SpaceX, Reaffirming First NGSO Status, Disputes Kepler, OneWeb Rival Claims
OneWeb and Kepler also tried to claim the status of being the first operational non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) constellation in the FCC's Ku- and Ka-band processing round (see here and here), but they're premature, SpaceX said in an International Bureau posting…
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Thursday. It said both launched satellites and have U.S. market access, but neither apparently had a licensed Ku-band earth station operating in the U.S. when they claimed they were capable of operation. SpaceX said its NGSO satellites have been communicating with its earth stations since the May 23 launch. SpaceX previously told the bureau it should have first choice on Ku-band frequencies during in-line events because of being the first Ku-band NGSO constellation in the Ku- and Ka-band processing round to operate (see 1906130002). OneWeb and Kepler didn't comment Friday.