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SpaceX submitted an application to the Federal Communications Commission on January 30 to deploy a constellation of up to one million satellites dedicated to space-based data processing.
The Federal Communications Commission is led by Chairman Brendan Carr.
The FCC has historically granted mega-constellation licenses in smaller tranches, including a 7,500-satellite authorization granted to SpaceX earlier this month.
Tim Farrar, President of TMF Associates, considers SpaceX’s FCC filing to be rushed and likely a narrative tool related to SpaceX’s upcoming initial public offering.
Pending FCC approval, SpaceX intends to use its Starship launch vehicle to deploy the initial shells of the data center constellation.
Industry reports link the timing of SpaceX’s FCC filing with a potential merger between SpaceX and xAI.
Amazon contracted an additional 10 launches on SpaceX's Falcon 9 to deploy its Amazon LEO constellation in a filing with the FCC.
The Commercial Space Act of 2026 aims to establish the Department of Commerce as a one-stop regulatory shop for novel space activities not currently under FAA or FCC jurisdiction.
As of August 3, 2017, a mapping guess associated FCC mission M1334 with an SES-11 launch from Florida with ASDS recovery listed as a possibility.
As of July 27, 2017, SpaceX filed an FCC permit application for a launch with ASDS landing from SLC-40 with mission number 1373 and NET October 14, 2017.
FCC mission identifier M1334 was assigned to the BulgariaSat-1 mission.
As of January 9, 2026, an FCC filing referenced short-duration telemetry and command RF functional checks at the Falcon Heavy Launch Pad SLC-39A and the SpaceX Payload Processing Facility for a Boeing 702MP+ bus with a 2026-03-27 to 2026-09-27 test window.
The FCC is voting on GN Docket No. 25-149 at the same Open Meeting to codify and simplify foreign ownership rules for trusted partners and allied jurisdictions.
If an applicant cannot produce a clean Schedule A attestation because beneficial ownership cannot be verified or control is obscured, the FCC has an expedited pathway to dismiss or revoke authorization.
The FCC’s new Foreign Adversary Control framework introduces a 5 percent disclosure floor for any direct or indirect equity or voting interest associated with a designated foreign adversary once an entity attests that it is subject to such control.
The FCC delegates streamlined revocation authority to the Enforcement Bureau to address authorizations that fail to meet the new disclosure requirements.
The IAU and NSF NOIRLab are expected to continue monitoring the Project Kuiper constellation as Amazon increases launch cadence toward an FCC mid-2026 deployment milestone.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on GN Docket No. 25-166 at its Open Meeting on January 29.
For U.S. and allied operators, a clean Schedule A filing becomes a marketable asset under the new FCC framework.
Schedule A attestations must be submitted through the FCC’s consolidated Foreign Adversary Control System (FACS) portal.