IBFS / ICFS

SAT-LOA-20181221-00094

Swarm Technologies, Inc. requests author

Filing overview

Status	Closed
Call sign	S3041
Applicant FRN	0026233890
Contact	William B. Wilhelm, Jr.
Filing type	LOA
Date filed	2018-12-21
Status date	2023-09-01
Grant date	2025-06-23
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 Satellite Space Station Authorizations
Name: William B. Wilhelm, Jr.
Street Address: 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
City: Washington
State: DC
Zip Code/Postal Code: 20004
Country: United States of America
Attention: Mr. Tim Bransford
Phone: +12023736140
Fax: +12027393001
Email: timothy.bransford@morganlewis.com
Relationship: Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:: Swarm Technologies, Inc. requests author

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN: 0026233890
Name: Swarm Technologies, Inc.
Street Address: 1155 F Street NW
Street Address 2: STE 475
City: Washington
State: DC
Zip Code/Postal Code: 20004-
Country: United States of America
Same Contact: No
Attention: Mr David Goldman
Phone: +12026492700
Fax: +1
Email: starlinkregulatory@spacex.com

Application Fees

17b. Will a fee be paid?: Yes
17c. If yes, select the appropriate fee code for the application.: CLW

Waivers

18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?: Yes

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.: Mobile-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: 137 MHz 138 MHz T

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): 4
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name: Swarm 1
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?: United States

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: No

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 one−fourth 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?: Yes
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: Swarm Technologies, Inc. requests authority to launch and operate a non-voice, non-geostationary mobile-satellite service system consisting of 150 satellites in low Earth orbit operating in the 137-138 MHz (space-to-Earth) and 148-149.95 MHz (Earth-to-space) bands.
A: Yes
B: No
C: No

Signature

Title: Chief Executive Officer
Signature: Dr. Sara Spangelo

Frequencies

Lower MHz	Upper MHz	Emission	Location
137.000000	138.000000
148.000000	150.000000

Related filings

Relationship	Filing
related	SAT-MOD-20200501-00040

Public notices

Date	Report	Type	Service
2021-01-08	SAT01520	Action Taken Public Notice	Satellite Space Station
2019-03-08	SAT01376	Action Taken Public Notice	Satellite Space Station
2019-03-01	SAT01374	Accepted for Filing Public Notice	Satellite Space Station

Sources and provenance

Source	Source record	Retrieved	Match
ICFS	SAT-LOA-20181221-00094	2026-07-30 08:54:55	Source Primary

Selected field provenance

Field	Displayed value	Source	Observed
Status	Closed	ICFS SAT-LOA-20181221-00094	2026-07-30 08:54:55
Description	Swarm Technologies, Inc. requests author	ICFS SAT-LOA-20181221-00094	2026-07-30 08:54:55
Applicant Name	Swarm Technologies, Inc.	ICFS SAT-LOA-20181221-00094	2026-07-30 08:54:55
Applicant Frn	0026233890	ICFS SAT-LOA-20181221-00094	2026-07-30 08:54:55
Call Sign	S3041	ICFS SAT-LOA-20181221-00094	2026-07-30 08:54:55
Date Filed	2018-12-21	ICFS SAT-LOA-20181221-00094	2026-07-30 08:54:55
Status Date	2023-09-01	ICFS SAT-LOA-20181221-00094	2026-07-30 08:54:55
Grant Date	2025-06-23	ICFS SAT-LOA-20181221-00094	2026-07-30 08:54:55
Expiration Date	0000-00-00	ICFS SAT-LOA-20181221-00094	2026-07-30 08:54:55

Documents

Document	Type	Date	Status
Transmit Antenna Pat.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Swarm - Erratum to D.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Transmit Antenna Pat.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Receive Antenna Patt.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Swarm Bond Submissio.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Sched S Tech Report.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Exhibit A.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Exhibit E.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Receive Antenna Patt.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Transmit Antenna Pat.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Swarm Technologies I.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Narrative Exhibit.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Exhibit D.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Transmit Antenna Pat.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Swarm - Ford letter.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
HTML.htm	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Invalid document
Swarm Surety Bond Re.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Exhibit C.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Transmit Antenna Pat.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Application.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Swarm - Erratum to D.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Receive Antenna Patt.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Exhibit B.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Exhibit F.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Swarm Ex Parte Lette	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-02-08	Available
Swarm Ex Parte Lette	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-02-07	Available
Swarm Ex Parte Lette	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-02-07	Available
Swarm Ex Parte Lette	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-02-07	Available
Attachment Swarm - Ford letter			Available
Attachment Swarm Technologies I			Available
Attachment Swarm - Erratum to D			Available
Attachment Swarm - Erratum to D			Available
Attachment Sched S Tech Report			Available
Attachment Transmit Antenna Pat			Invalid document
Attachment Transmit Antenna Pat			Invalid document
Attachment Transmit Antenna Pat			Invalid document
Attachment Transmit Antenna Pat			Invalid document
Attachment Transmit Antenna Pat			Invalid document
Attachment Receive Antenna Patt			Invalid document
Attachment Receive Antenna Patt			Invalid document
Attachment Receive Antenna Patt			Invalid document
Attachment Application			Available
Attachment HTML			Invalid document
Attachment Narrative Exhibit			Available
Attachment Exhibit A			Available
Attachment Exhibit B			Available
Attachment Exhibit C			Available
Attachment Exhibit D			Available
Attachment Exhibit E			Available
Attachment Exhibit F			Available