Registry/65.5°W

North America · West

65.5°W

US DoD is the registry operator, with 2 satellites on station and an FCC license (3 rows).

Occupancy ±0.4°: Eutelsat 1/2 · US DoD 1/2. Window majority is not the registry operator.

On stationUnrecorded in ClarkeBrought into use (in-orbit + FCC record)FCC ×3

TLE as of 2026-09-22. FCC SSAL stale (2026-04-30). UCS 2023-04-07.

Occupancy

On station
2 satellites

±0.4° TLE-primary. Majority Eutelsat (1/2).

Space-Track TLE (primary) + UCS Satellite Database (fallback) · Sep 23, 2026
Registry operator
US DoD
Window majority
Eutelsat
Operator mix
Eutelsat 1/2 · US DoD 1/2
Country
USA
Purpose
Technology Development
Status
On station
Position source
1 TLE / 1 UCS fallback
Remaining life
Late life · ~4.3y remaining (n=1)
Coverage proxy
North America · GDP 1.60 · pop 1.10
Source operator strings (UCS)
  • Eutelsat: EUTELSAT S.A.
  • US DoD: U.S. Space Force/Other Transaction Authority

Co-located satellites (2)

SatelliteLaunched
TETRA-1 (USA 340)
UCS fallback
2022
Eutelsat 65 West A
TLE occupancy
2016

Rights

License / FCC
brought into use

3 FCC rows

FCC SSAL + UCS occupancy · Apr 30, 2026

Recorded rights (FCC)

Recorded public layers only. FCC SSAL when present; otherwise inferred administration/operator. ITU SNS is not ingested. The Unrecorded chip is not a filled filing row.

  1. National administration
    V
    Brazil

    FCC lists administration as Brazil.

    FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
    recorded
  2. Operator license
    V
    3 FCC licensees

    3 FCC authorizations · Embratel Star One (Embratel Tvsat Telecomunicações S.A.); Globecomm License Sub LLC; US DoD (Federal Government (Reserved)) · S2678, E160081, N/A. Not a single-holder deed.

    FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
    recorded

FCC / license signals (3)

SatelliteCall sign
STAR ONE C2S2678
EUTELSAT 65 WEST AE160081
N/AN/A

FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026 · class V

Freshness

TLE epoch
2026-09-22

FCC SSAL 2026-04-30 is stale. UCS vintage 2023-04-07.

FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
Congestion 33 · Low · 2 co-located
Clarke congestion v0 ← TLE-primary occupancy longitudes · Sep 23, 2026

Labeled model. Not a live market price.

Implied fair value

Fair value (v0)
n/c

Not commercially valued

Clarke valuation v0 (model) · Sep 23, 2026

UCS classifies this satellite's users as "Military". Raw model range $43M–$128M is shown for inspection only.

No trade tape. Seeded model-path sparklines are Experimental, not default Terminal.

Arc desirabilityNorth America×1.60
Coverage (GDP/pop)North America · GDP 1.60 · pop 1.10×1.11
Occupancy2 co-located satellites (TLE-primary ±0.4°)×1.24
Remaining lifeLate life · ~4.3y remaining (n=1)×0.96
OperatorRegional / other operator×1.05
SpectrumNo band data (UCS-derived)×1.00
ScarcityCongestion score 33×1.17
License / BIUBrought into use (in-orbit + FCC record) · US market access×1.10
OwnershipUCS classifies this satellite's users as "Military" — not a leasable commercial position; figures below are the model's raw output, not a market estimate×1.00
Driver breakdown is Pro

Full driver breakdown, compare, export+, and API sit behind a Terminal seat.

Valuation v0 is a model-based implied fair-value range from public registry data, not a live market price, appraisal, or offer to transact. Methodology · Valuation v0 · Data trust

Nearest comps

Positions outside this slot's ±0.4° occupancy window. Not transaction comps.

SlotΔSatsCong.Fair value
65°W0.5°238$108M
66.9°W1.4°243$136M
67.1°W1.6°238$133M
67.8°W2.3°123n/c
63°W2.5°243$110M
62.4°W3.1°140n/c
ExperimentalSeeded v0 model path (not trades)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU SNS is not ingested.

Model backfill. Not observed trades, not a price index.

$85M
2026-09-15 · synthesized · model backfill, not trades

Free seats see a 7-day backfill. Pro unlocks 30-day persisted model path.

ExperimentalUnrecorded layers (ITU SNS not ingested; sub-lease stub)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU SNS is not ingested.

Quarantined stubs. Not filled panels. ITU SNS is not ingested in this product. These rows reserve the rights-chain shape; they are not live filings or named lessees.

  1. ITU filing
    S
    Not recorded in Clarke

    ITU SNS is not ingested. This flag is not a network name, not brought-into-use evidence, and not a filled filing row. Quarantined stub. A filled ITU network panel would look like a deed; this row is not one.

    Clarke stub (ITU SNS not ingested) · Apr 30, 2026 · ITU filing: not recorded in Clarke
    stub
  2. Sub-lease / capacity lease
    S
    No public sub-lease registry

    Quarantined stub. There is no public feed of transponder or payload sub-leases. This layer is reserved for operator-disclosed or future marketplace filings and is not a named lessee.

    Clarke stub · Apr 30, 2026 · Unknown. Not mocked as a named lessee
    stub
ExperimentalSimulated capacity book (not a market)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU SNS is not ingested.

Simulated capacity book

SIMULATED capacity book — not live bids, offers, or trades. Derived from valuation v0 and congestion so the strip can be read; it is not a marketplace.

36 MHz transponder-equivalent · USD (simulated) · spread 11.0% · Sep 23, 2026
No simulated book for non-commercial positions.

Provenance · occupancy TLE-primary Sep 23, 2026 · UCS catalog Apr 7, 2023 · FCC SSAL Apr 30, 2026 · valuation v0 Sep 23, 2026 · snapshots seeded 2026-09-15 (model path, not trades)

Default Terminal is occupancy + FCC + freshness + labeled model. ITU SNS is not ingested (Unrecorded in Clarke). Simulated book, ITU/sub-lease stubs, and seeded sparklines are Experimental. Not financial advice.