Sec.  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, 1260–1270
   MHz, and 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 two written
   pre-space station notifications to the International Bureau, FCC,
   Washington, DC 20554. Each notification must be in accord with the
   provisions of Articles 11 and 13 of the Radio Regulations.

   (1) The first notification is required no less than 27 months prior to
   initiating space station transmissions and must specify the information
   required by Appendix 4 and Resolution No. 642 of the Radio Regulations.

   (2) The second notification is required no less than 5 months prior to
   initiating space station transmissions and must specify the information
   required by Appendix 3 and Resolution No. 642 of the Radio Regulations.

   (h) The license grantee of each space station must make a written in-space
   station notification to the International Bureau no later than 7 days
   following initiation of space station transmissions. The notification must
   update the information contained in the pre-space notification.

   (i) The license grantee of each space station must make a written post-space
   station notification to the International Bureau no later than 3 months
   after termination of the space station transmissions. When the termination
   is ordered by the FCC, notification is required no later than 24 hours after
   termination.

   [ 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]