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  "ct": "30 Sep 2026, 12:04 PM CT"
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 "may_revise": true,
 "row": "Tracked deadlines: SpaceX Gen2 50% by 1 Dec 2028 · Amazon Leo 100% by 30 Jul 2029",
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 "update_cadence": "weekly review at each print; plus within 2 business days of a known due date",
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   "authority": "FCC",
   "rule": "47 CFR 25.164(b)",
   "summary": "NGSO: 50% within 6 years of grant; the rest within 9 years, unless a different schedule is set",
   "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-25/subpart-B/section-25.164",
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   "citation": "Source: 47 CFR 25.164(b) (eCFR)"
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   "authority": "ITU",
   "rule": "RR 11.44, 11.44C; Resolution 35 (WRC-19)",
   "summary": "Bring into use within 7 years; NGSO milestones 10% / 50% / 100% at +2 / +5 / +7 years (reports due +30 days)",
   "url": "https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/space/Documents/RES35%28REV.%20WRC-23%29-timeframe.pdf",
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   "citation": "Source: ITU Radio Regulations No. 11.44/11.44C; Resolution 35 (WRC-19); Circular Letter CR/475",
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   "requirement": "50% (1,616) launched and operating",
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   "status_date": "2026-06-05",
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 "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.",
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  "display": "≈12%",
  "data_to": "28 Sep 2026",
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 "print_id": "2026-W39.r7",
 "attribution": {
  "citation": "data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat)",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "modified_by": "modified by Space Markets"
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