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Put SpaceX's Second-Gen Plans on Pause, RAU Tells FCC

Satellite constellations are inherently global operators, and regulators like the FCC have a responsibility to consider their global impact, the Royal Astronomical Society said Thursday, urging the International Bureau to delay approval of SpaceX's proposed second-generation constellation until it shows…

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it can meet the standards developed by the International Astronomical Union. The RAU also asked the agency to end its exemption of large satellite constellations from environmental impact review. The commission didn't comment.