*Pages 1--2 from  Microsoft Word - 20958.doc*
 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  2121 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  matter  of 
 Authorization  of  STARSYS  GLOBAL  POSITIONING,  INC. 


 to  construct,  launch  and  operate  a  Non-  Voice,  Non-  Geostationary  Mobile  Satellite  System 


 )  ) 
 )  ) 
 )  ) 
 )  ) 


 File  Nos.  SAT-  MSC-  19970217-  00017  33-  DSS-  P-  90(  24) 
 42-  DSS-  AMEND-  90  7-  DSS-  AMEND-  94 
 31-  DSS-  AMEND-  94  32-  DSS-  LA-  94 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  August  28,  2002  Released:  August  29,  2002 
 By  the  Chief,  Policy  Branch,  Satellite  Division: 


 1.  In  this  order  we  dismiss  as  moot  various  pleadings  pertaining  to  the  “Little  LEO”  satellite  license  formerly  held  by  Starsys  Global  Positioning,  Inc. 
 2.  After  resolving  an  eligibility  issue  arising  under  Section  310(  a)  of  the  Communications  Act  in  a  separate  decision,  1  the  International  Bureau  granted  Starsys’  license  application  for  a  non-  voice, 
 non-  geostationary  “Little  LEO”  satellite  system  in  1995.  2  Orbital  Communications  Corporation  filed  an  application  for  review  of  the  preliminary  310(  a)  ruling  and  a  petition  for  reconsideration  of  the  license 
 grant.  3  In  addition,  Leo  One  USA  Corporation  filed  two  petitions  requesting  post-  grant  declaratory  rulings  that  the  Starsys  Little  LEO  license  was  null  and  void  for  failure  to  meet  license  conditions.  4 


 3.  Starsys  subsequently  surrendered  its  Little  LEO  license  for  cancellation.  5  Consequently,  the  above-  described  pleadings  are  moot. 


 1  STARSYS  Global  Positioning,  Inc.  (Declaratory  Ruling),  DA  95-  1205,  10  FCC  Rcd  9393  (Int’l  Bur.  1995). 
 Section  310(  a)  prohibits  the  FCC  from  granting  a  radio  license  to  any  foreign  government  or  a  representative  of  any  foreign  government.  47  U.  S.  C.  §  310(  a). 


 2  STARSYS  Global  Positioning,  Inc.  (Order  and  Authorization),  DA  95-  2343,  11  FCC  Rcd  1237  (Int’l  Bur. 
 1995).  3 
 Application  for  Review  filed  July  3,  1995;  Petition  for  Reconsideration  filed  January  11,  1996.  4 
 See  Emergency  Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  filed  on  May  22,  1996  and  Petition  filed  on  February  17,  1997. 


 5  Letter  dated  August  4,  1997  to  William  F.  Caton,  Acting  Secretary,  FCC,  from  Peter  A.  Rohrbach  and 
 Karis  A.  Hastings,  Counsel  to  Starsys  Global  Positioning,  Inc.,  with  attached  letter  dated  August  4,  1997  to  William  F.  Caton  from  John  DiMarco,  President,  Starsys  Global  Positioning,  Inc. 
1
 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  2121 
 2 
 4.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that  the  application  for  review  filed  by  Orbital  Communications  Corporation  on  July  3,  1995,  the  petition  for  reconsideration  filed  by  Orbital 
 Communications  Corporation  on  January  11,  1996,  and  the  petitions  for  declaratory  ruling  filed  by  Leo  One  USA  Corporation  on  May  22,  1996  and  February  17,  1997  ARE  DISMISSED  as  moot  and  this 
 proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Jennifer  M.  Gilsenan  Chief,  Policy  Branch,  Satellite  Division 
2