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SAT-MOD-20210319-00036

Astro Digital US, Inc.

Applicant requests modification of its p

Filing overview

StatusClosed
Call signS3014
Applicant FRN0024499394
ContactChris Biddy
Filing typeMOD
Date filed2021-03-19
Status date2025-05-14
Grant date2021-05-28
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
Chris Biddy
Street Address
3171 Jay Street
City
Santa Clara
State
CA
Zip Code/Postal Code
95054
Country
United States of America
Phone
+18052347300
Fax
+1
Email
chris@astrodigital.com

Application summary

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

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0024499394
Name
Astro Digital US, Inc.
Street Address
3047 Orchard Pkwy, Suite 20
City
San Jose
State
CA
Zip Code/Postal Code
95128-
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Mr Jan A King
Phone
+16509194032
Fax
+1
Email
jan@astrodigital.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-20170508-00071

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
25500 MHz 27000 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
Landmapper
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?
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
Applicant requests modification of its partially granted space station license to permit the launch and operation of two demonstration satellites, Demo8 and Demo9.
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Signature

Title
Chief Executive Officer
Signature
Chris Biddy

Frequencies

Lower MHzUpper MHzEmissionLocation
400.000000401.000000
402.000000403.000000
1615.0000001618.000000
2025.0000002110.000000
2484.0000002500.000000
25500.00000027000.000000
29900.00000030000.000000

Related filings

RelationshipFiling
relatedSAT-LOA-20170508-00071

Public notices

DateReportTypeServiceStatus
2021-06-04SAT01559 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0
2021-04-09SAT01542 Accepted for Filing Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0

Sources and provenance

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ICFSSAT-MOD-20210319-000362026-07-30 08:54:58Source Primary
Selected field provenance
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StatusClosedICFS SAT-MOD-20210319-000362026-07-30 08:54:58
DescriptionApplicant requests modification of its pICFS SAT-MOD-20210319-000362026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant NameAstro Digital US, Inc.ICFS SAT-MOD-20210319-000362026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant Frn0024499394ICFS SAT-MOD-20210319-000362026-07-30 08:54:58
Call SignS3014ICFS SAT-MOD-20210319-000362026-07-30 08:54:58
Date Filed2021-03-19ICFS SAT-MOD-20210319-000362026-07-30 08:54:58
Status Date2025-05-14ICFS SAT-MOD-20210319-000362026-07-30 08:54:58
Grant Date2021-05-28ICFS SAT-MOD-20210319-000362026-07-30 08:54:58
Expiration Date0000-00-00ICFS SAT-MOD-20210319-000362026-07-30 08:54:58

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
HTML.htmForm Attachment2025-06-25Invalid document
Narrative.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Sched S Tech Report.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Foreign Ownership.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Astro Digital US - G.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
ODAR.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Application.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
ODAR.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Astro Digital AnnualLETTER2021-06-04Available
SAT-MOD-20210319-000LETTER2021-05-24Available
Astro Digital - RespLETTER2021-05-19Available
Astro Digital - ClarLETTER2021-04-27Available
Astro Digital - RespLETTER2021-04-09Available
Attachment Application Available
Attachment HTML Invalid document
Attachment Astro Digital US - G Available
Attachment Sched S Tech Report Available
Attachment Narrative Available
Attachment ODAR Available
Attachment ODAR Available
Attachment Foreign Ownership Available
Attachment Application Available
Attachment HTML Invalid document
Attachment Application Invalid document