IBFS / ICFS

SAT-LOA-20240517-00107

Loft Orbital Solutions Inc.

Applicant requests authority to launch a

Filing overview

StatusCurrent
Call signS3199
Applicant FRN0028654952
ContactTony Lin
Filing typeLOA
Date filed2024-05-17
Status date2026-08-26
Grant date2026-08-26
ServiceSAT
FCC sourceView the FCC filing record

Application details

FCC form
FCC Form 312
Application type
Application for Satellite Space Station Authorizations
Name
Tony Lin
Street Address
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 700
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20004-2400
Country
United States of America
Phone
+12027287130
Fax
+1
Email
tlin@cooley.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

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Applicant requests authority to launch a

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:
b1. Application for License of New Station

Application Fees

17b. Will a fee be paid?
Yes
17c. If yes, select the appropriate fee code for the application.
CLW

Waivers

18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
Yes

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
2200 MHz 2290 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)
10
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
YAM-8
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
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 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 launch and operate a single microsatellite, YAM-8, in low-Earth, non-geostationary orbit, to provide Earth-Exploration Satellite Services.
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Signature

Title
Chief Operating Officer
Signature
Alex Greenberg

Related filings

RelationshipFiling
relatedSAT-MOD-20260626-00260

Sources and provenance

SourceSource recordRetrievedMatch
ICFSSAT-LOA-20240517-001072026-09-01 05:13:08Direct Source Record
Selected field provenance
FieldDisplayed valueSourceObserved
StatusCurrentICFS SAT-LOA-20240517-001072026-09-01 05:13:08
DescriptionApplicant requests authority to launch aICFS SAT-LOA-20240517-001072026-09-01 05:13:08
Applicant NameLoft Orbital Solutions Inc.ICFS SAT-LOA-20240517-001072026-09-01 05:13:08
Applicant Frn0028654952ICFS SAT-LOA-20240517-001072026-09-01 05:13:08
Call SignS3199ICFS SAT-LOA-20240517-001072026-09-01 05:13:08
Date Filed2024-05-17ICFS SAT-LOA-20240517-001072026-09-01 05:13:08
Status Date2026-08-26ICFS SAT-LOA-20240517-001072026-09-01 05:13:08
Grant Date2026-08-26ICFS SAT-LOA-20240517-001072026-09-01 05:13:08

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
Ex C ODAR.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Ex D Ground Stations.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Narrative.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
SRXL.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Sched S Tech Report.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
XTXR.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
SRXR.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
STX2.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Ex A Ownership.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
STXL.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Ex B Tech Annex.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
HTML.htmForm Attachment2025-06-25Invalid document
STXR.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Application.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
SRX2.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
XTXL.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available