FCC Modifies SpaceX's NGSO Constellation Authorization

摘要

The FCC's International Bureau released an order and authorization recently modifying Space Exploration Holdings LLC's (SpaceX) previously authorized constellation of 4,425 non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites in the Ku - and Ka - bands. "Specifically, we authorize SpaceX to slightly reduce the number of satellites in this constellation, to operate a substantial portion of these satellites at a lower orbital altitude than previously authorized, and to include the use of Ku-band gateway earth stations for fewer than 75 of these lower-altitude satellites," the bureau said in the item in IBFS file no. SAT-MOD-20181108-00083. "Grant of this modification will allow SpaceX to make efficient use of valuable spectrum resources more safely, quickly, and cost-effectively as it initiates a new gen- eration of broadband services available to customers worldwide, including those in areas previously under-served or even totally unserved by other broadband solutions."