Welcome to the
Space Plans section of the ITU website. Here you will find information concerning planned satellite networks. In particular, information related to provisions for space services subject to a Plan under Appendices
30,
30A and
30B of the
Radio Regulations. These pages have been prepared to assist a broad range of clients such as administrations, satellite network operators and service providers. News and updates to these pages can be found on the
What's New page.
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2000 (WRC-2000) revised the Broadcasting-Satellite Service (BSS) downlink Plan and associated feeder-link Plans for countries in Regions 1 and 3. The Conference also created a BSS downlink List and associated feeder link Lists for countries in Regions 1 and 3.
The
World Radiocommunication Conference, Geneva, 2003 (WRC-03) revised Appendices
30 and
30A to the Radio Regulations. In accordance with Resolution
546 (WRC-03), the revised Appendices
30 and
30A entered into force on 5 July 2003 with the exception of the footnotes to § 4.1.5, 4.1.15, 4.2.8 and 4.2.19 and the revised Annexes. Those footnotes entered into force on 1 August 2003 and the revised Annexes entered into force on 1 January 2004.
The World Radiocommunication Conference, Geneva, 2007 (WRC-07) adopted the revised provisions and associated Plan for the fixed-satellite service (FSS), as contained in Appendix 30B (Rev.WRC-07). In accordance with resolves 4 of Resolution 149 (WRC-07), the Bureau will use the revised Appendix 30B in its examination of submissions under that Appendix received on and after 17 November 2007, as well as submissions received before but not yet processed at that time.
The World Radiocommunication Conference, Sharm el-Sheikh, 2019 (WRC-19) adopted Resolution 559 to provide some Administrations of Regions 1 and 3 with the possibility to submit new frequency assignments to replace their degraded national frequency assignments in the Appendices 30 and 30A Plans. 41 Administrations have successfully applied this Resolution and obtained new frequency assignments in the Plans at the World Radiocommunication Conference, Dubai, 2023 (WRC-23).
WRC-23 also modified Appendices 30 and 30A provisions in Regions 1 and 3 and Appendix 30B so that any degradation to the reference situation of Regions 1 & 3 Plan assignments or of allotments beyond the allowable tolerance shall be subject to an explicit agreement from the potentially affected administrations.
Any modifications or amendments to the Plans or Lists should be submitted to the ITU-R in electronic format. Submissions under Article 4 of Appendices
30 and
30A and under Article 6 of Appendix
30B shall be based on Annexes 2 of Appendix
4. For further information, see the
FAQ.
