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SAT-MOD-20260519-00203

Loft Orbital Solutions Inc.

YAC-1 Altitude Modification

Filing overview

StatusPending Review
Call signS3181
Applicant FRN0028654952
ContactCooley LLP
Filing typeMOD
Date filed2026-07-15
Status date2026-07-20
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
Cooley LLP
Street Address
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Street Address 2
Suite 700
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20004-2400
Country
United States of America
Attention
Tony Lin
Phone
+12027282463
Fax
+1
Email
tlin@cooley.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
YAC-1 Altitude Modification

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0028654952
Name
Loft Orbital Solutions Inc.
Street Address
321 11th Street
City
San Francisco
State
CA
Zip Code/Postal Code
94103-
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Alex Greenberg
Phone
+14103825050
Fax
+1
Email
alex@loftorbital.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?
Yes
17c. If yes, select the appropriate fee code for the application.
FAG
Fee Amount
2,930

Waivers

18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
No
19a. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter date pending application was filed:
2023-08-24
19b. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter file number of pending application:
SAT-LOA-20230824-00211

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
N/A
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
Yes
Frequency Band C Band
No
Frequency Band X Band
Yes
Frequency Band Ku Band
No
Frequency Band Ka Band
No
Frequency Band V Band
No
Frequency Band Other
No

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)
10
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
YAC-1
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?
USA

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
27o. Other (Specify)
Authorization to change operating orbital altitude.

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 authority to revise operating orbital altitude for six satellites in the YAC-1 constellation.
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Attachments/Confidential Treatment of Attachments

43. Is the Applicant requesting confidential treatment of an attachment(s) under section 0.459 of the Commission's rules?
No

Signature

First Name
Alex
Last Name
Greenberg
Title
Co-founder & COO
Signature
Alex Greenberg
Date
2026-07-15

Related filings

RelationshipFiling
relatedSAT-LOA-20230824-00211

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
Loft YAC-1 ODAR FINAL.pdfForm Attachment2026-07-15Pending archive
Loft YAC-1 Mod Interference Analysis FINAL.pdfForm Attachment2026-07-15Pending archive
Loft YAC-1 Mod Narrative FINAL.pdfForm Attachment2026-07-15Pending archive