FCC issues first-of-its-kind space debris fine against Dish2023-10-03 10:14 by DanielaTags: FCC, Dish
Satellite television company Dish Network has been hit with a $150,000 fine for failing to properly dispose of one of its satellites, marking the first time federal regulators have issued such a penalty. The Federal Communications Commission, which authorizes space-based telecom services, announced Monday that it settled an investigation into Dish, resulting in the fine and an "admission of liability" from the company. "This marks a first in space debris enforcement by the Commission, which has stepped up its satellite policy efforts," the FCC said in a news release. Dish launched the EchoStar-7 satellite in 2002 and planned to remove it from service in May 2022. But a few months before then, Dish found the satellite did not have enough fuel remaining to navigate to a disposal location. The company had previously agreed to an "orbital debris mitigation plan" with the FCC to relocate the satellite. Instead of retiring the satellite 300 kilometers away from where it was operating in geostationary orbit, Dish retired the satellite about 122 kilometers away, "well short of the disposal orbit," the FCC noted. Read more -here-
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