FCC approves SpaceX Starlink agreement to expand for Alaska Chris Burns - Apr 27, 2021, 11:53am CDT An approval was revealed this week by the FCC for SpaceX and their next wave of Starlink satellites. The approval was for a modification to the license SpaceX holds for deploying satellites to an altitude of 550 kilometers. Per the release, the FCC suggests that “Based on our review, we agree with SpaceX that the modification will improve the experience for users of the SpaceX service, including in often-underserved polar regions.” Multiple organizations objected to the deployment of SpaceX satellites in orbit at a new lower altitude. It was claimed that there was significant threat of interference issues with already in-play elements at the new altitude. Per the FCC’s assessment under Commission precedent, the FCC found that SpaceX’s modification “will not present significant interference problems.”