USA/1698
WTO/TBT
US Etats-Unis d'Amérique
  • 49 - Aéronautique et espace
2021-03-03
2021-02-19

Geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) space station; Aircraft and space vehicles in general (ICS 49.020), Space systems and operations (ICS 49.140)

Commission Rules To Enable GSO Fixed-Satellite Service (Space-to-Earth) Operations in the 17.3‑17.8 GHz Band, To Modernize Certain Rules Applicable to 17/24 GHz BSS Space Stations, and To Establish Off-Axis Uplink Power Limits for Extended Ka-Band FSS Operations (22 page(s), in English)

Proposed rule - In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes to permit geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) space station in the fixed-satellite service (FSS) to operate downlinks (space-to-Earth) in the 17.3‑17.8 GHz frequency band, subject to certain limitations, and also proposes related technical updates to its rules governing the FSS and the Broadcasting-Satellite Service to prevent harmful interference.