SpaceX Seeks ESIM Blanket License for Broadband Receivers

SpaceX, which has a blanket authorization for up to 1 million end-user earth stations to communicate with its non-geostationary orbit broadband constellation, asked the FCC International Bureau for OK for those earth stations to deploy as vehicle-mounted earth stations, earth stations on vessels and earth stations aboard aircraft. An application Friday said those earth stations in motion would have the same transmit power, gain and effective isotropic radiated power as the authorized user terminals. Pending before the bureau is SpaceX's request for its blanket earth station license to expanded from 1 million to 5 million (see 2008030004).