IBFS / ICFS

SAT-MOD-20230322-00062

Space Exploration Holdings, LLC

SpaceX seeks to modify its V-band licen

Filing overview

StatusClosed
Call signS2992
Applicant FRN0025985060
ContactWilliam M. Wiltshire
Filing typeMOD
Date filed2023-03-22
Status date2023-10-13
Grant date2023-10-13
ServiceSAT
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
William M. Wiltshire
Street Address
1919 M Street NW, Eighth Floor Suite 800
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20036
Country
United States of America
Phone
+12028722730
Fax
+1
Email
WWiltshire@hwglaw.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
SpaceX seeks to modify its V-band licen

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0025985060
Name
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC
Street Address
1155 F Street, N.W.
Street Address 2
Suite 475
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20004-
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Mr David Goldman
Phone
+12026492700
Fax
+12026492701
Email
david.goldman@spacex.com

Application Fees

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

Waivers

18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
Yes
19b. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter file number of pending application:
SAT-LOA-20170301-00027

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:
U.S. Licensed Satellites
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
37500 MHz 42500 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
SpaceX V-Band Gen2
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?
U.S.

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
Yes
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
Yes
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 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
SpaceX seeks to modify its V-band license so that it may deploy and operate up to 7,500 V-band payloads on satellites launched into its Gen2 system
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Signature

Title
Senior Director of Satellite Policy
Signature
David Goldman

Frequencies

Lower MHzUpper MHzEmissionLocation
37500.00000042500.000000
47200.00000050200.000000
50400.00000051400.000000

Related filings

RelationshipFiling
relatedSAT-LOA-20170301-00027

Public notices

DateReportTypeServiceStatus
2023-04-21SAT01718 Accepted for Filing Public NoticeSatellite Space Station0

Sources and provenance

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ICFSSAT-MOD-20230322-000622026-07-29 23:15:27Source Primary
Selected field provenance
FieldDisplayed valueSourceObserved
StatusClosedICFS SAT-MOD-20230322-000622026-07-29 23:15:27
DescriptionSpaceX seeks to modify its V-band licenICFS SAT-MOD-20230322-000622026-07-29 23:15:27
Applicant NameSpace Exploration Holdings, LLCICFS SAT-MOD-20230322-000622026-07-29 23:15:27
Applicant Frn0025985060ICFS SAT-MOD-20230322-000622026-07-29 23:15:27
Call SignS2992ICFS SAT-MOD-20230322-000622026-07-29 23:15:27
Date Filed2023-03-22ICFS SAT-MOD-20230322-000622026-07-29 23:15:27
Status Date2023-10-13ICFS SAT-MOD-20230322-000622026-07-29 23:15:27
Grant Date2023-10-13ICFS SAT-MOD-20230322-000622026-07-29 23:15:27
Expiration Date0000-00-00ICFS SAT-MOD-20230322-000622026-07-29 23:15:27

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
HTML.htmForm Attachment2025-06-25Invalid document
Sched S Tech Report.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Application.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
SPACEX-NGSO-V-BAND-P.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Organization.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
SPACEX-NGSO-V-BAND-P.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
SPACEX-NGSO-V-BAND-P.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Waiver Requests.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
SpaceX Fifth Bond In.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
SPACEX-NGSO-V-BAND-P.txtForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Legal Narrative.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
Technical Attachment.pdfForm Attachment2025-06-25Available
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Attachment Legal Narrative Invalid document
Attachment Waiver Requests Invalid document
Attachment Organization Invalid document
Attachment Application Invalid document
Attachment HTML Invalid document
Attachment SPACEX-NGSO-V-BAND-P Invalid document
Attachment SPACEX-NGSO-V-BAND-P Invalid document
Attachment SPACEX-NGSO-V-BAND-P Invalid document
Attachment SPACEX-NGSO-V-BAND-P Invalid document
Attachment Sched S Tech Report Invalid document