At that time, the four satellites of Swarm Technologies SpaceBees 1/2/3/4 were equipped with India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rockets. The latter performed the mission of 1 arrow, 31 satellites, but India did not disclose the United States. The source of satellites.
According to the FCC, satellite launch missions are subject to their own approval, since communications to ground require the use of relevant frequency bands.
In December 2017, the FCC vetoed Swarm Technologies’ four-star orbit plan. Because the four satellites were below the official standard value of 10 centimeters in three key dimensions, the FCC feared that it could not be well-spaced. Surveillance Network (SSN, space surveillance network) tracked.
Even if Swarm later improved and added radar launch equipment, it was still not passed by the FCC.
After the disclosure of the matter, the regulatory authorities began to worry about these four extra-terrestrial satellites, such as potential security threats to other orbiting celestial bodies (mainly national satellites). Also, as of now, the United States does not have a complete set of commercial satellites. Management rules.
According to the data, Swarm Technologies was founded in 2016 by a former Google engineer and Sara Spangelo of NASA JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory). As of press time, Swarm has not responded to the outside world.