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SAT-LOA-20210520-00069

Orbital Sidekick, Inc.

OSK seeks authorization to launch and op

Filing overview

StatusClosed
Call signS3089
Applicant FRN0030458376
ContactBrian D. Weimer
Filing typeLOA
Date filed2021-05-20
Status date2021-09-17
ServiceSAT
Last actionDismissed by Delegated Authority
FCC sourceView the FCC filing record

Application details

FCC form
FCC Form 312
Application type
Application for Satellite Space Station Authorizations
Name
Brian D. Weimer
Street Address
2099 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 100
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20006
Country
United States of America
Phone
+12027471930
Fax
+12027471938
Email
bweimer@sheppardmullin.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
OSK seeks authorization to launch and op

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0030458376
Name
Orbital Sidekick, Inc.
Street Address
224 11th Street
City
San Francisco
State
CA
Zip Code/Postal Code
94103-
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Pete Friedhoff
Phone
+17076414853
Fax
+1

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.
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
25500 MHz 27000 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)
6
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
GHOSt
25d. Does the applicant intend to use a non-U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States?
No

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 oneāˆ’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?
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
OSK seeks authorization to launch and operate six small satellites as part of the GHOSt constellation in connection with the FCC's streamlined small satellite rules.
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Signature

Title
Director, Space Systems
Signature
Pete Friedhoff

Frequencies

Lower MHzUpper MHzEmissionLocation
400.000000401.000000
1616.0000001618.000000
2025.0000002110.000000
25500.00000027000.000000

Public notices

DateReportTypeServiceStatus
2021-09-17SAT01580 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
Troll_S-Rx_EESS-Ctrl.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_S-Rx_Cmd_Ga.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_Ka-Mode2_Re.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Attachment B.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_S-Rx_Cmd_Re.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Attachment E.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Troll_Ka-Mode2_RelGa.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Orbital Sidekick - D.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
SantaClara_S-Rx_Cmd_.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_Ka-Mode2_Ga.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Troll_Ka-Mode2_Gain_.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Attachment C.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_S-Rx_Cmd_Gt.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Attachment A.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
SantaClara_S-Rx_Cmd_.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Troll_S-Rx-EESS-Ctrl.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Attachment D.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Troll_Ka-Mode2_EIRP_.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Troll_S-Rx_EESS-Ctrl.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
HTML.htmForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_Ka-Mode2_EI.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Tromso_S-Rx_Cmd_RelG.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_S-Rx_EESS-C.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Attachment F.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Troll_Ka-Mode1_RelGa.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Troll_Ka-Mode1_Gain_.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_S-Rx_EESS-C.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Tromso_S-Rx_Cmd_Gain.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Application.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_Ka-Mode1_Ga.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_Ka-Mode1_Re.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Troll_Ka-Mode1_EIRP_.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_S-Rx_EESS-C.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_S-Rx_EESS-C.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Sched S Tech Report.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
SantaClara_S-Rx_Cmd_.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Svalbard_Ka-Mode1_EI.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Tromso_S-Rx_Cmd_GtoT.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Pending archive
Further Revised ScheSection 1.65 Notification2021-08-05Available
Revised Techincal AnSection 1.65 Notification2021-07-20Available
Revised Schedule S.pSection 1.65 Notification2021-07-20Available
OSK Erratum Cover LeSection 1.65 Notification2021-07-20Available
Attachment Orbital Sidekick - D Available
Attachment Attachment A Available
Attachment Attachment B Available
Attachment Attachment C Available
Attachment Attachment D Available
Attachment Attachment E Available
Attachment Attachment F Available
Attachment Sched S Tech Report Available
Attachment Application Available
Attachment HTML Unavailable
Attachment Svalbard_S-Rx_EESS-C Available
Attachment Troll_S-Rx-EESS-Ctrl Available
Attachment Troll_S-Rx_EESS-Ctrl Available
Attachment Troll_S-Rx_EESS-Ctrl Available
Attachment Svalbard_S-Rx_EESS-C Available
Attachment Svalbard_S-Rx_EESS-C Available
Attachment Svalbard_S-Rx_EESS-C Available
Attachment Troll_Ka-Mode2_EIRP_ Available
Attachment Troll_Ka-Mode2_Gain_ Available
Attachment Troll_Ka-Mode2_RelGa Available
Attachment Troll_Ka-Mode1_EIRP_ Available
Attachment Troll_Ka-Mode1_Gain_ Available
Attachment Troll_Ka-Mode1_RelGa Available
Attachment Svalbard_Ka-Mode2_EI Available
Attachment Svalbard_Ka-Mode2_Ga Available
Attachment Svalbard_Ka-Mode2_Re Available
Attachment Svalbard_Ka-Mode1_EI Available
Attachment Svalbard_Ka-Mode1_Ga Available
Attachment Svalbard_Ka-Mode1_Re Available
Attachment Svalbard_S-Rx_Cmd_Gt Available
Attachment Svalbard_S-Rx_Cmd_Ga Available
Attachment Svalbard_S-Rx_Cmd_Re Available
Attachment Tromso_S-Rx_Cmd_GtoT Available
Attachment Tromso_S-Rx_Cmd_Gain Available
Attachment Tromso_S-Rx_Cmd_RelG Available
Attachment SantaClara_S-Rx_Cmd_ Available
Attachment SantaClara_S-Rx_Cmd_ Available
Attachment SantaClara_S-Rx_Cmd_ Available