Key takeaways from NOAA’s presentations at Smallsat Symposium:
— NOAA now much better at keeping to 120-day license approval after falling behind with flood of New Space satellite systems in recent years.
— In 2011, it had 20 licensees; now it’s about 70. Licensed satellites in orbit now total around 200; by late 2018 that will be around 780.
— The fact that Hawkeye 360’s RF mapping constellation didn’t need a NOAA license doesn’t mean a similar system won’t. Advice: Fill . . .
To view the entire article, become a subscriber!
