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O3b Files Bond for Additional Satellites Given FCC OK

O3b filed a $1.67 million bond with the FCC for 26 additional satellites operating in two more frequencies and for two more orbital planes to be added to its constellation. The bond, posted Wednesday, says the company -- part of…

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SES -- commits to having at least 50 percent of its satellites authorized by the agency in operation no later than Feb. 28, 2024. The O3b request -- for additional satellites to be granted U.S. market access, but that number reduced from what it originally had sought OK for (see 1801100044) -- was granted in part last month.