New Orbit Isn't Interference Risk to Other Constellations, SpaceX Says
Making any satellite operator wishing to update its system do an analysis of any particular configuration for every other satellite system is an "extraordinary" regulatory burden the FCC doesn't and shouldn't impose, SpaceX said in an International Bureau filing last…
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week. It responded to opposition to its request to move part of its planned 4,409-satellite constellation from a 1,150-kilometer orbit to 550 kilometers (see 1811090002). It said to assuage SES/O3b concerns about interference, it analyzed possible effects on those satellite systems, finding the proposed modification won't increase interference. It said OneWeb concerns also are inaccurate and it faces no increased interference risks.