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FCC to set five-year deadline for deorbiting LEO satellites

Written by  Jeff Foust Friday, 09 September 2022 01:57
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The FCC wants to require operators of low Earth orbit satellites to deorbit their spacecraft within five years after their mission ends, a much shorter timeframe than currently required.

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