Lockheed Pushing for Lunar Communications Spectrum Primary Allocation
Introducing a secondary nonfederal allocation in 7190-7235 MHz could render the band unusable for future nonfederal operations absent adequate protections, Lockheed Martin said in a filing posted Friday in docket 23-120. While a nonfederal upload space research service allocation for…
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lunar communications needs is necessary, that allocation should be on a primary basis, it said. That would improve the odds that U.S. space licensees used the band, it added. If the 7190-7235 MHz band is not used for communicating with deep space missions, the FCC and NTIA should start thinking about what band would be used for such needs, it said.