U.S. Issues World's First Fine for Mishandling Space Debris
WASHINGTON, DC, October 3, 2023 (ENS) - The Enforcement Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission Monday cracked down on the publicly traded Dish Network Corporation over the TV and technology company's failure "to properly deorbit" its EchoStar-7 satellite at the end of its mission. The EchoStar-7 was used to carry Dish's direct broadcast satellite service. Dish Network is fined $150,000 in the first space junk enforcement ever. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission requirew
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