The FCC International Bureau granted Orbcomm’s application to modify its...
The FCC International Bureau granted Orbcomm’s application to modify its authorization for a non-voice, non-geostationary mobile satellite service system. It permitted Orbcomm to modify the target orbital inclination of one satellite from 51.6 degrees to 51.7 degrees, the bureau said…
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in a public notice (http://xrl.us/bnsry8). The bureau also granted the company a waiver of a condition that “requires Orbcomm to complete construction of and launch the first two next-generation satellites,” it said. The waiver is limited to extending authority “to launch and operate with respect to the one satellite proposed for imminent launch.” The bureau also granted special temporary authority to Iridium and EchoStar. Iridium was given 60 days to continue to co-locate a spare in-orbit satellite with another satellite in its orbital constellation, the public notice said. EchoStar has 30 days to continue providing direct broadcast satellite service “via EchoStar 6 at 76.95 degrees west using the 17.3-17.8 GHz and 12.2-12.7 GHz frequency bands.”