SpaceX wins FCC approval to launch first polar Starlink satellites amidst rideshare chaos

In a sign of the regulatory agency’s growing confidence in SpaceX, the FCC has rapidly approved a request to add ten Starlink satellites to an imminent Falcon 9 rideshare launch. Known as Transporter-1 and originally scheduled to launch as early as December 2020 or January 14th, SpaceX delayed its first dedicated Smallsat Program mission to … Continue reading SpaceX wins FCC approval to launch first polar Starlink satellites amidst rideshare chaos