PUBLIC NOTICE
                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                   45 L Street NE
                   WASHINGTON D.C. 20554

                   News media information 202-418-0500
                   Internet: http://www.fcc.gov

Report No. SES-02883                                          Wednesday July 29, 2026
                           Satellite Communications Services
                          RE: Applications Accepted for Filing
The applications listed herein have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. The 
Commission reserves the right to return any of the applications if, upon further examination, it is 
determined they are defective and not in conformance with the Commission's Rules and Regulations and 
its Policies. Final action will not be taken on any of these applications earlier than 30 days following the 
date of this notice. 47 U.S.C. § 309(b). All applications accepted for filing will be assigned call signs, or 
other unique station identifiers. However, these assignments are for administrative purposes only and do 
not in any way prejudice Commission action.

SES-STA-20260707-01981 E220181        Viasat, Inc.
Date filed: 2026-07-08
Special Temporary Authority

ViaSat, Inc. requests special temporary authority (STA) for an additional 180 days, to use its 1.8 meter 
fixed earth station in Canonsburg, PA to perform in-orbit testing (IOT), and to communicate with the 
ViaSat-3 (S2917 and S3050) satellite at the 88.9° W.L. orbital location in the 27.5-28.35 GHz (Earth-to-
space), and 17.7-18.3 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency bands.

SES-STA-20260707-01979 E210082        Viasat, Inc.
Date filed: 2026-07-08
Special Temporary Authority

ViaSat, Inc. requests special temporary authority (STA) for an additional 180 days, to use its 1.8 meter 
fixed earth station in Zanesville, OH to perform in-orbit testing (IOT), and to communicate with the 
ViaSat-3 (S2917 and S3050) satellite at the 88.9° W.L. orbital location in the 27.5-28.35 GHz (Earth-to-
space), and 17.7-18.3 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency bands.


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SES-STA-20260707-01980 E220177        Viasat, Inc.
Date filed: 2026-07-08
Special Temporary Authority

ViaSat, Inc. requests special temporary authority (STA) for an additional 180 days, to use its 2.4 meter 
fixed earth station in Mt Pulaski, IL to perform in-orbit testing (IOT), and to communicate with the 
ViaSat-3 (S2917 and S3050) satellite at the 88.9° W.L. orbital location in the 27.5-28.35 GHz (Earth-to-
space), and 17.7-18.3 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency bands.

SES-STA-20260625-01925          ATLAS Space Operations, Inc
Date filed: 2026-06-25
Special Temporary Authority

ATLAS Space Operations, Inc requests special temporary authority (STA) for 180 days, to operate its 
satellite earth station to communicate with the Blue Ring-1 (WQ2XCX) spacecraft using the 2047.0 
MHz (Earth-to-space) and 8150.95 MHz (space-to-Earth) center frequencies.

For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Space Bureau/ Earth Station Licensing 
Division at 202-418-0719.


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