SpaceX Urges Launch Spectrum Coordination Window of 5-10 Days
The FCC can grease the path for increased numbers of commercial space launches if it requires launch operators to submit launch spectrum coordination information to a third-party coordinator five to 10 days before launch, according to SpaceX. In a docket…
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13-115 filing Friday recapping meetings with FCC Wireless Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology staff, SpaceX said many satellites lack launch windows until 10 days prior, so requiring initial coordination to start 60-80 days before launch would increase administrative burdens and uncertainty. SpaceX said a spectrum coordination time frame of 60-80 days would have meant 17 to 20 re-coordination efforts per launch for SpaceX in 2024 -- several times more than what would be required in a time frame of five to 10 days.