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June 30, 2016
INTERNATIONAL BUREAU ANNOUNCES CREATION
OF ONLINE LIST OF ALL CURRENT SPACE STATION LICENSES AND
GRANTS OF U.S. MARKET ACCESS
IB Docket No. 12-267
The Satellite Division of the International Bureau announces the creation of a list of all 
space stations authorized by the Federal Communications Commission under Part 25 or granted 
access to the U.S. market pursuant to Section 25.137 of the Commission’s rules. The list provides 
the following information for each space station license or grant of access to the U.S. market: (1) 
the orbital location for a geostationary satellite or identification of the grant as pertaining to a 
non-geostationary satellite system; (2) space station or system name; (3) call sign; (4) operator 
name; (5) licensing administration; (6) frequencies; (7) links to where polarization, coverage, and 
orbital debris mitigation information can be found; (8) launch date of the space station; and (9) 
additional information, including whether the space station has been granted U.S. market access. 
This list is available online at https://www.fcc.gov/general/international-resources. 
The creation of such a list was recommended as part of the Report on FCC Process 
Reform.
1
  In addition, in a Report and Order released December 17, 2015, the Commission 
directed the International Bureau to create “a list of all regular Commission space station licenses 
and grants of U.S. market access, including information on the frequencies and polarization(s) 
used, coverage area provided, and orbital location of geostationary orbit satellites, and indicating 
which space station operations are accessible to earth stations by virtue of a “Permitted List” or 
“ISAT List” designation on their license.”
2
Although such information is already publicly 
available online via the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS), including this information in 
an online list will make it more easily available to potential applicants and may aid in bringing
new spectrum and orbital resources into use.
The list provides information on satellites in geostationary and non-geostationary orbits. 
It also includes links to relevant information concerning Federal space stations authorized by the 
National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), as well as space stations 
authorized as points of communications for Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft (ESAA). IBFS 
remains, however, the official licensing database of the Commission and, in the event of any 
discrepancies between this list and IBFS, the information in IBFS is controlling.
                                                     
1
Report on FCC Process Reform, 29 FCC Rcd 1338 (Staff Working Group, 2014) (Recommendation 5.11).
2
Comprehensive Review of Licensing and Operating Rules for Satellite Services, Second Report and Order, 30 FCC 
Rcd 14713, 14759, para. 127 (2015).  
2The list will be updated whenever regular licenses and grants of U.S. market access are 
issued or modified, or the Commission is notified of the removal of space stations from service. 
Any proposed corrections to the list, or questions about the list, can be sent to satinfo@fcc.gov.
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