IBFS / ICFS

SAT-MOD-20141212-00129

Silkwave Africa, LLC

Yazmi seeks to extend the license term o

Filing overview

StatusClosed
Call signS2367
Applicant FRN0025979071
ContactJanet Hernandez
Filing typeMOD
Date filed2014-12-12
Status date2018-01-11
Grant date2015-03-19
Expiration date2021-04-15
ServiceSAT
Last actionRetire Satellite
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
Janet Hernandez
Street Address
1 Alhambra Plaza PH Floor
City
Coral Gables
State
FL
Zip Code/Postal Code
33134
Country
United States of America
Phone
+17032241501
Fax
+17032241511
Email
janet@tmgtelecom.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
Yazmi seeks to extend the license term o

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0025979071
Name
Silkwave Africa, LLC
Street Address
12020 Sunrise Valley Drive
Street Address 2
Suite 100
City
Reston
State
VA
Zip Code/Postal Code
20191-
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Patrick S Campbell
Phone
+12022237323
Fax
+12022047371
Email
pcampbell@paulweiss.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
19b. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter file number of pending application:
SAT-MOD-20080204-00036

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.
Other Satellite Service (please specify)
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
7025 MHz 7075 MHz R

Type of Station

25a. CLASS OF STATION: Select the Class of Station/Orbit Type
Geostationary Space Station
25b. Estimated Operational Lifetime of Space Station(s) From Date of Launch (years)
111,201,833,025.896
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
AfriStar-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?
United States

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

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 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?
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
Yazmi seeks to extend the license term of AfriStar-1 from January 6, 2015 to April 15, 2021 (see Exhibit A).
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Signature

Title
General Counsel
Signature
Tedros Lemma

Frequencies

Lower MHzUpper MHzEmissionLocation
1452.0000001492.000000
7025.0000007075.000000

License history

Assignment filingLicenseeAttentionAddressPhoneFax
SATASG2010060400123Yazmi USA, LLCMr Tedros A Lemma 8515 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring MD 20910-2028035740 x
SATASG2016102500101Yazmi USA, LLCMr Donald J Frickel 8515 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring MD 20910-3019601234 x3019602234

Related filings

RelationshipFiling
relatedSAT-MOD-20080204-00036

Public notices

DateReportTypeServiceStatus
2015-03-20SAT01072 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0
2015-02-13SAT01066 Accepted for Filing Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0

Sources and provenance

SourceSource recordRetrievedMatch
ICFSSAT-MOD-20141212-001292026-07-30 08:54:58Source Primary
Selected field provenance
FieldDisplayed valueSourceObserved
StatusClosedICFS SAT-MOD-20141212-001292026-07-30 08:54:58
DescriptionYazmi seeks to extend the license term oICFS SAT-MOD-20141212-001292026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant NameSilkwave Africa, LLCICFS SAT-MOD-20141212-001292026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant Frn0025979071ICFS SAT-MOD-20141212-001292026-07-30 08:54:58
Call SignS2367ICFS SAT-MOD-20141212-001292026-07-30 08:54:58
Date Filed2014-12-12ICFS SAT-MOD-20141212-001292026-07-30 08:54:58
Status Date2018-01-11ICFS SAT-MOD-20141212-001292026-07-30 08:54:58
Grant Date2015-03-19ICFS SAT-MOD-20141212-001292026-07-30 08:54:58
Expiration Date2021-04-15ICFS SAT-MOD-20141212-001292026-07-30 08:54:58

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
Exhibit C.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Yazmi - notifi of re.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Exhibit B.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Exhibit A.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Yazmi - Grant March.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
HTML.htmForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
Application.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Pending archive
FCC letter Re SilkwaLETTER2019-01-29Available
AfriStar-1 Deorbit LLETTER2018-03-22Available
2015-02-05 TMG YazmiSUPPLEMENT2015-02-05Available
Attachment Exhibit B Available
Attachment Exhibit A Available
Attachment Exhibit C Available
Attachment Application Available
Attachment HTML Invalid document
Attachment Yazmi - Grant March Available
Attachment Yazmi - notifi of re Available