SpaceX Urges Iceye Orbital Debris Mitigation Clarity
Iceye's proposed multi-satellite system (see 2304050002) will share altitudes with SpaceX satellites, so before its application is processed, the company should clarify aspects of its orbital debris mitigation plan that could affect SpaceX operations, SpaceX told the FCC Space Bureau…
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this week. Those clarifications should include that Iceye will maintain station-keeping and active collision avoidance until its satellites are safely below in-use spacecraft, SpaceX said. Grant of Iceye's application should carry the same conditions as SpaceX's second-generation constellation, including the filing of semi-annual reports on collision avoidance maneuvers and satellite disposal and use of a performance-based method for assessing disposal failures, it said. Iceye didn't comment Wednesday. SpaceX has repeatedly urged other satellite systems be subject to similar conditions as its second-gen system (see 2301180049).