§ 25.173   Results of in-orbit testing.

   (a)   Space  station  operators  must  measure  the  co-polarized  and
   cross-polarized performance of space station antennas through in-orbit
   testing and submit the measurement data to the Commission upon request.

   (b) Within 15 days after completing in-orbit testing of a space station
   licensed under this part, the operator must notify the Commission that such
   testing has been completed and certify that the space station's measured
   performance is consistent with the station authorization and that the space
   station  is  capable  of  using its assigned frequencies or inform the
   Commission of any discrepancy. The licensee must also indicate in the filing
   whether the space station has been placed in the assigned geostationary
   orbital  location  or non-geostationary orbit. If the licensee files a
   certification pursuant to this paragraph before the space station has been
   placed  in  its  assigned orbit or orbital location, the licensee must
   separately notify the Commission that the space station has been placed in
   such orbit or orbital location within 3 days after such placement and that
   the  station's  measured  performance  is  consistent with the station
   authorization.

   [ 79 FR 8321 , Feb. 12, 2014]

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Subpart C—Technical Standards

   Source:  30 FR 7176 , May 28, 1965;  36 FR 2562 , Feb. 6, 1971, unless otherwise
   noted.

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