North America · West

70°W

Star One is the registry operator, with 4 satellites on station and an FCC license (3 rows).

Occupancy ±0.4°: Embratel Star One 2/4 · US DoD 1/4 · ViaSat 1/4. Window majority is not the registry operator.

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

TLE as of 2026-09-23. FCC SSAL stale (2026-04-30). UCS 2023-04-07. Position disagreement.

Occupancy

On station
4 satellites

±0.4° TLE-primary. Majority Embratel Star One (2/4).

Space-Track TLE (primary) + UCS Satellite Database (fallback) · Sep 23, 2026
Registry operator
Star One
Window majority
Embratel Star One
Operator mix
Embratel Star One 2/4 · US DoD 1/4 · ViaSat 1/4
Country
Brazil
Purpose
Earth Observation
Status
On station
Position source
4 TLE / 0 UCS fallback
Remaining life
End of licensed life · ~0.8y remaining (n=4)
Coverage proxy
North America · GDP 1.60 · pop 1.10
Bands
C, Ku
Source operator strings (UCS)
  • Embratel Star One: Embratel Star One
  • US DoD: US Air Force
  • ViaSat: ViaSat, Inc.

Co-located satellites (4)

SatelliteLaunched
DSP 22 (USA 176) (Defense Support Program)Dispute
TLE occupancy
2004
Star One D2Dispute
TLE occupancy
2021
Star One C4
TLE occupancy
2015
ViaSat-2
TLE occupancy
2017

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
    2 FCC licensees

    3 FCC authorizations · Embratel Star One (Embratel TVSAT Telecomunicacões S.A.); ViaSat (ViaSat, Inc.) · S3142, S3192, S2902. Not a single-holder deed.

    FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
    recorded

FCC / license signals (3)

SatelliteCall sign
STAR ONE D2S3142
STAR ONE C4S3192
VIASAT-2S2902

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

Freshness

TLE epoch
2026-09-23

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

FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
Congestion 48 · Moderate · 4 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)
$166M

high · $130M–$203M CI · labeled model

Clarke valuation v0 (model) · Sep 23, 2026

MHand estimate / curated opinion: $155M+. Secondary to the model range. Not a competing headline, not a trade, not the fair-value figure.

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
Occupancy4 co-located satellites (TLE-primary ±0.4°)×1.48
Remaining lifeEnd of licensed life · ~0.8y remaining (n=4)×0.90
OperatorTier-1 operator×1.30
SpectrumKu/C-band×1.32
ScarcityCongestion score 48×1.24
License / BIUBrought into use (in-orbit + FCC record) · US market access×1.10
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
68.6°W1.4°138$81M
71.8°W1.8°248$83M
72°W2.0°245$82M
67.8°W2.2°123n/c
72.7°W2.7°143$91M
67.1°W2.9°238$133M
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.

$164M
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 10.1% · Sep 23, 2026
Bids
$158M
91 MHz
$154M
60 MHz
$149M
30 MHz
Asks
$175M
73 MHz
$179M
54 MHz
$183M
36 MHz

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.