Dish Network stay ketch one big kine space junk fine inside US 📡💸🚀
Dis Federal Communications Commission stay fining Dish Network $150,000 (£125,000) cuz dey neva move their old satellite far enough away from da oddah ones dat still stay working 💻📡⏩. Dish Network wen admit liability ova its EchoStar-7 satellite and agreed to a compliance plan wit da FCC 👥✅💼. Space junk is made up bits of tech dat are in orbit around the Earth but no moa use anymore and can cause collisions 😱💥.
Officially called space debris, it includes tings like old satellites and parts of spacecrafts 🚀☄️. Da FCC said that Dish’s satellite posed a potential risk to other satellites orbiting the Earth at its current altitude ☝️😨. Dish’s EchoStar-7 – which was first launched in 2002 – was hanging out geostationary orbit stylee which starts at 22k miles (36k km) above the earth’s surface 👆🌍.
Dish was supposed to move the satellite 186 miles further from Earth, but at da end of its life in 2022 had moved it only 76 miles aftah it ran outta gas ⛽️😕. As satellite operations become more prevalent and the space economy accelerates, we gotta make sure dat operators stay following their commitments,said FCC enforcement bureau chief Loyaan Egal 🗣️💼👮♂️. Dis is one breakthrough settlement,making very clear da FCC get strong enforcement authority and capability fo’ enforce its vitally important space debris rules.
Da $150k fine represents one small kine proportion of Dish’s overall revenue which was $16.7bn in 2022 💰💸.
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Dish Network Faces Historic Space Debris Fine in US
Hey there, I have some significant news to share with you all. The U.S.
government has made history by imposing a hefty fine on a company for leaving space junk orbiting the Earth 🌍🗑️.The Federal Communications Commission is fining Dish Network $150,000 (£125,000) because they didn’t move their old satellite far enough away from the other ones that are still in operation 💻📡⏩. Dish Network admitted liability over its EchoStar-7 satellite and agreed to a compliance plan with the FCC 👥✅💼.
Space junk consists of pieces of technology that are in orbit around Earth but no longer serve any purpose and can cause collisions 😱💥.Officially known as space debris, it includes things like old satellites and parts of spacecrafts 🚀☄️. The FCC stated that Dish’s satellite posed potential risk to other satellites orbiting at its current altitude ☝️😨 .Dish’s EchoStar-7 – which was first launched in 2002 – was located at geostationary orbit level which starts at 22k miles (36k km) above earth’s surface 👆🌍.Dish was supposed to relocate this satellite an additional 186 miles further from Earth; however by end of its life span in 2022 it had only been moved an extra 76 miles due lack fuel ⛽️😕 .
As more companies operate satellites and as our economy increasingly relies on them we must ensure operators fulfill their commitments, said Loyaan Egal who is chief enforcement officer for FCC 🗣️💼👮♂️.This settlement sets precedent demonstrating clearly that the FCC has strong authority & ability enforce crucial rules about space debris. The $150K fine is a small fraction of Dish’s total revenue which was $16.
