Statement on NSF and SpaceX Radio Spectrum Coordination Agreement

Statement on NSF and SpaceX Radio Spectrum Coordination Agreement

In late May, SpaceX launched its first 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. SpaceX plans to launch a much larger satellite constellation into low-Earth orbit with the goal of providing terrestrial internet service. The operation of these satellites will utilize frequencies that neighbor some radio astronomy assets in the 10.6 - 10.7 GHz band. SpaceX coordinated with NSF and its radio astronomy observatories regarding potential interference from their use of the radio spectrum. After working ...

More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298678&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click

This is an NSF News item.

Published June 05, 2019 at 03:20AM
Read more at nsf.gov