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SAT-MOD-20200501-00040

Swarm Technologies, Inc.

Application to Modify the Authorization

Filing overview

StatusCurrent
Call signS3041
Applicant FRN0026233890
ContactHenry Shi
Filing typeMOD
Date filed2020-05-01
Status date2025-06-06
Grant date2025-06-23
ServiceSAT
Last actionGranted in Part/ Deferred in Part
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
Henry Shi
Street Address
1919 M Street NW Suite 800
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20036
Country
United States of America
Phone
+12027301304
Fax
+12027301301
Email
SGoel@hwglaw.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
Application to Modify the Authorization

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0026233890
Name
Swarm Technologies, Inc.
Street Address
1155 F Street NW
Street Address 2
STE 475
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20004-
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Dr Sara Spangelo
Phone
+16082253173
Fax
+16082253173
Email
sara@swarm-technologies.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-20181221-00094

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.
Mobile-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
137 MHz 138 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)
5
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
Swarm 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?
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
Application to Modify the Authorization for the Swarm NGSO Satellite System (Call sign: S3041, File No. SAT-LOA-2018122100094)
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Signature

Title
CEO
Signature
Dr. Sara Spangelo

Frequencies

Lower MHzUpper MHzEmissionLocation
137.000000138.000000
148.000000150.000000

Related filings

RelationshipFiling
relatedSAT-LOA-20181221-00094
relatedSAT-AMD-20200504-00041

Public notices

DateReportTypeServiceStatus
2021-07-02SAT01564 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0
2020-12-11SAT01517 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0
2020-07-17SAT01482 Accepted for Filing Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0

Sources and provenance

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ICFSSAT-MOD-20200501-000402026-07-30 08:54:58Source Primary
Selected field provenance
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StatusCurrentICFS SAT-MOD-20200501-000402026-07-30 08:54:58
DescriptionApplication to Modify the AuthorizationICFS SAT-MOD-20200501-000402026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant NameSwarm Technologies, Inc.ICFS SAT-MOD-20200501-000402026-07-30 08:54:58
Applicant Frn0026233890ICFS SAT-MOD-20200501-000402026-07-30 08:54:58
Call SignS3041ICFS SAT-MOD-20200501-000402026-07-30 08:54:58
Date Filed2020-05-01ICFS SAT-MOD-20200501-000402026-07-30 08:54:58
Status Date2025-06-06ICFS SAT-MOD-20200501-000402026-07-30 08:54:58
Grant Date2025-06-23ICFS SAT-MOD-20200501-000402026-07-30 08:54:58
Expiration Date0000-00-00ICFS SAT-MOD-20200501-000402026-07-30 08:54:58

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
Swarm Technologies -.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
HTML.htmForm Attachment2025-06-24Invalid document
Ex. D - Qs 32 & 40.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Transmit Antenna Pat.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Transmit Antenna Pat.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Swarm - Grant in par.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Ex. A - ODAR.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Narrative.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Ex. C - LeoLabs.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Swarm - Commission R.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Receive Antenna Patt.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Transmit Antenna Pat.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Receive Antenna Patt.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Ex. D - Qs 32 & 40.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Transmit Antenna Pat.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Receive Antenna Patt.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Application.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Ex. B - Trackability.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Transmit Antenna Pat.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Swarm - Commission R.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Ex. E - Q36.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Sched S Tech Report.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-24Available
Swarm Ex Parte 6-30.Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-06-30Available
Swarm Ex Parte 6-14.Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-06-14Available
Swarm Technologies PLETTER2021-05-24Available
Swarm Ex Parte 5-14.Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-05-14Available
ORBCOMM Reply to SwaREPLY2021-05-10Available
Swarm - Opposition tOPPOSITION2021-04-26Available
ORBCOMM Response toLETTER2021-04-16Available
Swarm Opposition toOPPOSITION2021-04-16Available
Swarm Ex Parte re OREx PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-04-14Available
Application for ReviOTHER2021-04-09Available
Request for Stay-ORBOTHER2021-04-09Available
Swarm Ex Parte 4-7.pEx PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-04-07Available
Swarm US323 PartialLETTER2021-04-07Available
Swarm Ex Parte 3-25.Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-03-25Available
Swarm Ex Parte 20210Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-03-09Available
Swarm In Orbit TestiLETTER2021-03-01Available
Swarm Ex Parte 2021Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-02-25Available
Swarn Ex Parte 2021Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-02-16Available
Swarm In Orbit TestiLETTER2021-01-25Available
LTR-ORCOMM ExParteNoEx PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-01-12Available
LTR-ORCOMM ExParteNoEx PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2021-01-12Available
Swarm Technologies PLETTER2020-12-09Available
Myriota Letter_(2012LETTER2020-12-04Available
Swarm Ex Parte re VHEx PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2020-11-19Available
LTR-ORBCOMM ResponseLETTER2020-11-05Available
Swarm Ex Parte re PrEx PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2020-10-29Available
LTR-ORBCOMM ResponseLETTER2020-10-29Available
PLD-9Oct20FCCMtg-ORBEx PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER2020-10-14Available
Pld-ORBCOMM Reply-PeREPLY2020-09-14Available
Myriota Reply to OppREPLY2020-09-14Available
Swarm VHF ConsolidatOPPOSITION2020-09-01Available
SpaceX Comments on SCOMMENT2020-08-17Available
Pld-ORBCOMM PetitionPETITION2020-08-17Available
Myriota Comment on SCOMMENT2020-08-17Available
Swarm Propulsion ResLETTER2020-08-04Available
Update Swarm AddressLETTER2020-08-03Available
Swarm Response to InLETTER2020-07-08Available
Attachment Swarm Technologies - Available
Attachment Swarm - Grant in par Available
Attachment Swarm - Grant in par Invalid document
Attachment Swarm - Commission R Available
Attachment Sched S Tech Report Available
Attachment Swarm - Commission R Available
Attachment Receive Antenna Patt Invalid document
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Attachment Transmit Antenna Pat Invalid document
Attachment Transmit Antenna Pat Invalid document
Attachment Transmit Antenna Pat Invalid document
Attachment Transmit Antenna Pat Invalid document
Attachment Transmit Antenna Pat Invalid document
Attachment Receive Antenna Patt Invalid document
Attachment Ex. D - Qs 32 & 40 Available
Attachment Ex. E - Q36 Available
Attachment Ex. D - Qs 32 & 40 Available
Attachment Narrative Available
Attachment Ex. A - ODAR Available
Attachment Ex. B - Trackability Available
Attachment Ex. C - LeoLabs Available
Attachment Application Available
Attachment HTML Invalid document