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SAT-MOD-20200526-00058

ASTRA (GB) Limited

O3b Limited seeks a modification of its

Filing overview

StatusPending Review
Call signS2935
Applicant FRN0036983690
ContactKaris Hastings
Filing typeMOD
Date filed2020-05-26
Status date2024-12-20
ServiceSAT
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
Karis Hastings
Street Address
1317 F St, NW Suite 400
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20004
Country
United States of America
Phone
+12025990975
Fax
+1
Email
karis@satcomlaw.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
O3b Limited seeks a modification of its

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0036983690
Name
ASTRA (GB) Limited
Street Address
1129 20th Street, NW, Suite 1000
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20036
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Suzanne Malloy
Title
VP, Regulatory Affairs
Phone
2024787100
Email
suzanne.malloy@ses.com

Classification of Filing

17a. Select the appropriate classification of application from the drop-down menu below:
b4. Modification of License or Registration

Application Fees

17b. Will a fee be paid?
No
17c. If no, indicate reason for fee exemption.
Governmental Entity

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-MOD-20160624-00060

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.
Fixed-Satellite Service, Mobile-Satellite Service
21. Status
Non-Common Carrier
22. Select all that apply from the drop-down below:
Non-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
17700 MHz 20200 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)
15
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
O3b
25d. Does the applicant intend to use a non-U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States?
Yes
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 Kingdom

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?
Yes
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?
Yes
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?
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
O3b Limited seeks a modification of its U.S. market access for the O3b nongeostationary satellite system to add satellites and functionalities. See attached narrative and exhibits.
A
No
B
Yes
C
No

Signature

Title
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Signature
Suzanne Malloy

Frequencies

Lower MHzUpper MHzEmissionLocation
17700.00000020200.000000
19700.00000020200.000000
27500.00000030000.000000
29500.00000030000.000000

Related filings

RelationshipFiling
relatedSAT-MOD-20160624-00060
relatedSAT-STA-20211007-00130
relatedSAT-AMD-20220509-00048

Public notices

DateReportTypeServiceStatus
2022-06-17SAT01642 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0
2022-05-20SAT01634 Accepted for Filing Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0

Sources and provenance

SourceSource recordRetrievedMatch
ICFSSAT-MOD-20200526-000582026-07-30 08:54:58Source Primary
Selected field provenance
FieldDisplayed valueSourceObserved
StatusPending ReviewICFS SAT-MOD-20200526-000582026-07-30 08:54:58
DescriptionO3b Limited seeks a modification of itsICFS SAT-MOD-20200526-000582026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant NameASTRA (GB) LimitedICFS SAT-MOD-20200526-000582026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant Frn0036983690ICFS SAT-MOD-20200526-000582026-07-30 08:54:58
Call SignS2935ICFS SAT-MOD-20200526-000582026-07-30 08:54:58
Date Filed2020-05-26ICFS SAT-MOD-20200526-000582026-07-30 08:54:58
Status Date2024-12-20ICFS SAT-MOD-20200526-000582026-07-30 08:54:58
Grant Date0000-00-00ICFS SAT-MOD-20200526-000582026-07-30 08:54:58
Expiration Date0000-00-00ICFS SAT-MOD-20200526-000582026-07-30 08:54:58

Documents

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Sched S Tech Report.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
RX_beams.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
MEO RX.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
LEO TX.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
TX_beams.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
MEO TX.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Narr and Exhibits.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
MEO TX.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
LEO TX.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
LEO RX Low.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
RX_beams.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Application.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
TX_beams.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
MEO RX.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Sched S Tech Report.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
LEO RX Low.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
O3b TX-RX antenna pa.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
HTML.htmForm Attachment2025-06-24Invalid document
O3b Limited - CommisREQUEST2022-04-08Invalid document
SES Annual SatelliteOTHER2021-06-30Invalid document
O3b Bond 2021 FCC NoOTHER2021-05-04Invalid document
SES 25.172 Notice_SeLETTER2020-09-24Available
SES Annual SatelliteOTHER2020-06-26Invalid document
Attachment Sched S Tech Report Invalid document
Attachment Narr and Exhibits Available
Attachment Application Available
Attachment HTML Invalid document
Attachment LEO TX Available
Attachment LEO TX Available
Attachment LEO RX Low Available
Attachment MEO RX Available
Attachment LEO RX Low Available
Attachment MEO RX Available
Attachment MEO TX Available
Attachment MEO TX Available
Attachment O3b TX-RX antenna pa Available
Attachment O3b TX-RX antenna pa Available
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Attachment O3b TX-RX antenna pa Available
Attachment O3b TX-RX antenna pa Available
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Attachment O3b TX-RX antenna pa Available
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