Damage in Transit Delays Next Tower Launches to March, Lynk Says
Lynk's Tower 5 and Tower 6 satellites were supposed to launch in November, but damage during transit delayed that launch, the satellite operator told the FCC Space Bureau last week as it requested an extension in the deadline for posting…
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its surety bond. Lynk said the satellites are now set for launch on a March 1 SpaceX mission, with the remaining 5 satellites in the constellation launching by April. In 2022, the International Bureau granted Lynk a 10-satellite license for a direct-to-standard-mobile-phone service (see 2209160067). Lynk said Towers 1, 3 and 4 are in orbit and operational.