FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation
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美国联邦通信委员会（FCC）豁免了亚马逊在7月底前发射其卫星宽带星座半数卫星的要求，为这家科技巨头争取了更多时间将更多航天器送入轨道。亚马逊于2020年7月获得FCC对“亚马逊低轨网络”的批准，原定需在2026年7月30日前发射3232颗卫星中的半数，并在2029年7月30日前完成全部第一代卫星部署。鉴于亚马逊无法在7月底前完成半数发射目标，其于1月申请延期
The Federal Communications Commission has waived a requirement for Amazon to launch half of its satellite broadband constellation by the end of July, a key regulatory reprieve that buys the tech giant time to get more of its spacecraft into orbit.
Amazon won regulatory approval for the Amazon Leo network in July 2020. The FCC's authorization came with two deadlines. First, Amazon had to launch half of its 3,232 satellites by July 30, 2026, in order to maintain authorization to launch the rest of the network. The regulator gave Amazon a deadline of July 30, 2029, to have all of its first-generation satellites in orbit.
It has been apparent for some time that Amazon would not meet the FCC's requirement to launch half of its satellites—1,616 spacecraft—by the end of next month. Amazon filed an application in January requesting the FCC extend the deadline to July 2028 or waive it altogether. The commission decided on the latter option, removing any time limit for the 50 percent deployment milestone, but keeping the July 2029 deadline in place for the entire constellation.
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