SpaceX Says Criticisms 'Conceived on the Fly'; Dish Seeks Clarity

Ignore the "untested and uniquely onerous requirements ... conceived on the fly" by opponents to SpaceX's pending license modification request, company officials told FCC International Bureau Chief Tom Sullivan in a filing Thursday. A lower orbit for 2,800 satellites is inherently a safer altitude due to more orbital drag, it said. Dish Network said SpaceX acknowledged it likely will violate FCC and ITU equivalent power flux density limits for protection of direct broadcast satellite service. It said SpaceX still hasn't been clear on whether it will use overlapping co-frequency satellite beams. SpaceX didn't comment Friday.