SpaceX has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking "special temporary authority" to recover the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket after it is launched from Vandenberg. The request is being made to the FCC because the operation would require communication transmission from an antenna at the landing site to the rocket after landing. The application was filed on July 4th. SpaceX is asking for a six-month window of operation: September 5, 2018 - March 5, 2019.