IBFS / ICFS

SAT-LOA-20250523-00123

Starfish Space Inc.

To operate in the 2025-2110, 8025-8400 a

Filing overview

StatusCurrent
Call signS3231
Applicant FRN0032451825
ContactWill Lewis
Filing typeLOA
Date filed2025-05-23
Status date2026-08-12
Grant date2026-08-12
ServiceSAT
Last actionGrant of Authority
FCC sourceView the FCC filing record

Application details

FCC form
FCC Form 312
Application type
Application for Satellite Space Station Authorizations
Name
Will Lewis
Street Address
1946 Cambridge Dr
City
Crofton
State
MD
Zip Code/Postal Code
21114
Country
United States of America
Attention
Will Lewis
Phone
+12038568528
Fax
+1
Email
will@aegis.law
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
To operate in the 2025-2110, 8025-8400 a

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0032451825
Name
Starfish Space Inc.
Street Address
665 Andover Park West
City
Tukwila
State
WA
Zip Code/Postal Code
98188-
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Jonathan Kneller
Phone
+15166610225
Fax
+1
Email
jonathan@starfishspace.com

Classification of Filing

17a. Select the appropriate classification of application from the drop-down menu below:
b1. Application for License of New Station

Application Fees

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

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.
Other Satellite Service (please specify)
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
2025 MHz 2110 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)
10
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
OTTTER 24B
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?
N/A
31. Is the Applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government?
N/A
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?
N/A
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?
N/A

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
To operate in the 2025-2110, 8025-8400 and 8450-8500 MHz bands to demonstrate and provide docking and station keeping services for in-orbit satellites.
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Signature

Title
Mission Manager
Signature
Ben Ponto

Sources and provenance

SourceSource recordRetrievedMatch
ICFSSAT-LOA-20250523-001232026-08-26 05:05:42Direct Source Record
Selected field provenance
FieldDisplayed valueSourceObserved
StatusCurrentICFS SAT-LOA-20250523-001232026-08-26 05:05:42
DescriptionTo operate in the 2025-2110, 8025-8400 aICFS SAT-LOA-20250523-001232026-08-26 05:05:42
Applicant NameStarfish Space Inc.ICFS SAT-LOA-20250523-001232026-08-26 05:05:42
Applicant Frn0032451825ICFS SAT-LOA-20250523-001232026-08-26 05:05:42
Call SignS3231ICFS SAT-LOA-20250523-001232026-08-26 05:05:42
Date Filed2025-05-23ICFS SAT-LOA-20250523-001232026-08-26 05:05:42
Status Date2026-08-12ICFS SAT-LOA-20250523-001232026-08-26 05:05:42
Grant Date2026-08-12ICFS SAT-LOA-20250523-001232026-08-26 05:05:42

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
Starfish Space, Inc. -GRANT- 8.12.2026 SAT-LOA-20250523-00123.pdfDecision Grant August 12, 20262026-08-12Available
Sched S Tech Report.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Technical Appendix.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
HTML.htmForm Attachment2025-06-25Invalid document
Application.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
OTTER 24B_FCC_GIMS.mdbForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Legal Narrative.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available