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U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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Rosemary Harold, chief of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, directs aggressive enforcement of FCC requirements that companies seek authorization prior to deploying and operating communications satellites and earth stations to protect against radio interference and collisions.

Mentioned as: FCCTechnical ProductDec 20, 2018FCC fines Swarm $900,000 for unauthorized smallsat launch

The $900,000 penalty follows FCC fines as high as $120,000,000 imposed earlier the same year on spoofed robocall operations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative FinancialDec 20, 2018FCC fines Swarm $900,000 for unauthorized smallsat launch

The FCC closed its comment window on 2018-12-11 for a notice of proposed rulemaking exploring how to open satellite C-band spectrum to more uses.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipDec 12, 2018C-Band Alliance members promise to buy American for new satellites under C-band plan

The Federal Communications Commission included discussion of large-satellite deployment management and a request for comments in a notice of proposed rulemaking unanimously approved at its 2018-11-15 meeting.

Mentioned as: the federal communications commissionTechnical ProductNov 30, 2018Dedicated rideshare Falcon 9 launch raises satellite tracking concerns

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved LeoSat’s constellation 2018-11.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 28, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | LeoSat optimistic on regulatory progress • Russia plans IoT constellation • SSTL starts lunar comms mission

The FCC application seeks an experimental communications license to cover transmissions to and from an unspecified vertical takeoff, vertical landing vehicle that SpaceX plans to fly at its launch site near Brownsville, Texas.

Mentioned as: FCCTechnical ProductNov 23, 2018FCC license application sheds light on SpaceX vehicle testing plans

The FCC license application is dated 2018-11-19 and was posted on a publicly accessible FCC database on 2018-11-21.

Mentioned as: FCCTechnical ProductNov 23, 2018FCC license application sheds light on SpaceX vehicle testing plans

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on 2018-11-15 to approve four proposed satellite constellations authorizing nearly 8,000 small telecommunications satellites to serve U.S. entities from low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 21, 2018Small satellite industry stepping up advocacy in Washington

The FCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that assesses ways to modernize rules the agency established in 2004 when it first started requiring debris mitigation plans from companies serving U.S. telecom satellite customers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Narrative GeneralNov 16, 2018FCC moves forward with orbital debris reform amid soul-searching about its responsibilities

Telesat received FCC approval last year for a 117-satellite Ka-band constellation.

Mentioned as: FCCTechnical ProductNov 15, 2018FCC approves SpaceX, Telesat, LeoSat and Kepler internet constellations

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on 2018-11-15 to approve four proposed satellite constellations authorizing nearly 8,000 small telecommunications satellites to serve U.S. entities from low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 15, 2018FCC approves SpaceX, Telesat, LeoSat and Kepler internet constellations

SpaceX launched two prototype satellites in February prior to gaining FCC approval for an initial 4,425-satellite Ku- and Ka-band constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 15, 2018FCC approves SpaceX, Telesat, LeoSat and Kepler internet constellations

The number of satellites approved in the 2018-11-15 FCC action nearly equals the 8,126 objects that have been launched into space since Sputnik in 1957.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Technical ProductNov 15, 2018FCC approves SpaceX, Telesat, LeoSat and Kepler internet constellations

SpaceX received U.S. Federal Communications Commission approval in March to launch 4,425 Starlink satellites to altitudes of 1,110 to 1,325 km.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 15, 2018Will megaconstellations cause a dangerous spike in orbital debris?

Kepler Communications, a Canadian startup, received FCC approval for a 140-satellite Ku-band constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 15, 2018FCC approves SpaceX, Telesat, LeoSat and Kepler internet constellations

SpaceX is seeking FCC permission for an additional 7,518 Starlink satellites in very low Earth orbit at altitudes of 335 to 346 km.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 15, 2018Will megaconstellations cause a dangerous spike in orbital debris?

SpaceX of Hawthorne, California received FCC approval to expand a constellation in the V-band with 7,518 satellites constituting a very low Earth orbit constellation that would operate slightly below 350 km.

Mentioned as: fccTechnical ProductNov 15, 2018FCC approves SpaceX, Telesat, LeoSat and Kepler internet constellations

LeoSat, a company licensed from the Netherlands, received FCC approval for a 78-satellite Ka-band constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Org RelationshipNov 15, 2018FCC approves SpaceX, Telesat, LeoSat and Kepler internet constellations

OneWeb is requesting FCC approval to launch 1,980 broadband satellites to an altitude of 1,200 km and 2,560 satellites into medium Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: fccTechnical ProductNov 15, 2018Will megaconstellations cause a dangerous spike in orbital debris?

The Federal Communications Commission voted in July to open C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg wireless communications.

Mentioned as: Federal Communications CommissionTechnical ProductNov 14, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Senators join C-band discussion • GSLV launches Indian satellite • Thales Alenia Space teams with ONERA
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