Dish Suggests Conditions for SpaceX License Mod OK; SES Continues Objections

Any FCC approval of SpaceX's pending license modification allowing a lower orbit for more than 2,800 proposed satellites (see 2004200003) at least should require SpaceX not to use more than one satellite beam from any of its satellites in the same frequency in the same or overlapping areas at a time, Dish Network said in a docket 20-443 posting Wednesday. SpaceX also should submit under a protective order enough information about its operations to let direct broadcast satellite licensees assess its compliance with the condition, Dish said. It said SpaceX also should acknowledge the risk that it might have to cease operations due to FCC actions on related matters, such as the 12 GHz rulemaking and SpaceX's petition for designation as an eligible telecom carrier. SpaceX didn't comment. SES, in an ex parte post, recapped a talk with Commissioner Geoffrey Starks in which CEO Steve Collar repeated the company's arguments (see 2103240009) that the license modification is a major system redesign and should be handled as a new filing in the non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) processing round that closed in May. Collar also said the pending Further NPRM on out-of-band emissions from NGSO earth station in motion operations in the 27.5-28.35 GHz band should extend OOBE limits already in place for geostationary ESIMs and GSO and NGSO blanket-licensed terminals.