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https://x.com/dpoddolphinpro/status/2063042682809729528
BREAKING: @AmazonLeo has been granted an extension to their deployment timeline requirements, to maintain priority on their comms bands.
“Amazon Leo has represented that it will fail to meet the 50% milestone required in section 25.164(b)(1) of the Commission’s rules.”, said the @FCC.
Previously, Leo was required to have launched 50% of their 3,232 first gen sats (1,618) by July 30, 2026. To date, they’ve launched just over 300.
Leo still must deploy 100% of the constellation by July 30, 2029.
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They need to average about 2.5 satellites launched per day for 3 years to make that happen. That still doesn’t feel like a given considering the Vulcan and New Glenn problems.