IBFS / ICFS

SAT-MOD-20190212-00011

Applicant seeks to modify EchoStar XXIV

Filing overview

Status	Closed
Call sign	S3017
Applicant FRN	0017434911
Contact	Jennifer A. Manner
Filing type	MOD
Date filed	2019-02-12
Status date	2019-06-14
Grant date	2019-06-13
Service	SAT
Last action	Grant of Authority
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: Jennifer A. Manner
Street Address: 11717 Exploration Lane
City: Germantown
State: MD
Zip Code/Postal Code: 20876
Country: United States of America
Phone: +13014285893
Fax: +13014282818
Email: jennifer.manner@echostar.com

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:: Applicant seeks to modify EchoStar XXIV

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN: 0017434911
Name: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
Street Address: 11717 Exploration Lane
City: Germantown
State: MD
Zip Code/Postal Code: 20876-
Country: United States of America
Same Contact: No
Attention: Jennifer A Manner
Phone: +13014285893
Fax: +13014282818
Email: jennifer.manner@echostar.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-LOA-20170621-00092

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
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: 28600 MHz 29100 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): 15
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name: ECHOSTAR XXIV
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: 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: 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?: 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 one−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?: Yes
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 seeks to modify EchoStar XXIV license to - 1) add spectrum at 28.6-29.1 GHz for FSS feeder uplinks; 2) add spectrum at 18.8-19.3 GHz for FSS downlinks to user terminals in the U.S.; and 3) provide an updated description of the orbital debris mitigation plan. See Exhibit 1.
A: Yes
B: No
C: No

Signature

Title: Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affair
Signature: Jennifer A. Manner

Frequencies

Lower MHz	Upper MHz	Emission	Location
18300.000000	19300.000000
19700.000000	20200.000000
27500.000000	28000.000000
28100.000000	28600.000000
28600.000000	29100.000000
29300.000000	29900.000000
29992.000000	29996.000000
40000.000000	42000.000000
47200.000000	50200.000000
50400.000000	51400.000000

Related filings

Relationship	Filing
related	SAT-LOA-20170621-00092

Public notices

Date	Report	Type	Service	Status
2019-06-14	SAT01396	Action Taken Public Notice	Satellite Space Station	0
2019-03-15	SAT01377	Accepted for Filing Public Notice	Satellite Space Station	0

Sources and provenance

Source	Source record	Retrieved	Match
ICFS	SAT-MOD-20190212-00011	2026-07-30 08:54:58	Source Primary

Selected field provenance

Field	Displayed value	Source	Observed
Status	Closed	ICFS SAT-MOD-20190212-00011	2026-07-30 08:54:58
Description	Applicant seeks to modify EchoStar XXIV	ICFS SAT-MOD-20190212-00011	2026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant Name	Hughes Network Systems, LLC	ICFS SAT-MOD-20190212-00011	2026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant Frn	0017434911	ICFS SAT-MOD-20190212-00011	2026-07-30 08:54:58
Call Sign	S3017	ICFS SAT-MOD-20190212-00011	2026-07-30 08:54:58
Date Filed	2019-02-12	ICFS SAT-MOD-20190212-00011	2026-07-30 08:54:58
Status Date	2019-06-14	ICFS SAT-MOD-20190212-00011	2026-07-30 08:54:58
Grant Date	2019-06-13	ICFS SAT-MOD-20190212-00011	2026-07-30 08:54:58
Expiration Date	0000-00-00	ICFS SAT-MOD-20190212-00011	2026-07-30 08:54:58

Documents

Document	Type	Date	Status
000000001_HNS 95W_GR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_VT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_VT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Exhibit 1.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
HNS 95W isoline cont.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Hughes Network Syste.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
HNS 95W isoline cont.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
A.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_VT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_VT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Exhibit 2.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Exhibit 3.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Sched S Tech Report.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_VT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
HNS 95W isoline cont.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
HTML.htm	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Invalid document
Application.pdf	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_VT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_GR.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_CM.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
000000001_HNS 95W_UT.txt	Form Attachment	2025-06-24	Available
Hughes Ex Parte Lett	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-05-16	Available
Hughes- O3b letter r	REPLY	2019-05-03	Available
SES comment on Hughe	COMMENT	2019-04-15	Available
Hughes 4.4.19.expart	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-04-04	Available
Hughes 4.3.19.expart	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-04-03	Available
Hughes 4.2.19 Expart	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-04-02	Available
4.1.19 Hughes Spectr	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-04-01	Available
4.1.19 Hughes Spectr	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-04-01	Available
3.26.19 Hughes expar	Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER	2019-03-26	Available
Attachment Hughes Network Syste			Available
Attachment Sched S Tech Report			Available
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Attachment Application			Available
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