Viasat Having It Both Ways With Ka-Band License: SpaceX

SpaceX wants a hearing on Viasat's operations under the blanket Ka-band earth station grant it received in 2017 and for the conditional grant to be rescinded. Viasat can't seek partial reconsideration of the grant to challenge a condition while also operating under the license, SpaceX said Tuesday in docket 22-153. It said since 2017 Viasat has operated in the non-geostationary orbit Ka bands without complying with the license condition that it get coordination agreements from each NGSO fixed satellite service operator in the band, even while it has sought reconsideration to challenge that condition. Viasat didn't comment.