[rurounijones]

> And they need start launching soon. FCC rules give Amazon until 2026 to launch and start operating at least 50% of the licensed number of satellites - 1618 satellites - or risk their satellite constellation license annulled.

I am curious what would happen here. Lets say they get 45% of their satellites up and miss the mark.

Do we just end up with a hundres of useless satellites drifting in space doing nothing or are they forced to sell (Who would buy) or?

This seems like onf of those PR disasters in the making for the FCC in terms of space pollution with no benefit.

[shantara]

Their license may be reduced to the number of satellites they've already launched.

> Failure to meet the milestone requirements of 47 CFR § 25.164(b) may result in Kuiper’s authorization being reduced to the number of satellites in use on the milestone date

[1] FCC authorization: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-authorizes-kuiper-satellite...

[2] FCC "Milestones" regulation for satellite communications: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=2b427aaecc8c5bcb88...

[rurounijones]

Thank you for the info.

[c54]

I’d assume they’d appeal the FCC and get an extension to their license