Starlink Conditions Not Applicable: Telesat

SpaceX's urgings that numerous other satellite operators face the same conditions as its second-generation Starlinks did (see 2301180049) don't offer any specifics as to why Starlink conditions would be relevant to Telesat's proposed operations, the Canadian satellite operator said Monday in docket 18-313. The second-gen conditions are specific to SpaceX and its methods and history, it said. The tens of thousands of Starlinks planned are more than an order of magnitude larger than what Telesat is planning, so it would be "unreasonable and even ridiculous to apply SpaceX’s conditions" to it, Telesat said.