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SkyBridge
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SkyBridge LLC filed in 1997 with the FCC to provide fixed-satellite service operations from a network of 80 non-GSO satellites, operating 4 satellites per plane in 20 planes, inclined 53 deg. The satellites would be in circular orbits at an altitude of 1469.3 km. The FCC granted launch and operation authority to SkyBridge in 2005 (DA 05-2037), but SkyBridge was never launched.
In 2014, a company registered/operating under the names L5 and WorldVu, based in the Channel Islands, acquired SkyBridge's Ku-band spectrum rights at the ITU. According to a May 30, 2014, Space News article, WorldVu would consist of 360 small satellites operating at between 800 and 950 km altitude at an inclination of 88.2 deg (near polar orbit). Space News quotes the filing as indicating the satellite system would come into use in 2019 or 2020.
WorldVu is now known as OneWeb.
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Frequency Bands |
| Band | Use | Service11 | Table |
| 10.7 - 12.7 GHz | SkyBridge downlink | Fixed-satellite | - |
| 12.7 - 12.75 GHz | SkyBridge downlink (outside Western Hemisphere) | Fixed-satellite | - |
| 12.75 - 13.25 GHz | SkyBridge uplink | Fixed-satellite | - |
| 13.75 - 14.5 GHz | SkyBridge uplink | Fixed-satellite | - |
| 17.3 - 18.1 GHz | SkyBridge uplink (outside U.S.; non-harmful interference basis) | Fixed-satellite | - |
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