A Permanent Earth Station (PES) is a satellite earth station operating from a permanent, specified location to a satellite, normally one which is in geostationary orbit. A PES is typically used to provide telephony and data backhaul, broadcast feeder links, private corporate networks or satellite telecommand and control.
A Satellite (Permanent Earth Station) licence is often referred to as a site licence or shell licence for permanent earth stations. The licence can incorporate any number of permanent earth stations that are located within 500 metres of a nominated centre point for the licence.
To apply for individual permanent earth station deployments for a site licence, please specify each one in a separate spreadsheet that you can request by emailing spectrum.licensing@ofcom.org.uk. For licensing purposes, an earth station deployment is a unique path between an earth station and a satellite. A separate spreadsheet is required to define each earth station deployment. If you wish to modify the technical parameters of an existing earth station deployment on a licence, please request a copy of the spreadsheet containing the parameters of the existing deployment.
Apply for the Issue or Variation of a PES licence (PDF, 334.6 KB)
PES Licensing procedures manual (PDF, 128.1 KB)
