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U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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The FCC granted SpaceX conditional approval to launch 7,500 Gen 2 Starlink satellites while deferring action on the rest of a proposed 30,000-satellite Gen 2 constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative GeneralDec 8, 2022SpaceX requests permission for direct-to-smartphone service

SES is launching five satellites as part of an FCC program to clear a portion of the C-band spectrum to enable wireless operators to deploy 0.005 kg services across the contiguous United States.

Mentioned as: fccTechnical ProductDec 5, 2022SES-21 Satellite Becomes Operational to Provide 5G Services to the US

Satellite operators, including SES, were tasked by the FCC to clear the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum throughout the contiguous United States by December 2023.

Mentioned as: FCCTechnical ProductDec 5, 2022SES-21 Satellite Becomes Operational to Provide 5G Services to the US

SpaceX no longer plans to deploy a 2022-09-07,518-satellite V-band system that had previously been authorized by the FCC.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipDec 2, 2022FCC grants partial approval for Starlink second-generation constellation

The Federal Communications Commission partially approved SpaceX’s application for the second generation of its Starlink constellation on 2023-12-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative GeneralDec 2, 2022FCC grants partial approval for Starlink second-generation constellation

The FCC required SpaceX to work with the National Science Foundation and specific observatories to mitigate interference with radio and optical astronomical observations.

Mentioned as: FCCOrg RelationshipDec 2, 2022FCC grants partial approval for Starlink second-generation constellation

The FCC authorized SpaceX to launch 7,500 satellites of its proposed Gen2 Starlink constellation.

Mentioned as: fccTechnical ProductDec 2, 2022FCC grants partial approval for Starlink second-generation constellation

The FCC requires Gen2 Starlink satellites to comply with the September 2023 rule requiring low Earth orbit satellites to deorbit no more than five years after end of life, including in cases of failed satellites unable to deorbit on their own.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative GeneralDec 2, 2022FCC grants partial approval for Starlink second-generation constellation

The FCC determined that its partial authorization for 7,500 Gen2 satellites does not increase the total number of satellites SpaceX is authorized to deploy compared to prior authorizations and slightly reduces that total.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative GeneralDec 2, 2022FCC grants partial approval for Starlink second-generation constellation

SES is launching five satellites as part of an FCC program to clear a portion of C-band spectrum to enable wireless operators to deploy 0.005 kg services across the contiguous United States.

Mentioned as: fccTechnical ProductDec 1, 2022SES-21 now operational to serve CONUS

SES is launching five satellites as part of an FCC program to clear a portion of C-band spectrum to enable wireless operators to deploy 0.005 kg services across the contiguous United States.

Mentioned as: fccTechnical ProductDec 1, 2022SES-21 Goes Operational to Serve the United States

The Federal Communications Commission tasked satellite operators, including SES, to clear the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum throughout the contiguous United States by December 2023.

Mentioned as: Federal Communications CommissionTechnical ProductDec 1, 2022SES-21 now operational to serve CONUS

Satellite operators including SES have been tasked by the Federal Communications Commission to clear the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum throughout the contiguous United States by December 2023.

Mentioned as: Federal Communications CommissionTechnical ProductDec 1, 2022SES-21 Goes Operational to Serve the United States

A Federal Communications Commission application sought a telemetry license in September for an Electron launch of Capella-9 and Capella-10 from LC-2 between December 2022 and June 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 25, 2022Rocket Lab to launch remaining NASA TROPICS satellites

Intelsat stands to receive nearly $5,000,000,000 from the Federal Communications Commission for clearing C-band spectrum by 2023-12-05.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 14, 2022SpaceX launches a pair of Intelsat satellites on expendable Falcon 9

SES is ahead of schedule to meet the Federal Communications Commission's 2023-12-05 C-band clearing deadline in the United States.

Mentioned as: Federal Communications CommissionOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2022O3b mPower service debut pushed later into 2023

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel plans to reorganize the Federal Communications Commission and create a bureau devoted to space systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative GeneralNov 3, 2022FCC proposes new bureau for space activities

Recent satellite launches give SES a clear line of sight to receiving $3,000,000,000 in proceeds from the Federal Communications Commission by meeting the FCC's 2023-12-05 deadline.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 3, 2022O3b mPower service debut pushed later into 2023

Jessica Rosenworcel announced her intent to reorganize the FCC on 2022-11-03 at a Satellite Industry Association event.

Mentioned as: fccTechnical ProductNov 3, 2022FCC proposes new bureau for space activities

SES’s statement of issues will argue that Intelsat’s bankruptcy court erred in holding that the plain language of the SES and Intelsat Consortium Agreement mandated a 50/50 split of the FCC’s incentive payments and unambiguously excluded billions of dollars in incentive payments awarded based on Intelsat’s joint work with SES.

Mentioned as: FCCTechnical ProductOct 31, 2022The Forrester Digest: SES outlines their Intelsat appeal to the appeals court
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