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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Dec-2022 20:36:38 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} US #FCC partially grants #SpaceX request to launch its #Starlink Gen2 satellites, places some stringent requirements https://gizmodo.com/fcc-spacex-partial-approval-starlink-gen2-1849847371 [gizmodo com]
I am glad to see that the FCC is finally not just acting as a corporate rubber-stamping machine. I think that it shouldn't take 7,500 of these satellites to figure out that SpaceX's request is too many in one operator's hands, but maybe this will open their eyes.