Save TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kepler Communications, a company building Internet connectivity for space, today announced that it has petitioned for changes with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consolidate its constellation size to better suit the updated optical data relay infrastructure. To comply with FCC regulations, a company must submit a request to the FCC if it intends to make substantive changes to a licensed system, such as changes to the constellation size or to the size and weight of the individual satellite. Kepler’s system changes reflect compliance with updated FCC rules, including the requirement for a satellite to deorbit within a 5-year period. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm&?56C E96 4@?D@=:52E65 7:=:?8[ E96 7:CDE EC2?496 @7 z6A=6C’D @AE:42= 52E2 C6=2J ?6EH@C< H:== 4@?D:DE @7 `_ D2E6==:E6D @? @C3:E[ D4965F=65 E@ 36 =2F?4965 :? BF2CE6C 7@FC @7 a_ad] %96 7:=:?8 2=D@ :?4=F56D E96 EH@ @AE:42= A2E97:?56C D2E6==:E6D =2F?4965 :? BF2CE6C 7@FC @7 a_ab 2?5 D:I @?\@C3:E C25:@ 7C6BF6?4J W#uX 4F36D2ED 7C@> E96 4@>A2?J’D 7:CDE 86?6C2E:@? @7 D6CG:46D] uFEFC6 EC2?496D @7 %96 z6A=6C }6EH@C< H:== AFCDF6 255:E:@?2= urr 7:=:?8D]k^Am kAm%@ 244@>>@52E6 25G2?465 @AE:42= E649?@=@8J 2?5 6586 4@>AFE:?8 42A23:=:E:6D[ z6A=6C’D @AE:42= C6=2J D2E6==:E6D 2C6 D:8?:7:42?E=J =2C86C E92? E96 #u 4F36D2ED 56D4C:365 F?56C :ED :?:E:2= 7:=:?8] %C2?496 @?6 D2E6==:E6D H:== H6:89 2AAC@I:>2E6=J ae_ <8 4@>A2C65 E@ `a <8 @7 E96 #u D2E6==:E6D] %96 4@>A2?J 92D 2=D@ 25565 AC@AF=D:@? E@ E96:C @AE:42= C6=2J D2E6==:E6D[ 6?DFC:?8 E96 23:=:EJ E@ 56@C3:E H:E9:? urr\>2?52E65 E:>6=:?6D]k^Am kAm“z6A=6C 92D 4=@D6=J H2E4965 @AE:42= E649?@=@8J 6G@=G6 2?5 >256 E96 564:D:@? E@ 25;FDE @FC DEC2E68J E@ 56G6=@A 2? @AE:42= 52E2 C6=2J :?7C2DECF4EFC6 E92E >@56C?:K6D 4@>>F?:42E:@?D 7@C 4@>>6C4:2= 2?5 8@G6C?>6?E 4FDE@>6CD[” D2:5 |:?2 |:ECJ[ 49:67 6I64FE:G6 @77:46C 2?5 4@\7@F?56C @7 z6A=6C r@>>F?:42E:@?D] “x? @FC :?:E:2= 7:=:?8[ H6 56E2:=65 2 52E2 C6=2J ?6EH@C< 32D65 @? #u E649?@=@8J[ H9:49 H@F=5 92G6 C6BF:C65 2 =2C86C ?F>36C @7 D2E6==:E6D E@ D6CG6 4FDE@>6C ?665D] (:E9 E96 >2EFC2E:@? @7 @AE:42= E649?@=@8J[ DE2?52C5D 2?5 >2C<6E 56>2?5[ z6A=6C 92D AC@F5=J D9:7E65 @FC 2C49:E64EFC6 E@ AC@G:56 4FDE@>6CD 4FEE:?8\6586 x?E6C?6E 42A23:=:E:6D :? DA246 H:E9 2 >@C6 DFDE2:?23=6 ?6EH@C<]”k^Am kAm%96 FA52E65 urr 7:=:?8 DFAA@CED z6A=6C’D D:8?:7:42?E AC@8C6DD C6D@?2E:?8 H:E9 @AE:42= 4FDE@>6CD[ 9:89=:89E65 3J C646?E 2??@F?46>6?ED @7 E96 4@>A2?J =625:?8 56G6=@A>6?E @7 E96 tFC@A62? $A246 p86?4J’D w:89 %9C@F89AFE ~AE:42= }6EH@C< WwJ5#~}X AC@8C2>[ 2?5 2??@F?46>6?ED DFAA@CE:?8 }p$p’D r@>>F?:42E:@? $6CG:46D !C@;64E Wr$!X 2?5 E96 $A246 s6G6=@A>6?E p86?4J W$spX wJ3C:5 p4BF:D:E:@? 7@C !C@=:76C2E65 {t~ Wwp{~X 4@?EC24E]k^Am kAmz6A=6C’D EC2?D:E:@? E@ @AE:42= E649?@=@8J 92D 366? ?@E65 D:?46 a_aa[ H96? E96 4@>A2?J 2??@F?465 A2CE?6C:?8 H:E9 %t$p% $A2464@> 7@C @AE:42= E6C>:?2=D] x? yF?6 a_ac[ E96 4@>A2?J 2??@F?465 D6?5:?8 @G6C 2 E6C23JE6 @7 52E2 E9C@F89 @AE:42= :?E6C\D2E6==:E6 =:?@?DEC2E:@? @7 x! >6D9 ?6EH@C<:?8 @?\@C3:E] %96 z6A=6C }6EH@C< AC@G:56D 4FDE@>6CD H:E9 DF3\D64@?5 6?5\E@\6?5 =2E6?4J[ 8:823:E E9C@F89AFE 2?5 @?3@2C5 AC@46DD:?8 E@ 6?23=6 2446DD E@ DA246\86?6C2E65 52E2 :? ?62C\C62= E:>6]k^Am k9C ^m