In-Orbit Servicing, Rendezvous Vehicles Will Fall Under Small Satellite Licensing Fees

Space vehicles used principally for rendezvous and proximity operations and in-orbit servicing will be treated as small satellites for the purposes of regulatory fees, the FCC said in Friday's Daily Digest. The agency said it will group them with small satellites on an interim basis until it "can develop more experience in how these space stations will be regulated." The order didn't address other fee proposals raised in the pending space regulatory fee proceeding (see 2403140060).