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conditions, FCC order DA 26-553 (5 Jun 2026). Per the order (para. 15), satellites deployed after 30 Jul 2026 lose processing-round priority until the earlier of 30 Mar 2028 or 50% deployed (30 Oct 2027 if Amazon certifies construction and launch procurement). Per the order (para. 18), the surety bond is forfeited if the 50% milestone is not met on 30 Jul 2026.", "order_quote": "Amazon Leo is required to deploy 1,616 satellites by July 30, 2026 and deploy 3,232 satellites by July 30, 2029.", "in_orbit_ref": "cd-amazon-leo", "documents": [ { "kind": "fcc_order", "id": "DA 26-553", "title": "Order, Kuiper Systems LLC (Amazon Leo), adopted and released 5 Jun 2026", "icfs": "SAT-MOD-20260129-00065", "url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-553A1.pdf", "read_utc": "2026-09-30T17:00:00Z", "capture_sha256": "6ec0c7a1bb32f969e19d1372aef40cd9708934a2297aff2ce30f22b7b00135c2", "capture_file": "v1/captures/filings/DA-26-553A1.pdf", "edocs_url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-553A1.pdf", "verified_in_capture": true, "read_time": { "utc": "2026-09-30T17:00:00Z", "ct": "30 Sep 2026, 12:00 PM CT" } } ], "verified": true, "score": null, "order_cite": "DA 26-553, para. 3", "order_text_checks": { "priority_dates_para_15": "March 30, 2028; October 30, 2027", "surety_bond_para_18": "forfeit its surety bond if it fails to meet the 50% milestone on July 30, 2026" }, "in_orbit": 392, "revision": 1 }, { "smx_id": "sf-amazon-leo-priority", "system": "Amazon Leo Gen1", "operator": "Amazon (Kuiper Systems LLC)", "authority": "FCC", "requirement": "Processing-round priority restored for satellites deployed after 30 Jul 2026", "required_count": null, "authorized_count": 3232, "due": "2028-03-30", "due_display": "30 Mar 2028 at the latest", "status": "open", "status_date": "2026-06-05", "status_text": "Open. Per the order (DA 26-553, para. 15), priority returns on the earlier of 30 Mar 2028 or 50% deployed; 30 Oct 2027 if Amazon certifies it has built the satellites and procured the launches.", "order_quote": "(1) the date twenty (20) months, from July 30, 2026 (March 30, 2028); or (2) the date at which Amazon Leo deploys and operates 50% of its constellation.", "in_orbit_ref": "cd-amazon-leo", "documents": [ { "kind": "fcc_order", "id": "DA 26-553", "title": "Order, Kuiper Systems LLC (Amazon Leo), adopted and released 5 Jun 2026", "icfs": "SAT-MOD-20260129-00065", "url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-553A1.pdf", "read_utc": "2026-09-30T17:00:00Z", "capture_sha256": "6ec0c7a1bb32f969e19d1372aef40cd9708934a2297aff2ce30f22b7b00135c2", "capture_file": "v1/captures/filings/DA-26-553A1.pdf", "edocs_url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-553A1.pdf", "verified_in_capture": true, "read_time": { "utc": "2026-09-30T17:00:00Z", "ct": "30 Sep 2026, 12:00 PM CT" } } ], "verified": true, "score": null, "order_cite": "DA 26-553, para. 15", "in_orbit": 392, "revision": 1 }, { "smx_id": "sf-spacex-gen2-50", "system": "SpaceX Gen2 Starlink", "operator": "SpaceX", "authority": "FCC", "requirement": "50% of the maximum authorised Gen2 satellites launched, in assigned orbits and operating", "required_count": null, "authorized_count": 15000, "due": "2028-12-01", "due_display": "1 Dec 2028", "status": "open", "status_date": "2026-01-09", "status_text": "Open.", "order_quote": "no later than December 1, 2028", "in_orbit_ref": "cd-starlink", "in_orbit_note": "Starlink total in orbit 11,158 (GCAT does not split Gen1 and Gen2)", "documents": [ { "kind": "fcc_order", "id": "DA 26-36", "title": "Authorization and Order, Space Exploration Holdings (SpaceX Gen2), adopted and released 9 Jan 2026", "icfs": "SAT-LOA-20200526-00055 et al.", "url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-36A1.pdf", "read_utc": "2026-09-30T17:00:00Z", "capture_sha256": "4d4df620f1386dfdf81fd99bd2a8073450a47cd152f8581548501755fba36c78", "capture_file": "v1/captures/filings/DA-26-36A1.pdf", "edocs_url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-36A1.pdf", "verified_in_capture": true, "read_time": { "utc": "2026-09-30T17:00:00Z", "ct": "30 Sep 2026, 12:00 PM CT" } } ], "verified": true, "score": null, "order_cite": "DA 26-36, para. 14.a.i", "in_orbit_shown": false, "context_text": "Partial grant DA 26-36 (9 Jan 2026) authorises up to 15,000 Gen2 satellites and defers the rest of the application.", "in_orbit": null, "revision": 1 }, { "smx_id": "sf-spacex-gen2-100", "system": "SpaceX Gen2 Starlink", "operator": "SpaceX", "authority": "FCC", "requirement": "Remaining authorised Gen2 satellites launched, in assigned orbits and operating", "required_count": null, "authorized_count": 15000, "due": "2031-12-01", "due_display": "1 Dec 2031", "status": "open", "status_date": "2026-01-09", "status_text": "Open.", "order_quote": "no later than December 1, 2031", "in_orbit_ref": "cd-starlink", "documents": [ { "kind": "fcc_order", "id": "DA 26-36", "title": "Authorization and Order, Space Exploration Holdings (SpaceX Gen2), adopted and released 9 Jan 2026", "icfs": "SAT-LOA-20200526-00055 et al.", "url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-36A1.pdf", "read_utc": "2026-09-30T17:00:00Z", "capture_sha256": "4d4df620f1386dfdf81fd99bd2a8073450a47cd152f8581548501755fba36c78", "capture_file": "v1/captures/filings/DA-26-36A1.pdf", "edocs_url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-36A1.pdf", "verified_in_capture": true, "read_time": { "utc": "2026-09-30T17:00:00Z", "ct": "30 Sep 2026, 12:00 PM CT" } } ], "verified": true, "score": null, "order_cite": "DA 26-36, para. 14.a.i", "in_orbit_note": "Starlink total in orbit 11,158 (GCAT does not split Gen1 and Gen2)", "in_orbit_shown": false, "due_verified_in_capture": { "quote": "no later than December 1, 2031", "capture_sha256": "4d4df620f1386dfdf81fd99bd2a8073450a47cd152f8581548501755fba36c78", "checked": "2026-09-30" }, "in_orbit": null, "revision": 1 }, { "smx_id": "sf-amazon-leo-gen1-100", "system": "Amazon Leo Gen1", "operator": "Amazon (Kuiper Systems LLC)", "authority": "FCC", "requirement": "100% (3,232) launched and operating", "required_count": 3232, "authorized_count": 3232, "due": "2029-07-30", "due_display": "30 Jul 2029", "status": "open", "status_date": "2026-06-05", "status_text": "Open; not changed by the waiver (DA 26-553, para. 11). If missed, the authorisation is reduced to the number operating on that date (para. 12).", "order_quote": "This grant does not affect Amazon Leo’s existing obligation to deploy 100% of its constellation by July 30, 2029.", "in_orbit_ref": "cd-amazon-leo", "documents": [ { "kind": "fcc_order", "id": "DA 26-553", "title": "Order, Kuiper Systems LLC (Amazon Leo), adopted and released 5 Jun 2026", "icfs": "SAT-MOD-20260129-00065", "url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-553A1.pdf", "read_utc": "2026-09-30T17:00:00Z", "capture_sha256": "6ec0c7a1bb32f969e19d1372aef40cd9708934a2297aff2ce30f22b7b00135c2", "capture_file": "v1/captures/filings/DA-26-553A1.pdf", "edocs_url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-553A1.pdf", "verified_in_capture": true, "read_time": { "utc": "2026-09-30T17:00:00Z", "ct": "30 Sep 2026, 12:00 PM CT" } } ], "verified": true, "score": null, "order_cite": "DA 26-553, paras. 3 and 11", "due_verified_in_capture": { "quote": "This grant does not affect Amazon Leo’s existing obligation to deploy 100% of its constellation by July 30, 2029.", "capture_sha256": "6ec0c7a1bb32f969e19d1372aef40cd9708934a2297aff2ce30f22b7b00135c2", "checked": "2026-09-30" }, "in_orbit_share": { "in_orbit": 392, "of": 3232, "display": "≈12%", "source": "GCAT satcat + satcat100k + auxcat, data to 28 Sep 2026" }, "in_orbit": 392, "revision": 1 }, { "smx_id": "sf-itu-res35-m3-cat2", "system": "NGSO assignments whose 7-year period ended before 1 Jan 2021", "operator": null, "authority": "ITU", "requirement": "M3: 100% deployed (deployment report due)", "required_count": null, "authorized_count": null, "due": "2028-02-01", "due_display": "1 Feb 2028", "status": "open", "status_date": null, "status_text": "Rule date with its category only (ITU Res. 35 timeframe, Case 2). No system is named under it: none is verified.", "order_quote": null, "in_orbit_ref": null, "documents": [ { "kind": "itu_rule_page", "id": "RES 35 - Timeframe", "url": "https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/space/Documents/RES35%28REV.%20WRC-23%29-timeframe.pdf", "read_utc": "2026-09-30T17:04:20Z", "capture_sha256": "919d1f50eb5a3f3954ec472143a351217d25d2764e0f9d5abc7ea6d17a6c231b", "capture_file": "v1/captures/filings/ITU_RES35_timeframe.pdf", "read_time": { "utc": "2026-09-30T17:04:20Z", "ct": "30 Sep 2026, 12:04 PM CT" } } ], "verified": false, "unverified_reason": "No ITU record naming the systems is captured; only the rule date is.", "score": null, "systems_named": [], "in_orbit": null, "revision": 1 } ], "recent_actions": [], "recent_actions_note": "No grant, waiver or extension request for the tracked systems captured in the last 90 days (DA 26-553 of 5 Jun 2026 is older).", "verified_rule": "verified is true only when the FCC order (or ICFS/ECFS filing, or ITU record) itself is captured with a SHA-256; press alone leaves it false.", "itu_rule": "ITU material: our own one-line paraphrase with a citation, short attributed quotes only, links not copies. No ITU documents, SNL tables, SRS or BR IFIC data are reproduced.", "status_rule": "Status wording is neutral (e.g. Open). No judgement of whether a licensee will meet a milestone, and no progress ratio for SpaceX Gen2.", "in_orbit_share": { "smx_id": "sf-amazon-leo-gen1-100", "in_orbit": 392, "of": 3232, "display": "≈12%", "data_to": "28 Sep 2026", "source": "https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/tsv/cat/satcat100k.tsv" } }, "moon_deep_space": { "id": "smi.moon_deep_space", "name": "Deep space and the Moon", "published": true, "maturity": "standard", "hold": null, "hold_reason": null, "information_only": true, "status": "built", "read_time": { "utc": "2026-09-30T22:45:00Z", "ct": "30 Sep 2026, 5:45 PM CT" }, "data_to": "28 Sep 2026", "may_revise": true, "row": "2 deep-space launches in 2026 · 0 Moon landings in 2026 · crewed: Artemis II flyby flown", "rules_url": "https://smx.space/smi/methodology.json#moon_deep_space", "update_cadence": "weekly print, plus a review within 2 business days of an event", "deep_space_launches": { "year": 2026, "count": 2, "launches": [ { "gcat_launch_tag": "2026-069", "date": "2026-04-01", "name": "Artemis II" }, { "gcat_launch_tag": "2026-199", "date": "2026-08-30", "name": "Roman" } ], "prior_year": { "year": 2025, "count": 5 } }, "moon": { "landings_year": { "year": 2026, "attempts": 0, "landed": 0, "source": "GCAT landercat", "sha256": "f889a51873dd8651416601f1f5d672624ece7a56a7e06a2b89acc8e1e566015d" }, "missions": [ { "smx_id": "moon-artemis-2", "name": "Artemis II", "agency": "NASA", "country": "US", "type": "crewed_flyby", "crewed": true, "program": "Artemis", "stage": "returned", "stage_dates": { "launched": "2026-04-01", "arrived": null, "landed": null, "returned": "2026-04-10" }, "gcat_launch_tag": "2026-069", "next_stated": null, "source": "NASA", "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/", "verified": true, "confirmed_by_count": 0 } ] }, "crewed_status": [ { "country": "US", "last_flown": "Artemis II crewed lunar flyby, 1-10 Apr 2026", "last_flown_url": "https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/", "next_stated": null, "crewed_landing_stated": null, "verified": true, "note": "Artemis III/IV dates are reported in press (NASA memo of 20 Sep 2026, not captured), so they are not shown." }, { "country": "CN", "last_flown": "Long March 10A test flight, 11 Feb 2026", "last_flown_url": "https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/tsv/launch/launch.tsv", "last_flown_gcat": "2026-S08", "next_stated": null, "crewed_landing_stated": null, "verified": true, "note": "Stated goal 'before 2030' not yet captured from CMSA, so not shown." } ], "moon_race_info": { "information_only": true, "question": "Crewed Moon landing: United States or China first?", "latest": "Artemis II crewed flyby, 1 Apr 2026 / China: Long March 10A test, 11 Feb 2026", "next_scheduled": "No update yet" } }, "market_view": { "published": false, "enabled": false, "gated_on": "legal" } }, "index_id": "smi", "links": { "datapoints": "https://smx.space/smi/datapoints.json", "changes": "https://smx.space/smi/changes.json", "methodology": "https://smx.space/smi/methodology.json", "print": "https://smx.space/smi/prints/2026-W39.r7.json", "prior_print": "https://smx.space/smi/prints/2026-W39.r6.json", "prints_index": "https://smx.space/smi/prints/index.json" } }