FCC Proposes Further Spectrum for Space Launch Activities
The FCC is considering reallocating the 2360-2395 MHz band on a secondary basis for space launch operations, the agency said Thursday. Letting companies conduct launch activities without requesting special temporary authority for each launch "will provide certainty and predictability for…
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commercial space launches," it said. The draft order circulated Tuesday, and the commission said Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel was trying to get a vote on it before the Dec. 25 statutory deadline set in the Launch Communications Act, which was signed into law in September (see 2409270060). The 2360-2395 MHz swath would come atop the 2025-2110 MHz and 2200-2290 MHz allocations for space launch activities the commissioners approved this fall (see 2309210055).