NTIA and Omnispace Urge Conditions on SpaceX D2D Operations
SpaceX direct-to-device (D2D) authorizations should include the condition that before conducting operations in the 2300-2395 MHz band within line of sight of a NASA Deep Space Network facility outside the U.S., the company will certify it has completed coordination with…
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NASA, NTIA said in a docket 23-135 filing posted Monday. Meanwhile, recapping a meeting with FCC Space Bureau Chief Julie Kearney, Omnispace said SpaceX has not shown that its proposed D2D operations in the 1990-1995 MHz band won't cause harmful interference to primary-status licensees. It said if the FCC approves nonconforming use, despite a record showing harmful interference risks, it should be conditioned on SpaceX reaching operator-to-operator agreements with parties like Omnispace "that have demonstrated a sound basis for a pronounced risk of harmful interference in the present record."