SpaceX Lobbies 10th Floor on Space Application Draft Order Changes

Adopting shot clocks for satellite and earth station applications would promote satellite competition and innovation while providing certainty to operators, SpaceX representatives told aides to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioner Nathan Simington, per a docket 22-411 filing Tuesday. Pointing to the space application processing draft order on circulation for September's meeting (see 2308310059), SpaceXers also urged the agency to seek comment on further changes to the unbuilt system rule and to improve the processes in the new Section 25.117(i) for adding a non-geostationary orbit satellite system as a point of communication to an earth station authorization.