IBFS / ICFS

SES-MOD-20251117-00823

Modification of License to Add u5 Terminals

Filing overview

Status	Current
Call sign	E170070
Applicant FRN	0022061097
Contact	Robert S. Koppel
Filing type	MOD
Date filed	2025-11-19
Status date	2026-08-14
Grant date	2024-04-04
Expiration date	2032-08-24
Service	SES
Last action	Grant of Authority
FCC source	View the FCC filing record

Application details

FCC form: FCC Form 312
Application type: APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION: MOD - MAIN FORM
Name: Robert S. Koppel
Doing Business As (DBA): Koppel Telecom Law, PLLC
Street Address: 9404 Duxford Court
City: Potomac
State: MD
Zip Code/Postal Code: 20854
Country: United States of America
Phone: +13013185213
Fax: +1
Email: koppelb@koppeltelecomlaw.com
Relationship: Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:: Modification of License to Add u5 Terminals

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN: 0022061097
Name: Kymeta Corporation
Street Address: 12277 134th Court, NE
City: Redmond
State: WA
Zip Code/Postal Code: 98052-
Country: United States of America
Same Contact: No
Attention: Mr. Max Smoot
Phone: (408) 782-4629
Fax: +1
Email: msmoot@kymetacorp.com

Classification of Filing

17a. Select the appropriate classification of application from the drop-down menu below:: b4. Modification of License or Registration

Application Fees

17b. Will a fee be paid?: Yes
17c. If yes, select the appropriate fee code for the application.: BGE
Fee Amount: 610

Waivers

18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?: No
19a. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter date pending application was filed:: 2023-09-14
19b. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter file number of pending application:: SES-MOD-20230914-02088

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:: Both U.S and Non-U.S. Licensed Satelites
22a. File Number(s): SES-MOD-20211110-01988
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: Yes
Frequency Band Ka Band: No
Frequency Band V Band: No
Frequency Band Other: No

Type of Station

25a. CLASS OF STATION: Select the Class of Station/Orbit Type: d. FSS Earth Station In Motion (ESIM): ESV
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?: Various
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: Yes
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
27o. Other (Specify): Authorization for specific power levels for the new u5 antenna

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
28b. A Radiation Hazard Study must acompany all applications for new transmitting facilities, major modifications, or major amendments.: Kymeta -- u5 RF Safety Analysis -- FINAL -- 11.18.25.pdf

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 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?: 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: Kymeta seeks authority to add receive authority in the 12.2 - 12.7 GHz band.
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: Maxwell
Last Name: Smoot
Title: Principal Systems Engineer
Signature: Maxwell Smoot
Date: 2025-11-19

Related filings

Relationship	Filing
related	SES-MOD-20230914-02088

Sources and provenance

Source	Source record	Retrieved	Match
ICFS	SES-MOD-20251117-00823	2026-08-16 23:40:23	Direct Source Record

Selected field provenance

Field	Displayed value	Source	Observed
Status	Current	ICFS SES-MOD-20251117-00823	2026-08-16 23:40:23
Description	Modification of License to Add u5 Terminals	ICFS SES-MOD-20251117-00823	2026-08-16 23:40:23
Applicant Name	Kymeta Corporation	ICFS SES-MOD-20251117-00823	2026-08-16 23:40:23
Applicant Frn	0022061097	ICFS SES-MOD-20251117-00823	2026-08-16 23:40:23
Call Sign	E170070	ICFS SES-MOD-20251117-00823	2026-08-16 23:40:23
Date Filed	2025-11-19	ICFS SES-MOD-20251117-00823	2026-08-16 23:40:23
Status Date	2026-08-14	ICFS SES-MOD-20251117-00823	2026-08-16 23:40:23
Grant Date	2024-04-04	ICFS SES-MOD-20251117-00823	2026-08-16 23:40:23
Expiration Date	2032-08-24	ICFS SES-MOD-20251117-00823	2026-08-16 23:40:23

Documents

Document	Type	Date	Status
Authorization Document - SES-MOD-20251117-00823.pdf	GRANT	2026-08-14	Available
Kymeta -- u5 Narrative Statement -- FINAL -- 11.18.25.pdf	Narrative Statement	2025-11-19	Available
Kymeta -- u5 RF Safety Analysis -- FINAL -- 11.18.25.pdf	Radiation Hazard Study	2025-11-18	Available
Kymeta -- u5 Off-Axis Patterns -- FINAL -- 11.18.25.pdf	Exhibit A -- Compliance with Off-Axis PSD Mask	2025-11-18	Available