Astranis Opposes GSO Bond, Indemnification Mandate

Existing orbital debris mitigation and satellite end-of-life requirements for geostationary operations have worked well for years, so there's no need for additional economic measures on GSO operators, such as the proposed post-mission disposal bond, Astranis representatives told an aide to acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, per a docket 18-313 filing Monday. The bond and proposed indemnification requirement would undermine commercial space industry innovation and wouldn't give GSO operators more incentive to successfully dispose of satellites, it said.