FCC Must Be Flexible on Ephemeris Data Sharing, Planet Labs Says

Non-geostationary orbit satellite operators should have to share ephemeris data, such as current and predicted location, as a route to avoiding in-line interference, but the FCC needs to be flexible about how that data sharing happens and not require the operators to be part of any particular data-sharing organization, Planet Labs Director-Launch and Regulatory Affairs Mike Safyan told International Bureau personnel, according to an ex parte filing posted Friday in docket 16-408. The agency is looking at proposed ephemeris data sharing requirements as part of its Part 2 and 25 rules update NPRM (see 1612150066).