FCC accuses startup of launching satellites without permission

The FCC denied Swarm’s application to launch its satellites in December 2017 on the grounds that they posed a safety hazard other spacecraft orbiting Earth. That apparently wasn’t a deterrent, as the SpaceBEEs appear to have launched aboard one of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles on January 12th (you’re looking at the rocket above). Needless …

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