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No, you need to get authorisation to launch a payload based on where your company is headquartered.
by celticninja 9y ago
No, you need to get authorisation to launch a payload based on where your company is headquartered.
- LeoPanthera 9y agoDoes that mean, once you have a satellite in orbit, you can transmit anything into any country?
- drcross 9y agoMost likely you'll need to buy spectrum wherever you plan to do this.
- LeoPanthera 9y agoSo you do need a license from every country?
- avtar 9y agoI'm assuming the parent was asking if licenses are required to provide service to people in other countries.
- celticninja 9y agoThe linked site is for the FCC giving them permission to launch and operate the service. They may need individual licenses to operate in each country but I answered in the context of the submitted post. This article https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/03/california-startup-accused-of-launching-unauthorised-satellites-into-orbit-report/ https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/03/california-startup-accuse... Also provides more context, this company launched from outside the US but as a US company they needed authorization from the FCC for the payload and operating.