LA PLATA, Maryland — SpaceX asked US regulators to force transparency on recalcitrant constellation operators to reduce collision risk immediately after in-orbit separation from launch vehicles and to provide contact information on Space-Track.org to facilitate communications between operators.
Specifically, SpaceX said any constellation operator selling services in the United States should be required to file semi-annual constellation status reports to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). These reports would include data on satellite failures and deorbiting.
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