IBFS / ICFS
SAT-MOD-20190516-00039
Silkwave is seeking to modify the Afrist
Filing overview
| Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Call sign | S2666 |
| Applicant FRN | 0025979071 |
| Contact | Michael Do |
| Filing type | MOD |
| Date filed | 2019-05-16 |
| Status date | 2025-04-18 |
| Service | SAT |
| FCC source | View the FCC filing record |
Application details
- FCC form
- FCC Form 312
- Application type
- APPLICATION FOR SPACE AND EARTH STATION: MOD - MAIN FORM
- Name
- Michael Do
- Street Address
- 12020 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite 115
- City
- Reston
- State
- VA
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 20191
- Country
- United States of America
- Attention
- Michael Do
- Phone
- +15714718806
- Fax
- +1
- michael.do@nybbsat.com
- Relationship
- Same
Application summary
- Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
- Silkwave is seeking to modify the Afrist
Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)
- FRN
- 0025979071
- Name
- Silkwave Africa, LLC
- Street Address
- 12020 Sunrise Valley Drive
- Street Address 2
- Suite 100
- City
- Reston
- State
- VA
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 20191-
- Country
- United States of America
- Same Contact
- No
- Attention
- Michael Do
- Phone
- +15714718806
- Fax
- +1
- michael.do@nybbsat.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-LOA-20050311-00061
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
- 1452 MHz 1492 MHz T
Type of Station
- 25a. CLASS OF STATION: Select the Class of Station/Orbit Type
- Geostationary Space Station
- 25b. Estimated Operational Lifetime of Space Station(s) From Date of Launch (years)
- 15
- 25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
- S2666
- 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?
- US FCC
Purpose of Modification
- Mod Ammend Purpose Add New Designator
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Change Emission Designator
- No
- Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Increase Eirp
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- 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 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?
- Yes
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
- Silkwave is seeking to modify the Afristar-2 Authorization to Launch & Operate the satellite
- A
- Yes
- B
- No
- C
- No
Signature
- Title
- Chief Operating Officer
- Signature
- Michael Do
Frequencies
| Lower MHz | Upper MHz | Emission | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1452.000000 | 1492.000000 | ||
| 7025.000000 | 7075.000000 |
Related filings
| Relationship | Filing |
|---|---|
| related | SAT-LOA-20050311-00061 |
Public notices
| Date | Report | Type | Service | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-07 | SAT01551 | Action Taken Public Notice | Satellite Space Station | 0 |
| 2021-04-16 | SAT01544 | Accepted for Filing Public Notice | Satellite Space Station | 0 |
| 2019-06-28 | SAT01399 | Accepted for Filing Public Notice | Satellite Space Station | 0 |
Sources and provenance
| Source | Source record | Retrieved | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICFS | SAT-MOD-20190516-00039 | 2026-07-30 08:54:58 | Source Primary |
Selected field provenance
| Field | Displayed value | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Closed | ICFS SAT-MOD-20190516-00039 | 2026-07-30 08:54:58 |
| Description | Silkwave is seeking to modify the Afrist | ICFS SAT-MOD-20190516-00039 | 2026-07-30 08:54:58 |
| Applicant Name | Silkwave Africa, LLC | ICFS SAT-MOD-20190516-00039 | 2026-07-30 08:54:58 |
| Applicant Frn | 0025979071 | ICFS SAT-MOD-20190516-00039 | 2026-07-30 08:54:58 |
| Call Sign | S2666 | ICFS SAT-MOD-20190516-00039 | 2026-07-30 08:54:58 |
| Date Filed | 2019-05-16 | ICFS SAT-MOD-20190516-00039 | 2026-07-30 08:54:58 |
| Status Date | 2025-04-18 | ICFS SAT-MOD-20190516-00039 | 2026-07-30 08:54:58 |
| Grant Date | 0000-00-00 | ICFS SAT-MOD-20190516-00039 | 2026-07-30 08:54:58 |
| Expiration Date | 0000-00-00 | ICFS SAT-MOD-20190516-00039 | 2026-07-30 08:54:58 |
Documents
| Document | Type | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| L Band Service Area.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Silkwave Africa - Su.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Additional Frequenci.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L-band-3.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L-band-6.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Sched S Tech Report.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| X-Band Uplink Servic.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| X-Band Uplink Servic.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L Band Service Area.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L-band-8.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L-band-5.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L Band Service Area.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L Band Service Area.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L Band Service Area.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| HTML.htm | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Invalid document |
| L Band Service Area.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L-band-2.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L Band Service Area.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| X-band.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Legal Narrative.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Silkwave - Commissio.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L-band-1.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Stockholders.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| X-band.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Application.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Foreign Ownership.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L-band-7.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L Band Service Area.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L-band-4.txt | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| L Band Service Area.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| TT 21-016 Silkwave A | LETTER | 2021-04-22 | Available |
| TT 21-016 Silkwave A | LETTER | 2021-04-22 | Available |
| NOTE FOR FILING.pdf | SUPPLEMENT | 2021-04-09 | Available |
| Afristar 2 MOD Updat | SUPPLEMENT | 2021-04-09 | Available |
| EXTENSION AGREEMENT- | SUPPLEMENT | 2021-03-18 | Available |
| Afristar 2 MOD Updat | SUPPLEMENT | 2021-03-18 | Available |
| Attachment Silkwave Africa - Su | Available | ||
| Attachment Silkwave - Commissio | Available | ||
| Attachment Sched S Tech Report | Available | ||
| Attachment X-band | Available | ||
| Attachment L-band-1 | Available | ||
| Attachment X-band | Available | ||
| Attachment X-Band Uplink Servic | Available | ||
| Attachment X-Band Uplink Servic | Available | ||
| Attachment L Band Service Area | Available | ||
| Attachment L-band-2 | Available | ||
| Attachment L Band Service Area | Available | ||
| Attachment L Band Service Area | Available | ||
| Attachment L-band-3 | Available | ||
| Attachment L Band Service Area | Available | ||
| Attachment L-band-4 | Available | ||
| Attachment L Band Service Area | Available | ||
| Attachment L Band Service Area | Available | ||
| Attachment L-band-5 | Available | ||
| Attachment L-band-6 | Available | ||
| Attachment L Band Service Area | Available | ||
| Attachment L-band-7 | Available | ||
| Attachment L Band Service Area | Available | ||
| Attachment L-band-8 | Available | ||
| Attachment L Band Service Area | Available | ||
| Attachment Application | Available | ||
| Attachment HTML | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment Additional Frequenci | Available | ||
| Attachment Foreign Ownership | Available | ||
| Attachment Stockholders | Available | ||
| Attachment Legal Narrative | Available |