Citing NOAA, SpaceX Yanks Video Feed on Iridium Launch
Pointing to unspecified NOAA "restrictions," SpaceX cut short live video streaming of a Friday Falcon 9 rocket launch carrying a set of Iridium Next satellites. The company emailed it stopped the video streaming just before second-stage engine shutdown. It said…
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it was "working with NOAA to address these restrictions" with the goal of resuming live streaming from orbit in the future. The video feed from the company's publicized "Starman" launch in February was potentially in violation of NOAA rules on remote space sensing systems (see 1803160037). NOAA didn't comment Friday. Iridium said Friday the company passed a million subscribers. It said the $3 billion constellation should be complete later this year, with three more launches planned.