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SAT-MOD-20170713-00103

dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV

Planet requests modification of its curr

Filing overview

StatusClosed
Call signS2912
Applicant FRN0031131584
ContactMichael Safyan
Filing typeMOD
Date filed2017-07-13
Status date2018-07-20
Grant date2018-07-19
Expiration date2029-02-28
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
Michael Safyan
Street Address
490 2nd Street Suite 101
City
San Francisco
State
CA
Zip Code/Postal Code
94107
Country
United States of America
Attention
Mr Craig Scheffler
Phone
+17202385634
Fax
+14155348992
Email
craig@planet.com
Relationship
Engineer

Application summary

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

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0031131584
Name
dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV
Street Address
1180 North Town Center Drive
Street Address 2
Suite 100
City
Las Vegas
State
NV
Zip Code/Postal Code
89114
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Niccolo de Masi
Phone
+17027814313
Fax
+1
Email
niccolo@dmytechnology.com

Application Fees

17b. Will a fee be paid?
Yes

Waivers

18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
No
19b. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter file number of pending application:
SAT-MOD-20150802-00053

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
22. Select all that apply from the drop-down below:
U.S. Licensed Satellites
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
8025 MHz 8400 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)
2
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
FLOCK
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
Yes
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
Yes
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
Planet requests modification of its current NGSO space station authorization, call sign S2912, to add additional S-band uplink channels and X-band downlink channels, to request authorization for additional earth station points of communications, and to request modification of certain conditions of the current authorization.
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Signature

Title
Spectrum Manager
Signature
Craig Scheffler

Frequencies

Lower MHzUpper MHzEmissionLocation
401.000000402.000000
450.000000450.000000
2025.0000002110.000000
8025.0000008400.000000

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Public notices

DateReportTypeServiceStatus
2018-07-20SAT01332 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0
2018-06-01SAT01320 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0
2017-12-15SAT01290 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0
2017-08-25SAT01262 Accepted for Filing Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0

Sources and provenance

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ICFSSAT-MOD-20170713-001032026-07-30 08:54:58Source Primary
Selected field provenance
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StatusClosedICFS SAT-MOD-20170713-001032026-07-30 08:54:58
DescriptionPlanet requests modification of its currICFS SAT-MOD-20170713-001032026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant NamedMY Technology Group, Inc. IVICFS SAT-MOD-20170713-001032026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant Frn0031131584ICFS SAT-MOD-20170713-001032026-07-30 08:54:58
Call SignS2912ICFS SAT-MOD-20170713-001032026-07-30 08:54:58
Date Filed2017-07-13ICFS SAT-MOD-20170713-001032026-07-30 08:54:58
Status Date2018-07-20ICFS SAT-MOD-20170713-001032026-07-30 08:54:58
Grant Date2018-07-19ICFS SAT-MOD-20170713-001032026-07-30 08:54:58
Expiration Date2029-02-28ICFS SAT-MOD-20170713-001032026-07-30 08:54:58

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
ODAR.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Helical Gain Pattern.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Planet Labs Inc - Gr.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Quad Helical Gain Pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
S-band patch antnena.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Narrative Exhibit 43.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
UHF Antenna.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Quad Helical Gain Pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Frequency Ranges.rtfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Planet Labs - Grant.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
HTML.htmForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Ownership Exhibit 40.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Sched S Tech Report.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Application.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Planet Labs Inc -Gra.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
UHF Antenna.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Planet Labs Flock 3KSTATEMENT2019-02-01Available
Planet Labs Flock 3RNOTICE2018-12-14Available
Planet Labs HQ MoveNOTICE2018-11-16Available
Planet Labs CoordinaSUPPLEMENT2018-08-01Available
Flock Collision AvoiSTATEMENT2018-04-10Available
Flock Aggregate OrbiSUPPLEMENT2018-01-19Available
Letter to FCC 110617LETTER2017-11-06Available
Planet Labs Letter.pLETTER2017-10-11Available
DG Letter re PL MODCOMMENT2017-09-25Available
Attachment Planet Labs Inc -Gra Available
Attachment Planet Labs Inc - Gr Available
Attachment Planet Labs Inc-Gran Invalid document
Attachment Ownership Exhibit 40 Available
Attachment Narrative Exhibit 43 Available
Attachment ODAR Available
Attachment Application Available
Attachment HTML Invalid document
Attachment Sched S Tech Report Available
Attachment Quad Helical Gain Pa Available
Attachment Quad Helical Gain Pa Available
Attachment Helical Gain Pattern Available
Attachment UHF Antenna Available
Attachment UHF Antenna Available
Attachment S-band patch antnena Available
Attachment Planet Labs - Grant Available