IBFS / ICFS

SES-LIC-20260709-01998

Telesat LEO U.S. Inc.

Lightspeed 1.05m 20W UT

Filing overview

StatusPending Review
Call signE260530
Applicant FRN0037756822
ContactJoseph A. Godles
Filing typeLIC
Date filed2026-07-27
Status date2026-07-27
ServiceSES
FCC sourceView the FCC filing record

Application details

FCC form
FCC Form 312
Application type
Application for Earth Station Authorizations
Name
Joseph A. Godles
Doing Business As (DBA)
Goldberg Godles Wiener & Wright LLP
Street Address
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW; Ste. 1000
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20036
Attention
Joseph A. Godles
Title
Attorney
Phone
2024294900
Email
jgodles@g2w2.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
Lightspeed 1.05m 20W UT

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0037756822
Name
Telesat LEO U.S. Inc.
Street Address
110 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 2900
City
Arlington
State
VA
Zip Code/Postal Code
22209
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Elisabeth Neasmith
Title
Senior Director, ITU & Regulatory
Phone
6137488700
Email
eneasmith@telesat.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.
BGB
Fee Amount
955

Waivers

18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
No

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:
Non-U.S. Licensed Satellites
22b. A new Schedule S will be included with this application
No
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
Yes
Frequency Band V Band
No
Frequency Band Other
No

Type of Station

25a. CLASS OF STATION: Select the Class of Station/Orbit Type
c. FSS Fixed Earth Stations ( multiple locations without coordinates specified)
25c. Space Station or Satellite Network Name
Telesat Lightspeed
25d. Does the applicant intend to use a non-U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States?
Yes
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?
Canada
26. Type of Earth Station
Transmit/Receive

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?
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 authorization of blanket earth station terminals to operate with its NGSO system throughout CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and all US territories and possessions..
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Attachments/Confidential Treatment of Attachments

43. Is the Applicant requesting confidential treatment of an attachment(s) under section 0.459 of the Commission's rules?
No

Signature

First Name
Elisabeth
Last Name
Neasmith
Title
Senior Director, ITU & Regulatory
Signature
Elisabeth Neasmith

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
Schedule B - DRAFT-SES-LIC-20260709-01998.pdfAttachment2026-07-27Available
Exhibit 3 Radiation Hazard Study_1.05m 20W UT_F.pdfRad Haz2026-07-24Available
Exhibit 2 Q35.pdfQuestion 352026-07-24Available
Exhibit 1 1.05m 20W UT_Narrative_FCC_blanket licensing_F.pdfNarrative2026-07-24Available