diff --git a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java
index 200dc75..6e8971e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java
+++ b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 import com.android.internal.telephony.ims.ImsResolver;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.imsphone.ImsPhone;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.imsphone.ImsPhoneCallTracker;
+import com.android.internal.telephony.satellite.SatelliteServiceController;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.uicc.UiccPort;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.uicc.UiccProfile;
 import com.android.internal.util.IndentingPrintWriter;
@@ -510,6 +511,10 @@
             // status bar icons and control other status bar behavior.
             notificationMgr = NotificationMgr.init(this);
 
+            // Create the SatelliteServiceController singleton, which is used to manage connections
+            // to the satellite service.
+            SatelliteServiceController.make(this);
+
             // Create an instance of CdmaPhoneCallState and initialize it to IDLE
             cdmaPhoneCallState = new CdmaPhoneCallState();
             cdmaPhoneCallState.CdmaPhoneCallStateInit();
diff --git a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java
index 901c8b2..b8b5834 100644
--- a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java
@@ -13417,10 +13417,10 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Request to get the time after which the satellite will next be visible
+     * Request to get the time after which the satellite will be visible
      *
-     * @param subId The subId to get the time after which the satellite will next be visible for.
-     * @param result The result receiver that returns the time after which the satellite will next
+     * @param subId The subId to get the time after which the satellite will be visible for.
+     * @param result The result receiver that returns the time after which the satellite will
      *               be visible if the request is successful or an error code if the request failed.
      *
      * @throws SecurityException if the caller doesn't have the required permission.