IBFS / ICFS
SES-T/C-20150804-00503
Applicants Airbus DS Systems Holdings, I
Filing overview
| Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Call sign | E040390 |
| Applicant FRN | 0006108385 |
| Contact | Michele Farquhar/Mark Brennan |
| Filing type | T/C |
| Date filed | 2015-07-31 |
| Status date | 2016-02-10 |
| Grant date | 2015-10-27 |
| Service | SES |
| Last action | Consummated |
| FCC source | View the FCC filing record |
Application details
- FCC form
- FCC Form 312
- Application type
- Application for Satellite Space and Earth Station Authorizations for Transfer of Control or Assignment
- Name
- Michele Farquhar/Mark Brennan
- Street Address
- 555 Thirteenth Street, NW
- City
- Washington
- State
- DC
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 20004
- Country
- United States of America
- Attention
- MARK BRENNAN
- Phone
- +12026376409
- Fax
- +1
- mark.brennan@hoganlovells.com
- Relationship
- Legal Counsel
Application summary
- Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
- Applicants Airbus DS Systems Holdings, I
Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)
- FRN
- 0006108385
- Name
- Comsat, Inc.
- Street Address
- 1050 Satcom Lane
- Street Address 2
- Suite 6000
- City
- Melbourne
- State
- FL
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- 32940-
- Country
- United States of America
- Same Contact
- No
- Attention
- Mr Chris Hetmanski
- Phone
- +15715993618
- Fax
- +15715993670
- CHetmanski@sdgi.satcomdirect.com
Application Fees
- 17b. Will a fee be paid?
- Yes
Waivers
- 18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
- No
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
- 26. Type of Earth Station
- Transmit/Receive
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
- 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
- Applicants Airbus DS Systems Holdings, Inc. (ADS) and Satcom Direct Communications Inc. (SDC) seek Commission consent for the transfer of control of Airbus DS Satcom Government Inc. from ADS to SDC.
- A
- No
- B
- No
- C
- No
Signature
- Title
- Senior Legal Counsel
- Signature
- Robert Swanson
Public notices
| Date | Report | Type | Service | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-28 | SES01794 | Action Taken Public Notice | Satellite Earth Station | 0 |
| 2015-08-19 | SES01776 | Accepted for Filing Public Notice | Satellite Earth Station | 0 |
Sources and provenance
| Source | Source record | Retrieved | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICFS | SES-T/C-20150804-00503 | 2026-07-31 11:00:13 | Source Primary |
Selected field provenance
| Field | Displayed value | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Closed | ICFS SES-T/C-20150804-00503 | 2026-07-31 11:00:13 |
| Description | Applicants Airbus DS Systems Holdings, I | ICFS SES-T/C-20150804-00503 | 2026-07-31 11:00:13 |
| Applicant Name | Comsat, Inc. | ICFS SES-T/C-20150804-00503 | 2026-07-31 11:00:13 |
| Applicant Frn | 0006108385 | ICFS SES-T/C-20150804-00503 | 2026-07-31 11:00:13 |
| Call Sign | E040390 | ICFS SES-T/C-20150804-00503 | 2026-07-31 11:00:13 |
| Date Filed | 2015-07-31 | ICFS SES-T/C-20150804-00503 | 2026-07-31 11:00:13 |
| Status Date | 2016-02-10 | ICFS SES-T/C-20150804-00503 | 2026-07-31 11:00:13 |
| Grant Date | 2015-10-27 | ICFS SES-T/C-20150804-00503 | 2026-07-31 11:00:13 |
| Expiration Date | 0000-00-00 | ICFS SES-T/C-20150804-00503 | 2026-07-31 11:00:13 |
Documents
| Document | Type | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20151117132259-557.p.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Pending archive |
| HTML.htm | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Pending archive |
| Application.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Pending archive |
| Exhibits 1, 2, E, F.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Pending archive |
| Airbus DS SatCom Gov.pdf | Form Attachment | 2025-06-24 | Pending archive |
| SDGI to Comsat Name | LETTER | 2016-04-05 | Available |
| ASGI Notice of Consu | LETTER | 2016-02-29 | Available |
| Attachment Exhibits 1, 2, E, F | Available | ||
| Attachment Application | Available | ||
| Attachment HTML | Invalid document | ||
| Attachment Airbus DS SatCom Gov | Available | ||
| Attachment 20151117132259-557.p | Available |