Posted: Sat, Feb 7 10:43 AM ET (1543 GMT)
The FAA has approved Starship launches from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. The FAA released a final environmental impact statement and record of decision for SpaceX’s proposal for up to 44 Starship launches annually from LC-39A, along with 44 landings each of the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage. The FAA concluded that the benefits of the launches outweighed any concerns about noise or impacts on air traffic. SpaceX is moving Falcon 9 launches from the existing pad at LC-39A to nearby SLC-40, devoting LC-39A for Falcon Heavy and Starship.

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Posted: Sat, Feb 7 10:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
Logos Space Services has secured FCC approval to deploy up to 4,178 low Earth orbit broadband satellites to serve enterprise and government users. The FCC partially granted the application by Logos, clearing operations in K-, Q- and V-band spectrum under certain conditions while deferring and denying parts of its higher-frequency requests. The satellites would operate across seven orbital shells ranging from 870 kilometers to 925 kilometers above Earth, with inclinations spanning 28 to 90 degrees. Logos raised $50 million last year and plans to deploy its first operational satellite in 2027. The company has, under the FCC approval, seven years to deploy half the constellation with the rest in orbit by 2035.

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