Starlink Expansion Approval Prompts DirecTV Interference Concerns

An Airbus-made DirecTV satellite ahead of its 2015 launch.

An Airbus-made DirecTV satellite ahead of its 2015 launch.

Credit: Airbus
DirecTV is objecting to elements of the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) decision late last year to allow SpaceX to expand its Starlink broadband constellation. DirecTV argues some of what the FCC is green lighting could lead to interference with geostationary (GEO) satellites. The...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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