IBFS / ICFS
SES-MFS-20191010-01282
COMSAT, Inc. requests E930320 license be
Filing overview
| Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Call sign | E930320 |
| Applicant FRN | 0033685462 |
| Contact | James G. Lovelace |
| Filing type | MFS |
| Date filed | 2019-10-10 |
| Status date | 2020-10-28 |
| Grant date | 2020-10-21 |
| Expiration date | 2033-08-06 |
| Service | SES |
| Last action | Grant of Authority |
| FCC source | View the FCC filing record |
Application details
- FCC form
- FCC Form 312
- Application type
- Application for Earth Station Authorizations
- Name
- James G. Lovelace
- Street Address
- 2550 Wasser Terrace
- City
- Herndon
- State
- VA
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 20171
- Country
- United States of America
- Attention
- James G. Lovelace
- Phone
- +15715993643
- Fax
- +15715993670
- jlovelace.ctr@comsat.com
- Relationship
- Teleport Engineer
Application summary
- Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
- COMSAT, Inc. requests E930320 license be
Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)
- FRN
- 0033685462
- Name
- Goonhilly Inc.
- Street Address
- 2120 River Road
- Street Address 2
- PO Box 655
- City
- Southbury
- State
- CT
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 06488
- Country
- United States of America
- Same Contact
- No
- Attention
- Kevin Wilkes
- Phone
- +14413263367
- Fax
- +1
- kevin.wilkes@goonhilly.org
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:
- SES-RWL-20180619-01609
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
- 21. Status
- Non-Common Carrier
- 22. Select all that apply from the drop-down below:
- Both U.S and Non-U.S. Licensed Satelites
- 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
- No
Type of Station
- 25a. CLASS OF STATION: Select the Class of Station/Orbit Type
- FES
- 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?
- All are on FCC Space Station Approval Li
- 26. Type of Earth Station
- Transmit/Receive
Purpose of Modification
- Mod Ammend Purpose Add New Designator
- Yes
- 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
- 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?
- 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?
- No
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
- COMSAT, Inc. requests E930320 license be modified to update Ku-band Hub Antenna currently authorized by license and add authorization for 3 new Ku-band Hub Antennas. To accomplish the update please delete all current specifications and particulars from license for the currently authorized Hub Antenna (heretofore known as Hub 4.5m, see Exhibit 1 for details and license mark up showing deletions)and then add back to license the specifications and particulars for this antenna (which is being renamed SAPA10) as per Schedule B. It is requested that 3 new Ku-band Hub Antennas be added to license as per specifications and particulars set forth for those antennas in the Schedule B. Authorizations requested included Extended Ku-band Receive (space to earth) but Protection From Interference not being requested so no Coordination Reports are being submitted.
- A
- Yes
- B
- No
- C
- No
Signature
- Title
- Teleport Engineer
- Signature
- Howard Wisniewski
Frequencies
| Lower MHz | Upper MHz | Emission | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10950.000000 | 11200.000000 | ||
| 11450.000000 | 12200.000000 | ||
| 11700.000000 | 12200.000000 | ||
| 14000.000000 | 14500.000000 |
Related filings
| Relationship | Filing |
|---|---|
| related | SES-RWL-20180619-01609 |
| related | SES-STA-20191029-01370 |
| related | SES-STA-20200114-00042 |
| related | SES-MOD-20230201-00121 |
Public notices
| Date | Report | Type | Service | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-28 | SES02314 | Action Taken Public Notice | Satellite Earth Station | 0 |
| 2020-05-13 | SES02266 | Accepted for Filing Public Notice | Satellite Earth Station | 0 |
Sources and provenance
| Source | Source record | Retrieved | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICFS | SES-MFS-20191010-01282 | 2026-07-30 22:16:45 | Source Primary |
Selected field provenance
| Field | Displayed value | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Closed | ICFS SES-MFS-20191010-01282 | 2026-07-30 22:16:45 |
| Description | COMSAT, Inc. requests E930320 license be | ICFS SES-MFS-20191010-01282 | 2026-07-30 22:16:45 |
| Applicant Name | Goonhilly Inc. | ICFS SES-MFS-20191010-01282 | 2026-07-30 22:16:45 |
| Applicant Frn | 0033685462 | ICFS SES-MFS-20191010-01282 | 2026-07-30 22:16:45 |
| Call Sign | E930320 | ICFS SES-MFS-20191010-01282 | 2026-07-30 22:16:45 |
| Date Filed | 2019-10-10 | ICFS SES-MFS-20191010-01282 | 2026-07-30 22:16:45 |
| Status Date | 2020-10-28 | ICFS SES-MFS-20191010-01282 | 2026-07-30 22:16:45 |
| Grant Date | 2020-10-21 | ICFS SES-MFS-20191010-01282 | 2026-07-30 22:16:45 |
| Expiration Date | 2033-08-06 | ICFS SES-MFS-20191010-01282 | 2026-07-30 22:16:45 |
Documents
| Document | Type | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SESMFS2019101001282..pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| Application.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| HTML.htm | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Invalid document |
| Ex 1-License Mark up.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| RadHaz Exhibit.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| FAA Exhibit.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Available |
| SES-MFS-20191010-012 | LETTER | 2020-10-13 | Available |
| SES-MFS-20191010-012 | LETTER | 2020-08-14 | Available |
| Attachment SESMFS2019101001282. | Available | ||
| Attachment Application | Available | ||
| Attachment HTML | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment FAA Exhibit | Available | ||
| Attachment RadHaz Exhibit | Available | ||
| Attachment Ex 1-License Mark up | Available |