IBFS / ICFS

SAT-MOD-20150408-00019

Planet Labs PBC

Skybox requests modification of its auth

Filing overview

StatusClosed
Call signS2862
Applicant FRN0021516331
ContactTamar Finn and Thomas J. Garrity, III
Filing typeMOD
Date filed2015-04-08
Status date2016-09-02
Grant date2016-08-31
Expiration date2028-12-16
ServiceSAT
Last actionGrant of Authority
FCC sourceView the FCC filing record

Application details

FCC form
FCC Form 312
Application type
APPLICATION FOR SPACE AND EARTH STATION: MOD - MAIN FORM
Name
Tamar Finn and Thomas J. Garrity, III
Street Address
1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
City
WASHINGTON
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20004
Country
United States of America
Phone
+12023736664
Fax
+12023736001
Email
u.pin@morganlewis.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
Skybox requests modification of its auth

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0021516331
Name
Planet Labs PBC
Street Address
645 Harrison Street
Street Address 2
Fourth Floor
City
San Francisco
State
CA
Zip Code/Postal Code
94107-
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Adonica Wada
Phone
+14152259550
Fax
+1
Email
adonica.wada@planet.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
19b. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter file number of pending application:
SAT-LOA-20120322-00058

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
162 MHz 163 MHz R

Type of Station

25a. CLASS OF STATION: Select the Class of Station/Orbit Type
Non-Geostationary Space Station
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
SKYSATCONSTELLATION
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 of America

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 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
Skybox requests modification of its authorization to operate a non-geostationary orbit Earth Exploration Satellite Service system, Call Sign S2862. See Exhibit 43 for additional information.
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Signature

Title
Engineering Director
Signature
Joe Rothenberg

Frequencies

Lower MHzUpper MHzEmissionLocation
137.000000138.000000
138.000000138.000000
148.000000150.000000
150.000000150.000000
161.000000162.000000
162.000000162.000000
162.000000163.000000
2025.0000002110.000000
8025.0000008400.000000

Related filings

Public notices

DateReportTypeServiceStatus
2016-09-02SAT01182 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0
2016-06-10SAT01166 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0
2015-05-01SAT01081 Accepted for Filing Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0

Sources and provenance

SourceSource recordRetrievedMatch
ICFSSAT-MOD-20150408-000192026-07-30 08:54:58Source Primary
Selected field provenance
FieldDisplayed valueSourceObserved
StatusClosedICFS SAT-MOD-20150408-000192026-07-30 08:54:58
DescriptionSkybox requests modification of its authICFS SAT-MOD-20150408-000192026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant NamePlanet Labs PBCICFS SAT-MOD-20150408-000192026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant Frn0021516331ICFS SAT-MOD-20150408-000192026-07-30 08:54:58
Call SignS2862ICFS SAT-MOD-20150408-000192026-07-30 08:54:58
Date Filed2015-04-08ICFS SAT-MOD-20150408-000192026-07-30 08:54:58
Status Date2016-09-02ICFS SAT-MOD-20150408-000192026-07-30 08:54:58
Grant Date2016-08-31ICFS SAT-MOD-20150408-000192026-07-30 08:54:58
Expiration Date2028-12-16ICFS SAT-MOD-20150408-000192026-07-30 08:54:58

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
Completed Schedule S.mdbForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Certification of Sat.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Exhibit 43.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Skybox - Grant in pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
HTML.htmForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Terra Bella - Grant.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Sched S Tech Report..pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Skybox - Demo of mil.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Exhibit 40.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Application.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Schedule S DOC 3.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-22Pending archive
Schedule S DOC 4.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-22Pending archive
Schedule S DOC 5.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-22Pending archive
Schedule S DOC 1.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-22Pending archive
Schedule S DOC 6.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-22Pending archive
Schedule S DOC 2.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-22Pending archive
Planet Labs Skysat 1NOTICE2018-12-14Available
Planet Labs HQ MoveNOTICE2018-11-16Available
Planet Labs Annual RNOTICE2018-06-21Available
Letter re Cost RecovLETTER2018-05-04Available
Planet Labs Skysat 8STATEMENT2017-11-20Available
2017-02-10 Terra BelOTHER2017-02-10Available
Terra Bella - GroundOTHER2016-10-04Available
SkySat-3 Final MilesNOTICE2016-07-01Available
Notification RegardiNOTICE2016-01-12Available
Attachment Schedule S DOC 6 Invalid document
Attachment Schedule S DOC 5 Invalid document
Attachment Schedule S DOC 4 Invalid document
Attachment Schedule S DOC 3 Invalid document
Attachment Schedule S DOC 2 Invalid document
Attachment Schedule S DOC 1 Invalid document
Attachment Exhibit 43 Available
Attachment Exhibit 40 Available
Attachment Application Available
Attachment HTML Invalid document
Attachment Completed Schedule S Available
Attachment Sched S Tech Report. Available
Attachment Skybox - Demo of mil Available
Attachment Skybox - Grant in pa Available
Attachment Terra Bella - Grant Available