IBFS / ICFS
SAT-AMD-20200528-00064
Astro Digital requests (i) authority to
Filing overview
| Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Call sign | S3014 |
| Applicant FRN | 0024499394 |
| Contact | Chris Biddy |
| Filing type | AMD |
| Date filed | 2020-05-28 |
| Status date | 2020-10-09 |
| Grant date | 2020-10-09 |
| Service | SAT |
| Last action | Granted in Part/ Deferred in Part |
| FCC source | View the FCC filing record |
Application details
- FCC form
- FCC Form 312
- Application type
- APPLICATION FOR SPACE AND EARTH STATION: AMD - MAIN FORM
- Name
- Chris Biddy
- Street Address
- 3171 Jay Street
- City
- Santa Clara
- State
- CA
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 95054
- Country
- United States of America
- Phone
- +16509194032
- Fax
- +1
- chris@astrodigital.com
Application summary
- Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
- Astro Digital requests (i) authority to
Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)
- FRN
- 0024499394
- Name
- Astro Digital US, Inc.
- Street Address
- 3047 Orchard Pkwy, Suite 20
- City
- San Jose
- State
- CA
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 95128-
- Country
- United States of America
- Same Contact
- No
- Attention
- Mr Jan A King
- Phone
- +16509194032
- Fax
- +1
- jan@astrodigital.com
Application Fees
- 17b. Will a fee be paid?
- Yes
Waivers
- 18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
- Yes
- 19a. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter date pending application was filed:
- 2017-05-08
- 19b. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter file number of pending application:
- SAT-LOA-20170508-00071
Type of Service
- 20. NATURE OF SERVICE: This filing is for an authorization to provide or use the following type(s) of service(s): Select all that apply.
- Earth Exploration-Satellite Service
- 21. Status
- Non-Common Carrier
- 23. If Applicant is providing INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding Sec. 214 filing. Are these facilities:
- N/A
- Frequency Band Vhf Band
- No
- Frequency Band Uhf Band
- No
- Frequency Band L Band
- No
- Frequency Band S Band
- No
- Frequency Band C Band
- No
- Frequency Band X Band
- No
- Frequency Band Ku Band
- No
- Frequency Band Ka Band
- No
- Frequency Band V Band
- No
- Frequency Band Other
- Yes
- 24j. Other Frequencies
- 399.90000 MHz 400 MHz R
Type of Station
- 25a. CLASS OF STATION: Select the Class of Station/Orbit Type
- Non-Geostationary Space Station
- 25b. Estimated Operational Lifetime of Space Station(s) From Date of Launch (years)
- 15
- 25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
- Landmapper
- 25d. Does the applicant intend to use a non-U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States?
- No
- 25e. What administration has licensed or is in the process of licensing the space station? If no license will be issued, what administration has coordinated or is in the process of coordinating the space station?
- N/A
Purpose of Modification
- Mod Ammend Purpose Add New Designator
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Change Emission Designator
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Increase Eirp
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Replace Antenna
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Add Antenna
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Relocate Fixed Station
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Change Assigned Freq
- No
- Mod Amd Purpose Add Frequencies
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Add Points Of Comm
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Change Points Of Comm
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Auth For Facilities Where Report Required
- No
- Mod Amd Purpose Change Orbit Location
- No
- Mod Amd Purpose Perform Fleet Management
- No
- Mod Amd Purpose Extend Milestones
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Other
- Yes
Environmental Policy
- 28a. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant environmental impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307?
- No
Alien Ownership
- 29. Is the Applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government?
- No
- 30. Is the Applicant an alien or the representative of an alien?
- No
- 31. Is the Applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government?
- No
- 32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country?
- No
- 33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than oneāfourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country?
- No
Basic Qualifications
- 35. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization or license revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal of FCC station authorization, license, or construction permit denied by the Commission?
- No
- 36. Has the Applicant, or any party to this Application or amendment, or any party directly or indirectly controlling the Applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court?
- No
- 37. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, guilty of unlawfully monopolizing or attempting unlawfully to monopolize radio communication, directly or indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement or any other means or unfair methods of competition?
- No
- 38. Is the Applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the Applicant, currently a party in any pending matter referred to in the preceding two items?
- No
- Anti Drug Checkbox
- Yes
- 41. Application Description
- Astro Digital requests (i) authority to communicate with all non-U.S. ground stations that the company has coordinated with Federal operators; (ii) authority to commence use of the previously requested 2025-2110 MHz band for command uplinks; (iii) correction of the October 31, 2020 license condition deployment deadline to reflect that the condition applies only to the launch of new satellites using the 402.88-402.92 MHz frequency band (Earth-to-space) (UHF Command Uplink); and extension of the deadline to October 31, 2023 to allow the company to deploy three additional satellites using the UHF Command Uplink for launch and early orbit phase operations and back-up telemetry, tracking and command, as coordinated with Federal operators.
- A
- Yes
- B
- No
- C
- No
Signature
- Title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Signature
- Chris Biddy
Frequencies
| Lower MHz | Upper MHz | Emission | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400.000000 | 400.000000 | ||
| 400.000000 | 401.000000 | ||
| 401.000000 | 402.000000 | ||
| 402.000000 | 403.000000 | ||
| 1615.000000 | 1619.000000 | ||
| 2025.000000 | 2110.000000 | ||
| 2484.000000 | 2500.000000 | ||
| 25500.000000 | 27000.000000 | ||
| 29900.000000 | 30000.000000 |
Related filings
| Relationship | Filing |
|---|---|
| related | SAT-LOA-20170508-00071 |
Public notices
| Date | Report | Type | Service | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-16 | SAT01506 | Action Taken Public Notice | Satellite Space Station | 0 |
| 2020-08-07 | SAT01487 | Accepted for Filing Public Notice | Satellite Space Station | 0 |
Sources and provenance
| Source | Source record | Retrieved | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICFS | SAT-AMD-20200528-00064 | 2026-07-30 08:54:51 | Source Primary |
Selected field provenance
| Field | Displayed value | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Closed | ICFS SAT-AMD-20200528-00064 | 2026-07-30 08:54:51 |
| Description | Astro Digital requests (i) authority to | ICFS SAT-AMD-20200528-00064 | 2026-07-30 08:54:51 |
| Applicant Name | Astro Digital US, Inc. | ICFS SAT-AMD-20200528-00064 | 2026-07-30 08:54:51 |
| Applicant Frn | 0024499394 | ICFS SAT-AMD-20200528-00064 | 2026-07-30 08:54:51 |
| Call Sign | S3014 | ICFS SAT-AMD-20200528-00064 | 2026-07-30 08:54:51 |
| Date Filed | 2020-05-28 | ICFS SAT-AMD-20200528-00064 | 2026-07-30 08:54:51 |
| Status Date | 2020-10-09 | ICFS SAT-AMD-20200528-00064 | 2026-07-30 08:54:51 |
| Grant Date | 2020-10-09 | ICFS SAT-AMD-20200528-00064 | 2026-07-30 08:54:51 |
| Expiration Date | 0000-00-00 | ICFS SAT-AMD-20200528-00064 | 2026-07-30 08:54:51 |
Documents
| Document | Type | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sched S Tech Report.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| 20201124 FCC Referra.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Application.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Astro Digital US - G.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Ex. B - ODAR.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| DOJ - November 13 20.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Ex. A - Narrative.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| HTML.htm | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Invalid document |
| Astro Digital - FCC | Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER | 2020-10-16 | Available |
| Ex Parte Notice re S | Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER | 2020-08-25 | Available |
| Ex Parte Notice re 8 | Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER | 2020-08-20 | Available |
| Astro Digital - Clar | LETTER | 2020-08-14 | Available |
| Ex Parte Notice - 7- | Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER | 2020-07-30 | Available |
| Attachment Astro Digital US - G | Available | ||
| Attachment Sched S Tech Report | Available | ||
| Attachment Application | Available | ||
| Attachment HTML | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment Ex. A - Narrative | Available | ||
| Attachment Ex. B - ODAR | Available |