17 2020]Correspondence2020-06-17Available
E-Mail generated [Jun 17 2020]Correspondence2020-06-17Available
StopODARText Documents2020-06-09Available
NecessaryBandwidthText Documents2020-06-09Available
MissionOverviewText Documents2020-06-09Available
EmissionFrequencyText Documents2020-06-09Available
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