https://spacewatch.global/tag/defunct-satellite/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:00:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/defunct-satellite/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/fcc-approves-five-year-orbital-debris-rule/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43744 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a rule to shorten the time frame in which satellite operators should deorbit their low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, the FCC announced. The new rule states that operators now have five years instead of 25, to safely deorbit their defunct spacecraft.]]>