IBFS / ICFS
SAT-LOA-20220325-00035
OSK requests authorization to launch and
Filing overview
| Status | Current |
|---|---|
| Call sign | S3139 |
| Applicant FRN | 0030458376 |
| Contact | Brian D. Weimer |
| Filing type | LOA |
| Date filed | 2022-03-25 |
| Status date | 2023-06-23 |
| Grant date | 2022-12-07 |
| Service | SAT |
| Last action | Grant of Authority |
| FCC source | View 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
- Attention
- Brian D Weimer
- Phone
- +12027471930
- Fax
- +12027471938
- bweimer@sheppardmullin.com
- Relationship
- Legal Counsel
Application summary
- Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
- OSK requests authorization to launch and
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)
- 5
- 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
- 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 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
- OSK requests authorization to launch and operate a constellation of six small satellites, GHOSt, in the Earth exploration satellite service.
- A
- Yes
- B
- No
- C
- No
Signature
- Title
- Director, Space Systems
- Signature
- Pete Friedhoff
Frequencies
| Lower MHz | Upper MHz | Emission | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400.000000 | 401.000000 | ||
| 1615.000000 | 1618.000000 | ||
| 2025.000000 | 2110.000000 | ||
| 25500.000000 | 27000.000000 |
Related filings
| Relationship | Filing |
|---|---|
| related | SAT-STA-20230522-00120 |
Public notices
| Date | Report | Type | Service | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-09 | SAT01686 | Action Taken Public Notice | Satellite Space Station | 0 |
| 2022-04-08 | SAT01624 | Accepted for Filing Public Notice | Satellite Space Station | 0 |
Sources and provenance
| Source | Source record | Retrieved | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICFS | SAT-LOA-20220325-00035 | 2026-07-30 05:25:59 | Source Primary |
Selected field provenance
| Field | Displayed value | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Current | ICFS SAT-LOA-20220325-00035 | 2026-07-30 05:25:59 |
| Description | OSK requests authorization to launch and | ICFS SAT-LOA-20220325-00035 | 2026-07-30 05:25:59 |
| Applicant Name | Orbital Sidekick, Inc. | ICFS SAT-LOA-20220325-00035 | 2026-07-30 05:25:59 |
| Applicant Frn | 0030458376 | ICFS SAT-LOA-20220325-00035 | 2026-07-30 05:25:59 |
| Call Sign | S3139 | ICFS SAT-LOA-20220325-00035 | 2026-07-30 05:25:59 |
| Date Filed | 2022-03-25 | ICFS SAT-LOA-20220325-00035 | 2026-07-30 05:25:59 |
| Status Date | 2023-06-23 | ICFS SAT-LOA-20220325-00035 | 2026-07-30 05:25:59 |
| Grant Date | 2022-12-07 | ICFS SAT-LOA-20220325-00035 | 2026-07-30 05:25:59 |
| Expiration Date | 0000-00-00 | ICFS SAT-LOA-20220325-00035 | 2026-07-30 05:25:59 |
Documents
| Document | Type | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCNT_Troll.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| Ownership.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| Cost Recovery.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| OSK_GHOSt_0832291 Ex.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| OSK_Bond Certificati.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| HTML.htm | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Invalid document |
| ODAR.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| Application.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| KaA_KaF_Svalbard.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| Tech Attachment A.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| KaG_KaH_Svalbard.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| Sched S Tech Report.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| SCMD_Tromso.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| Narrative.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| KaG_KaH_Troll.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| KaA_KaF_Troll.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-25 | Available |
| Orbital Sidekick - G | DECISION | 2022-12-07 | Invalid document |
| OSK_GHOSt_Section 1. | Section 1.65 Notification | 2022-11-10 | Invalid document |
| OSK_GHOSt_Section 1. | Section 1.65 Notification | 2022-10-28 | Invalid document |
| OSK_GHOSt_IDRS Suppl | SUPPLEMENT | 2022-06-06 | Invalid document |
| OSK_GHOSt_EIRP Lette | LETTER | 2022-05-06 | Invalid document |
| OSK_GHOSt_Further Su | OTHER | 2022-04-26 | Invalid document |
| OSK_GHOSt_Resubmitte | OTHER | 2022-04-01 | Invalid document |
| Attachment Sched S Tech Report | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment Narrative | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment Tech Attachment A | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment Cost Recovery | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment ODAR | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment Ownership | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment Application | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment HTML | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment KaG_KaH_Troll | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment KaG_KaH_Svalbard | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment KaA_KaF_Troll | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment KaA_KaF_Svalbard | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment SCNT_Troll | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment SCMD_Tromso | Invalid document |