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The FCC’s Report and Order requires satellites ending their mission in or passing through Low Earth Orbit below 2,0 m altitude to deorbit as soon as practicable but no later than 5 years after mission completion.
The bipartisan leadership of the House Science Committee asked the FCC to delay consideration of the five-year deorbiting proposal in a 2022-09-27 letter to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.
The House Science Committee leaders questioned whether the FCC has the authority to promulgate a five-year deorbiting rule, repeating concerns the committee raised in 2020.
The Federal Communications Commission will take up a proposal at its 2022-09-29 open meeting to set a five-year deadline for deorbiting low Earth orbit satellites.
Commissioner Nathan Simington viewed the FCC rule as an opportunity to create a de facto global standard by extending U.S. orbital debris rules to operators seeking U.S. market access.
Lynk received the world’s first satellite-direct-to-phone commercial license from the Federal Communications Commission.
Bipartisan leadership of the House Science Committee sent a letter on 2022-09-27 calling on the FCC to delay consideration of the rule due to questions about the FCC’s authority to regulate orbital debris and concerns about coordination with other agencies.
On 2022-08-10, the FCC terminated $900,000,000 in rural subsidies intended to help SpaceX expand high-speed broadband to unserved homes and businesses in the United States.
Amazon must deploy half of Project Kuiper by 2026 under its FCC license.
The Federal Communications Commission approved Lynk Global’s plan for an initial 10 pizza-box-shaped satellites designed to deliver basic connectivity directly to standard mobile phones from low Earth orbit.
AST SpaceMobile plans to test voice and video applications with the BlueWalker 3 prototype under an experimental license from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Morpheus Space completed its Series A funding round before the Federal Communications Commission issued a draft order on 2022-09-08 setting a five-year rule for disposal of satellites in low Earth orbit.
The FCC offers streamlined licensing with cost savings in application fees of over $440,000 for commercial smallSats that can deorbit within six years of launch.
The Federal Communications Commission authorized Ligado Networks in 2020 to develop a 0.005 kg cellular service by repurposing a portion of L-band radio spectrum adjacent to GPS and Iridium bands.
The FCC delayed consideration of a similar post-mission disposal rule in April 2020 to solicit more feedback on changing the 25-year guideline and on measures such as a performance bond.
The Federal Communications Commission issued a draft order on 2022-09-08 setting a five-year rule for post-mission disposal of LEO satellites.
The Federal Communications Commission will take up the draft five-year post-mission disposal order at its 2022-09-29 open meeting.
Intelsat is in line for nearly $5,000,000,000 in total from the Federal Communications Commission if it meets the regulator’s final December 2023 spectrum clearing deadline.
Royal Caribbean Group vice president of operational excellence John Maya sent a 2022-06-10 letter to the Federal Communications Commission stating that the satellite provider landscape had been largely static in capacity and innovation during the previous two years.
SpaceX received permission from the Federal Communications Commission on 2022-06-30 to provide Starlink services to boats, aircraft, and vehicles on the move.