Spaceflight Seeks Extension for Commercial PNT Tech Test

A one-year extension of the license for Spaceflight's Sherpa-AC1 hosted payload craft would allow more testing for Xona Space Systems' hosted payload technology to be used in an eventual commercial satellite-based position, navigation and timing service, Spaceflight said in an FCC Space Bureau application Tuesday. It said one of the key tests involves Xona transmitting in the L band, but authorization for those transmissions is pending while spectrum coordination efforts are underway, Spaceflight said, asking for an extension to June 9, 2024.