SpaceX Data Shows Its 2nd-Gen Plans Would Exceed EPFD Limits, Viasat Says

A preliminary analysis of equivalent power flux density data from SpaceX shows multiple instances of its proposed second-generation system exceeding equivalent power flux density limits, Viasat told the FCC International Bureau Monday. It said it used the same methodology as SpaceX, separately evaluating the 18 smaller tranches of second-gen satellites instead of the Starlink system as a whole. The FCC "cannot accept SpaceX’s claimed EPFD compliance at face value" or approve the expanded Starlink system before meaningful EPFD analysis by the commission and ITU, it said. SpaceX didn't comment Tuesday.