Romanian government begins test campaign with Starlink to assess effect of looser power limits on GEO satellite operators

by Peter B. de Selding

LA PLATA, Maryland — The Romanian government has authorized SpaceX’s Starlink to conduct real-world tests of whether regulatory limits on non-GEO-orbit (NGSO) constellations’ power can be relaxed without harming GEO-orbit satellite operations.

The testing is in line with a decision made in November 2023 by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at its quadrennial World Radiocommunication Conference, WRC-23, where more than 190 nations meet to set rules on wireless spectrum use.

WRC-23 rejected an attempt by some NGSO . . .

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