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Illustration of Swarm's cube sats trying to contact home

Swarm Asks FCC for Permission to Have Its Rogue Satellites Phone Home

A new application seeks approval to beam the company's unlicensed CubeSats’ location, course, and speed down to Earth—and then share that data online

4 min read

Illustration of Swarm Technologies' satellites in low earth orbit

Swarm Seeks Fresh FCC Satellite Launch Clearance While Still in Penalty Box

The startup that launched four satellites without permission in January has filed a new application

3 min read

The FCC’s Big Problem with Small Satellites

Confusion and erratic enforcement at the US communications agency is sending satellite makers abroad

7 min read

Amateur satellite watcher Mike Coletta is keeping an eye out for possible transmissions from the rogue SpaceBee satellites.

Why Did Swarm Launch Its Rogue Satellites?

The Silicon Valley startup’s SpaceBees are being tracked on orbit, but they could be the company’s last

5 min read

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