SES Seeks OK to Decommission AMC-10 Satellite
SES' AMC-10 satellite was built before current FCC orbital debris mitigation rules took effect in 2004, and its oxidizer tanks can't be vented in decommissioning, the company said in an International Bureau filing Tuesday seeking waiver of orbital debris mitigation…
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requirements. It said the license term for the C-band satellite, at 135 degrees west, expires May 4. The company plans to begin moving it to a higher, graveyard orbit before then.