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Space Norway Seeks Extension of Constellation Milestone

Space Norway asked the FCC for a one-year extension of the 50% milestone deadline in its U.S. market access authorization, granted in 2017 (see 1711030063). In an International Bureau application Wednesday, it said its Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission constellation ran…

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into unavoidable production-related delays, with manufacturer Northrop Grumman shifting resources from SN's two satellites to its C-band satellite contracts with Intelsat and SES. Northrop Grumman then ran into supply chain and COVID-19 pandemic problems, causing further delays, SN said. It's requesting the milestone date be moved to Nov. 3, 2024. It said the earliest it could launch is November this year, but a 2024 launch is more likely.