FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:  Kuiper Systems LLC

Address
Attention: Kalpak Gude
Street Address: 525 14th Street S
P.O. Box:
City: Arlington
State: VA
Zip Code: 22202
Country: United States
E-Mail Address: gudekal@amazon.com

Best Contact
Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:  
Last Name: Gude
First Name: Kalpak
Title: Head of Domestic Regulatory Affairs
Phone Number: 5714405227

Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Amazon seeks authorization, beginning no later than June 30, 2024, to transmit a constant-power, variable bandwidth measurement signal or a continuous wave (“CW”) alignment signal from the MIT Lincoln Labs’ IOT earth station located in Boston, Massachusetts4 to the Prototype Satellites and downlink the same signal from the Prototype Satellites to the same location.

Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:  The measurements will form a vital part of Amazon’s Kuiper program to develop high-speed, innovative, satellite-delivered services to unserved and underserved customers worldwide. Accordingly, grant of the requested experimental authority would serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity.

Information
Callsign:
Class of Station: FX MO
Nature of Service: Experimental

Requested Period of Operation
Operation Start Date: 06/30/2024
Operation End Date: 08/29/2024

Manufacturer
List below transmitting equipment to be installed (if experimental, so state) if additional rows are required, please submit equipment list as an exhibit:  
Manufacturer Model Number No. Of Units Experimental
General Dynamics Custom 1 No
Amazon Custom 1 Yes
Amazon Custom 1 Yes

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.
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form): Kalpak Gude
Title of Applicant (if any): Head of Domestic Regulatory Affairs
Date: 2024-06-13 00:00:00.0

Station Location
City State Latitude Longitude Mobile Radius of Operation
Lexington Massachusetts North  42  27  29 West  71  15  58
Datum:  NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes
Exhibit submitted:   Yes
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:  
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:  
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:  
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   30.00
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   80.00
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   1.00
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: See narrative.
Action Frequency Station Class Output Power/ERP Mean Peak Frequency Tolerance (+/-) Emission Designator Modulating Signal
New 29.50000000-30.00000000 GHz FX N/A 4841723.675841 W P 0.00100000 % 500MD7W APSK
Action Frequency Station Class Output Power/ERP Mean Peak Frequency Tolerance (+/-) Emission Designator Modulating Signal
New 29.50000000-30.00000000 GHz FX N/A 4841723.675841 W P 0.00100000 % 50M0D7W APSK
Action Frequency Station Class Output Power/ERP Mean Peak Frequency Tolerance (+/-) Emission Designator Modulating Signal
New 29.50000000-30.00000000 GHz FX N/A 4841723.675841 W P 0.00100000 % 500MG7W BPSK/QPSK
Action Frequency Station Class Output Power/ERP Mean Peak Frequency Tolerance (+/-) Emission Designator Modulating Signal
New 29.50000000-30.00000000 GHz FX N/A 4841723.675841 W P 0.00100000 % 50M0G7W BPSK/QPSK
Action Frequency Station Class Output Power/ERP Mean Peak Frequency Tolerance (+/-) Emission Designator Modulating Signal
New 29.50000000-30.00000000 GHz FX N/A 4841723.675841 W P 0.00100000 % 1H00N0N Continuous wave
City State Latitude Longitude Mobile Radius of Operation
Nongeostationary Other North      West      Circular LEO, inclination 30 deg.
Datum:  NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes
Exhibit submitted:   Yes
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:  
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:  
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:  
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   No
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:  
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:  
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:  
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft:
Action Frequency Station Class Output Power/ERP Mean Peak Frequency Tolerance (+/-) Emission Designator Modulating Signal
New 19.60000000-20.10000000 GHz MO N/A 2426.610095 W P 0.00100000 % 500MD7W APSK
Action Frequency Station Class Output Power/ERP Mean Peak Frequency Tolerance (+/-) Emission Designator Modulating Signal
New 19.60000000-20.10000000 GHz MO N/A 2426.610095 W P 0.00100000 % 50M0D7W APSK
Action Frequency Station Class Output Power/ERP Mean Peak Frequency Tolerance (+/-) Emission Designator Modulating Signal
New 19.60000000-20.10000000 GHz MO N/A 2426.610095 W P 0.00100000 % 500MG7W BPSK/QPSK
Action Frequency Station Class Output Power/ERP Mean Peak Frequency Tolerance (+/-) Emission Designator Modulating Signal
New 19.60000000-20.10000000 GHz MO N/A 2426.610095 W P 0.00100000 % 50M0G7W BPSK/QPSK
Action Frequency Station Class Output Power/ERP Mean Peak Frequency Tolerance (+/-) Emission Designator Modulating Signal
New 19.60000000-20.10000000 GHz MO N/A 2426.610095 W P 0.00100000 % 1H00N0N Continuous wave