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The Federal Communications Commission’s 5-Year Rule mandates that satellites deorbit within five years of mission completion for satellites operating above 400 kilometers.
The Federal Communications Commission plans to retire legacy Part 25 rules in favor of a modular Part 100 framework.
The FCC characterizes the artisanal licensing model as obsolete for operators deploying constellations in the thousands.
The Presumed Acceptable Framework anchors the FCC’s approach to processing satellite applications.
Amazon requested a 24-month extension from the FCC in late January to fulfill its license mandate of 3,236 satellites.
The FCC intends to eliminate surety bond requirements for constellations with fewer than 200 satellites provided those constellations are not part of a specific processing round.
Dr. Jay Schwarz is Chief of the Federal Communications Commission Space Bureau.
SpaceX requested waivers of standard FCC regulations, including exemptions from typical deployment milestones and surety bond requirements for non-geostationary orbit systems.
The FCC is retrofitting its internal processes to manage high-volume satellite licensing and expects operators to standardize filings to match that cadence.
The FCC is establishing rigid technical envelopes for power levels, orbital debris, and spectrum usage to streamline approvals.
Amazon requested a 24-month extension from the Federal Communications Commission to meet deployment milestones for Amazon Leo, citing a global shortage of heavy-lift capacity.
Amazon requested an extension or waiver from the FCC for the requirement to have 50% of the Amazon Leo constellation launched by July 30.
Amazon requested an extension from the FCC for the milestone requiring 50% of its constellation to be deployed by July 30.
Logos Space’s original FCC application requested authority for 3,960 satellites and was later amended.
Under Chairman Brendan Carr the FCC has moved toward a streamlined assembly-line approach for licensing mega-constellations to reduce backlogs and maintain U.S. leadership in space technology.
SpaceX submitted a request to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to license an orbital data center consisting of 1 million satellites.
The FCC approval authorizes Logos Space to deploy a constellation of 3,960 broadband satellites.
On February 5, 2026 the Federal Communications Commission granted Logos Space Services, Inc. authority to construct, launch, and operate a non-geostationary orbit satellite system.
The Federal Communications Commission granted Logos Space a license to deploy a 4,178-satellite low Earth orbit constellation.
The FCC’s decision on the Logos application followed extensive technical reviews to assess potential harmful interference with existing satellite systems and undue risk of orbital debris.