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True Anomaly Talks ISAM Gray Areas With FCC Space Bureau

Clarify whether imaging operations for space domain awareness missions make a space vehicle an in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing vehicle under the FCC's proposed ISAM definition, True Anomaly representatives told FCC Space Bureau staffers, said a filing Tuesday (docket 22-271).…

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They also discussed the need for clarity around information submitted in ISAM applications, given that some ISAM missions might arise suddenly, in response to a customer's needs. TA urged that the FCC's proposed ISAM licensing framework be optional, not required, for eligible applicants. That would provide agency staff and applicants flexibility on authorizations for novel space activities, it said.