Validity, Not Motivation of SpaceX Critics, Is What Matters, Viasat Says

SpaceX's planned expansion of its Starlink constellation falls short of various Communications Act and FCC rules requirements, not invented requirements as the company tries to portray them, Viasat told the International Bureau Monday. Those deficiencies include certification it would comply with applicable equivalent power flux density limits and providing an orbital debris mitigation plan that demonstrates an estimated per-satellite collision probability of less than 0.001, it said. The FCC should ignore SpaceX's claims about the alleged motivations of other parties in the proceeding, "as what really matters is whether a party’s arguments and evidence are valid," it said. SpaceX didn't comment.