Lead item · 13 July 2026

POSITIONINGUS C-band spectrum reallocation IRIS²/SpaceRISE positioning

FCC drops the hard interference limits protecting SES's GEO fleet

Starlink and Kuiper may now degrade SES's Ku-band links under a looser standard.

1 in 271 items swept clears the bar·Brief of 13 July 2026, 08:23 UTC

Filed after this on the same threads

15 July 2026SES files with the FCC before the C-band vote
22 July 2026Poland raises its IRIS² commitment to €656M for 12 satellites
23 July 2026FCC adopts the Upper C-band order, auction set for 2027
27 July 2026FCC awards SES $5.607bn, 89% of the C-band pool

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