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SES-STA-20200520-00545

Goonhilly Inc.

COMSAT, Inc. (COMSAT) respectfully reque

Filing overview

StatusClosed
Call signKB34
Applicant FRN0033685462
ContactNone |SAME AS APPLICANT|SAME AS APPLICANT|| , USA |
Filing typeSTA
Date filed2020-05-20
Status date2020-07-08
Grant date2020-07-08
Expiration date2021-01-04
ServiceSES
Last actionGrant of Authority
FCC sourceView the FCC filing record

Application details

FCC form
FCC Form 312
Application type
APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
COMSAT, Inc. (COMSAT) respectfully reque

Filing preparer

Filing on Behalf of:
James Lovelace

1. Applicant Information

FRN
0033685462
Name
Goonhilly Inc.
Street Address
2120 River Road
Street Address 2
PO Box 655
City
Southbury
State
CT
Zip Code/Postal Code
06488
Country
United States of America
Attention
Kevin Wilkes
Phone
+14413263367
Fax
+1
Email
kevin.wilkes@goonhilly.org

2. Contact Information

Same As Licensee
No
Street Address
SAME AS APPLICANT
Country
United States of America
Attention
James G. Lovelace
Phone
+15715993643
Fax
+15715993670
Email
jlovelace.ctr@comsat.com
Relationship
Operations Manager

STA Information

3. Related File Number
SES-MFS-20190425-00550
4. Call Sign
KB34

Application Fees

5. Will a fee be paid?
Yes

Waivers

Type of Request
Use Prior to Grant

STA request

8. City
Santa Paula
9. State
CA
11. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h)
34 24 5 N
12. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h)
119 4 29 W
13. Description
COMSAT, Inc. (COMSAT) respectfully requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority for a period of 180 days to allow COMSAT to operate its Santa Paula, California Teleport 12.8 Meter Hub Antennas to communicate with the Inmarsat 3F1 Satellite (I3F1) using L-band and C-band frequencies to support Inmarsat testing during drift of I3F1. The primary antenna to be used for this purpose is authorized on COMSAT's KB34 license (SES-MFS-20190425-00550 - referenced in block 3 above) and the back up antenna is authorized on COMSAT's KA31 license (SES-Mod-20151009-00715).
14. Is the Applicant filing an optional Schedule B with this application?
No

Certification

Certification Statement
No

Signature

Title
Operations Manager
Signature
Patrick Madigan

Related filings

RelationshipFiling
relatedSES-MFS-20190425-00550
relatedSES-STA-20201222-01421

Public notices

DateReportTypeServiceStatus
2020-07-08SES02282 Action Taken Public NoticeSatellite Earth Station0
2020-06-03SES02272 Accepted for Filing Public NoticeSatellite Earth Station0

Sources and provenance

SourceSource recordRetrievedMatch
ICFSSES-STA-20200520-005452026-07-30 18:26:28Source Primary
Selected field provenance
FieldDisplayed valueSourceObserved
StatusClosedICFS SES-STA-20200520-005452026-07-30 18:26:28
DescriptionCOMSAT, Inc. (COMSAT) respectfully requeICFS SES-STA-20200520-005452026-07-30 18:26:28
Applicant NameGoonhilly Inc.ICFS SES-STA-20200520-005452026-07-30 18:26:28
Applicant Frn0033685462ICFS SES-STA-20200520-005452026-07-30 18:26:28
Call SignKB34ICFS SES-STA-20200520-005452026-07-30 18:26:28
Date Filed2020-05-20ICFS SES-STA-20200520-005452026-07-30 18:26:28
Status Date2020-07-08ICFS SES-STA-20200520-005452026-07-30 18:26:28
Grant Date2020-07-08ICFS SES-STA-20200520-005452026-07-30 18:26:28
Expiration Date2021-01-04ICFS SES-STA-20200520-005452026-07-30 18:26:28

Documents

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