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FCC 97.207
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 97.207 Space station.
(a) Any amateur station may be a space station. A holder of any class
operator license may be the control operator of a space station,
subject to the privileges of the class of operator license held by the
control operator.
(b) A space station must be capable of effecting a cessation of
transmissions by telecommand whenever such cessation is ordered by the
FCC.
(c) The following frequency bands and segments are authorized to space
stations:
(1) The 17 m, 15 m, 12 m, and 10 m bands, 6 mm, 4 mm, 2 mm and 1 mm
bands; and
(2) The 7.0-7.1 MHz, 14.00-14.25 MHz, 144-146 MHz, 435-438 MHz,
2400-2450 MHz, 3.40-3.41 GHz, 5.83-5.85 GHz, 10.45-10.50 GHz, and
24.00-24.05 GHz segments.
(d) A space station may automatically retransmit the radio signals of
Earth stations and other space stations.
(e) A space station may transmit one-way communications.
(f) Space telemetry transmissions may consist of specially coded
messages intended to facilitate communications or related to the
function of the spacecraft.
(g) The license grantee of each space station must make the following
written notifications to the International Bureau, FCC, Washington, DC
20554.
(1) A pre-space notification within 30 days after the date of launch
vehicle determination, but no later than 90 days before integration of
the space station into the launch vehicle. The notification must be in
accordance with the provisions of Articles 9 and 11 of the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations and must
specify the information required by Appendix 4 and Resolution No. 642
of the ITU Radio Regulations. The notification must also include a
description of the design and operational strategies that the space
station will use to mitigate orbital debris, including the following
information:
(i) A statement that the space station licensee has assessed and
limited the amount of debris released in a planned manner during normal
operations, and has assessed and limited the probability of the space
station becoming a source of debris by collisions with small debris or
meteoroids that could cause loss of control and prevent post-mission
disposal;
(ii) A statement that the space station licensee has assessed and
limited the probability of accidental explosions during and after
completion of mission operations. This statement must include a
demonstration that debris generation will not result from the
conversion of energy sources on board the spacecraft into energy that
fragments the spacecraft. Energy sources include chemical, pressure,
and kinetic energy. This demonstration should address whether stored
energy will be removed at the spacecraft's end of life, by depleting
residual fuel and leaving all fuel line valves open, venting any
pressurized system, leaving all batteries in a permanent discharge
state, and removing any remaining source of stored energy, or through
other equivalent procedures specifically disclosed in the application;
(iii) A statement that the space station licensee has assessed and
limited the probability of the space station becoming a source of
debris by collisions with large debris or other operational space
stations. Where a space station will be launched into a low-Earth orbit
that is identical, or very similar, to an orbit used by other space
stations, the statement must include an analysis of the potential risk
of collision and a description of what measures the space station
operator plans to take to avoid in-orbit collisions. If the space
station licensee is relying on coordination with another system, the
statement must indicate what steps have been taken to contact, and
ascertain the likelihood of successful coordination of physical
operations with, the other system. The statement must disclose the
accuracy--if any--with which orbital parameters of non-geostationary
satellite orbit space stations will be maintained, including apogee,
perigee, inclination, and the right ascension of the ascending node(s).
In the event that a system is not able to maintain orbital tolerances,
i.e. , it lacks a propulsion system for orbital maintenance, that fact
should be included in the debris mitigation disclosure. Such systems
must also indicate the anticipated evolution over time of the orbit of
the proposed satellite or satellites. Where a space station requests
the assignment of a geostationary-Earth orbit location, it must assess
whether there are any known satellites located at, or reasonably
expected to be located at, the requested orbital location, or assigned
in the vicinity of that location, such that the station keeping volumes
of the respective satellites might overlap. If so, the statement must
include a statement as to the identities of those parties and the
measures that will be taken to prevent collisions;
(iv) A statement detailing the post-mission disposal plans for the
space station at end of life, including the quantity of fuel--if
any--that will be reserved for post-mission disposal maneuvers. For
geostationary-Earth orbit space stations, the statement must disclose
the altitude selected for a post-mission disposal orbit and the
calculations that are used in deriving the disposal altitude. The
statement must also include a casualty risk assessment if planned
post-mission disposal involves atmospheric re-entry of the space
station. In general, an assessment should include an estimate as to
whether portions of the spacecraft will survive re-entry and reach the
surface of the Earth, as well as an estimate of the resulting
probability of human casualty.
(v) If any material item described in this notification changes before
launch, a replacement pre-space notification shall be filed with the
International Bureau no later than 90 days before integration of the
space station into the launch vehicle.
(2) An in-space station notification is required no later than 7 days
following initiation of space station transmissions. This notification
must update the information contained in the pre-space notification.
(3) A post-space station notification is required no later than 3
months after termination of the space station transmissions. When
termination of transmissions is ordered by the FCC, the notification is
required no later than 24 hours after termination of transmissions.
[ 54 FR 25857 , June 20, 1989, as amended at 54 FR 39535 , Sept. 27, 1989;
56 FR 56171 , Nov. 1, 1991; 57 FR 32736 , July 23, 1992; 60 FR 50124 ,
Sept. 28, 1995; 63 FR 68980 , Dec. 14, 1998; 69 FR 54588 , Sept. 9, 2004;
71 FR 66462 , Nov. 15, 2006; 75 FR 27201 , May 14, 2010]
Goto Section: 97.205 | 97.209
Goto Year: 2010 |
2012
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