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Amazon’s FCC license requires half of its 3,236-satellite constellation to be in orbit by July 2026.
SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to deploy up to one million satellites for an Orbital Data Center network.
The Federal Communications Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 5 to explore new spectrum to support telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) for emerging space applications.
The FCC’s NPRM identifies use cases such as orbital labs, in-orbit satellite repairs, and commercial space stations as requiring new TT&C spectrum.
If the FCC adopts the NPRM, the commission would initiate a proceeding to take comment on multiple issues related to TT&C spectrum and would propose adding an Earth-to-space allocation in the 2320–2345 MHz band.
FCC Chair Brendnan Carr connected activities like repairing a satellite in orbit and conducting pharmaceutical research in space to the need for secure radio signals for control and basic operations.
The FCC is seeking to make more spectrum available to support telemetry, tracking, and command for emerging space applications, a category it referred to as "weird space stuff."
Brendan Carr is the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC is seeking comment on international market access for U.S. satellite operators.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is concerned about the EU Space Act and its implications for U.S. satellite operators.
Approximately one-fourth of the over 200 satellite systems approved by the FCC are licensed by foreign administrations.
The FCC opened a comment period on March 3 requesting feedback on current satellite market access and reciprocity in foreign countries and how those conditions are expected to evolve.
The proposed FCC requirements would condition access to spectrum licenses on compliance with operational requirements unrelated to radiofrequency communications.
SpaceX’s January 2026 FCC filing implies a one-million-satellite AI inference constellation with an optimistic capital commitment on the order of $60 billion at $50,000 per satellite.
The Federal Communications Commission implemented a five-year deorbit rule in 2022.
Logos Space plans a constellation of 4,178 satellites targeting jam- and interference-resistant multigigabit connectivity and secured FCC approval to operate in the Ka-, Q-, and V-bands.
Amazon filed with the Federal Communications Commission for a two-year extension of a pending July milestone to have half of its 3,232-satellite constellation deployed.
Starlink began 2026 with roughly 9,500 working satellites in orbit and Federal Communications Commission approval for an additional 7,500 satellites.
SpaceX filed plans for an orbital data center satellite constellation with the FCC.
SpaceX filed an application with the FCC for an orbital data center constellation of up to one million satellites operating in sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits between 500 and 2,000 kilometers.