The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the U.S. government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, Wi-Fi, satellite, and cable. Within the space industry, the FCC, particularly through its Space Bureau, leads policy and licensing matters related to satellite and space-based communications activities. It authorizes satellite and earth station systems, streamlines regulatory processes, and fosters efficient use of spectrum and orbital resources, coordinating with other agencies on space policy. The FCC also regulates space launch operations and orbital debris mitigation.
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SpaceX currently has Federal Communications Commission approval to deploy 4,408 satellites to low Earth orbit at an altitude of around 550 km.
More than 100,000 additional satellites have been proposed, with nearly 40,000 proposed to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in November 2021 alone.
Intelsat expects to receive $4,870,000,000 of accelerated relocation payments in connection with the C-band spectrum clearing project, with $1,200,000,000 of that total already approved by the Federal Communications Commission for anticipated receipt in January.
SES is seeking to clear 280 MHz of the C-band spectrum to help meet the Federal Communications Commission’s objective to quickly roll out 0.005 kg services across the United States.
The Federal Communications Commission approved a new Starlink antenna on 2021-11-10.
In a 2021-11-10 filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, SpaceX indicated about 140,000 users worldwide are using Starlink.
The Federal Communications Commission validated the completion of activities necessary for vacating a 120 MHz swath of C-band spectrum by 2021-12-05 under Phase I of its accelerated schedule.
Intelsat and SES unlocked more than $2,000,000,000 in combined proceeds from the Federal Communications Commission for clearing C-band spectrum.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved 16,447 satellites within constellations to date.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved 16,447 satellites within constellations and has pending applications for an additional 64,816 satellites.
Astra filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission on 2021-11-04 for a constellation of 13,620 satellites operating in V-band.
Astra Space filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission on 2021-11-04 to deploy a constellation of more than 13,600 satellites to provide broadband services.
The Federal Communications Commission has approved Boeing’s application to develop and operate 147 non-geostationary (NGSO) broadband satellites.
The Federal Communications Commission has delayed updating collision avoidance maneuver requirements after NASA recommended that constellations larger than 25 spacecraft and flying above 420 km be required to have propulsion systems.
Hiber notified the Federal Communications Commission that it was surrendering a license to operate a constellation of 24 smallsats to provide IoT services.
Elon Musk has applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for permission to launch planned Starlink satellites in batches of up to 400 on Starship rockets.
Elon Musk has applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to slightly modify the orbits of around 30,000 planned Starlink satellites to boost coverage and operational efficiencies.
SpaceX sent an 2021-08-31 letter to the Federal Communications Commission accusing Amazon of using attempts to block the amended Gen 2 plans as a delay tactic to slow down competition.
In July 2020 the Federal Communications Commission permitted Project Kuiper to launch 3,236 satellites conditional on showing how Project Kuiper will address radio-frequency interference and orbital debris concerns.
Intelsat contends the C-Band Alliance agreement was invalidated when the Federal Communications Commission decided to run an auction for the spectrum instead of a process managed by C-Band Alliance members.