IBFS / ICFS
SAT-MOD-20230207-00021
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC
SpaceX requests authorization to operate
Filing overview
| Status | Current |
|---|---|
| Call sign | S2992/3069 |
| Applicant FRN | 0025985060 |
| Contact | William M. Wiltshire |
| Filing type | MOD |
| Service | SAT |
| Filed | 2023-02-07 |
| Status date | 2024-11-26 |
| Grant date | 2025-06-23 |
| 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
- William M. Wiltshire
- Street Address
- 1919 M Street NW, Eighth Floor Suite 800
- City
- Washington
- State
- DC
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 20036
- Country
- United States of America
- Phone
- +12027301300
- Fax
- +1
- [email protected]
- Relationship
- Legal Counsel
Application summary
- Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
- SpaceX requests authorization to operate
Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)
- FRN
- 0025985060
- Name
- Space Exploration Holdings, LLC
- Street Address
- 1155 F Street, N.W.
- Street Address 2
- Suite 475
- City
- Washington
- State
- DC
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 20004-
- Country
- United States of America
- Same Contact
- No
- Attention
- Mr David Goldman
- Phone
- +12026492700
- Fax
- +12026492701
- [email protected]
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
Waivers
- 18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
- Yes
- 19a. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter date pending application was filed:
- 2020-05-26
- 19b. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter file number of pending application:
- SAT-LOA-20200526-00055
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.
- Mobile-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
- 1910 MHz 1915 MHz R
Type of Station
- 25a. CLASS OF STATION: Select the Class of Station/Orbit Type
- Non-Geostationary Space Station
- 25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
- Direct-to-Cell
- 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
- Yes
- 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?
- 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 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?
- 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
- SpaceX requests authorization to operate its direct-to-cellular payload to communicate on an unprotected, non-interference basis in the 1910-1915 MHz uplink E-s and 1990-1995 MHz downlink s-E bands PCS G Block with off-the-shelf cellular mobile devices otherwise authorized by the Commission to operate in the same frequencies.
- A
- Yes
- B
- No
- C
- No
Signature
- Title
- Senior Director of Satellite Policy
- Signature
- David Goldman
Frequencies
| Lower MHz | Upper MHz | Emission | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910.000000 | 1915.000000 | ||
| 1990.000000 | 1995.000000 |
Related filings
| Relationship | Filing |
|---|---|
| related | SAT-LOA-20200526-00055 |
Public notices
| Date | Report | Type | Service | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-17 | SAT01701 | Action Taken Public Notice | Satellite Space Station | 0 |
Documents
Sources and provenance
| Source | Source record | Retrieved | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICFS | SAT-MOD-20230207-00021 | 2026-07-30 00:37:36 | Source Primary |