More Satellite Operators Seek Five-Year Disposal Rule Tweaks
More satellite operators are backing a five-year post-mission disposal requirement, with suggested modifications to the FCC proposal. In a docket 18-313 post Tuesday, OneWeb, EchoStar, Iridium and SES/O3b urged the agency to add language recognizing there can be waivers from…
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the five-year rule and to lay out criteria for evaluating those waiver requests. They said there can be good cause for not being able to meet the five-year rule, such as an anomaly or other event beyond the operator’s control. Amazon's Kuiper and SpaceX also are seeking tweaks to the proposed rule (see 2209190073).