Musk’s Starlink Wins Approval for New Satellites After Court Rejects Challenges

A federal court rejected an appeal from DISH Network and an environmental group.
Musk’s Starlink Wins Approval for New Satellites After Court Rejects Challenges
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of 49 Starlink satellites launched at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2022. SpaceX via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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A federal court has upheld approval of a plan from Elon Musk’s Starlink to launch a new fleet of satellites, rejecting a challenge from DISH Network and an environmental group.

A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on July 12 said that the Federal Communications Commission properly adhered to federal law when it approved Starlink’s plan to deploy 7,500 satellites that will continuously circle the earth.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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