It appears that Boeing has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its Internet satellite business plan. In all, the project to launch 147 satellites has received regulatory approval, and the company will enter the satellite Internet access field in earnest.
The FCC said on November 3, 2021, that the FCC has approved a Boeing application for satellite construction, deployment, and operation. announced that it will do so.
According to the Boeing plan, 132 satellites will be launched into low orbit at an altitude of 1,056 km, and 15 satellites will be launched into non-geostationary orbit at an altitude of 27,355 to 44,221 km. Accordingly, the company plans to first provide telecommunication services to general consumers, government agencies, and companies in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, and then expand globally.
Satellite 147 uses V-band, which has a higher frequency than the Ka-band or Ku-band used by SpaceX’s Starlink or Amazon’s Project Kuiper. While the V-band allows for high-speed data transmission, the risk of interference tends to increase as well.
In addition, since many satellites are already being launched into low orbit, the risk of collision increases when a new satellite is launched here. In fact, the SpaceX satellite almost collided with a meteorological satellite in 2019, and in early 2021, there was a situation on the verge of colliding with a satellite communication company OneWeb.
Due to the risk of collisions between these satellites or radio interference, SpaceX submitted an objection to the Boeing plan to the FCC. Reportedly, SpaceX has also raised concerns about interference with Amazon’s plans. Objection is often used as a tactic to disrupt a competitor.
Although SpaceX objected, this time the FCC approved the plan to launch the Boeing satellite. The FCC said in a statement that the FCCQ is responsible for the careful and detailed review of all such applications because advanced satellite broadband services play an important role in connecting the vast area with telecommunication services. has been displayed Related information can be found here.