NGSOs Should Need to Share Real-Time Beam Pointing Info, SpaceX Says

As part of FCC updates to parts 2 and 25 rules, SpaceX is recommending the agency require non-geostationary (NGSO) system operators share real-time beam pointing information through a neutral third-party clearinghouse as a way to avoid false in-line events. In docket 16-408 ex parte filing posted Friday, the company also said it recommended to International Bureau representatives that the agency adopt on-axis and off-axis equivalent isotropically radiated power limits for uplinks from all NGSO earth stations as a route to facilitation of sharing. And it said the FCC should clarify how it will process NGSO applicants' future requests for modifying their constellations, such as for the launch of more satellites than those reflected in their applications.