SpaceX petition to scrap launch spectrum council draws opposition

SpaceX and commercial space firms want the FCC to abolish the Aerospace and Flight Test Radio Coordinating Council, replacing it with self-coordination. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX and GE Healthcare object, citing risks to medical sensors and flight testing. The EU is moving the opposite way, reserving two-thirds of its 2 GHz band for European operators.

• SpaceX seeks to replace the launch spectrum council with self-coordination
• Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX and GE Healthcare filed objections
• EU plans to ringfence two-thirds of its 2 GHz band for European operators
• SpaceX targets 10,000 launches a year