FAA Proposes $175,000 Fine Against SpaceX.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $175,000 civil penalty against Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX).

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The FAA accused SpaceX in a letter of failing to provide “launch collision avoidance analysis trajectory data” in advance of their August 2022 mission, which involves launching 53 Starlink satellites as part of Starlink Group 4-27 from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX was required to submit the data to the agency at least seven days prior to an attempted launch.

The FAA is seeking a $175,000 civil penalty from SpaceX for failing to submit data before a Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites last year. Per federal regulations, the maximum fine for such a violation is $262,666.https://t.co/g7fhYsTppA

Excerpt from the FAA's letter: pic.twitter.com/oLFTOXMWH2

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Launch collision analysis trajectory data is used to assess the probability of the launch vehicle colliding with one of the thousands of tracked objects orbiting the Earth.

SpaceX has 30 days to respond to the FAA after receiving the agency’s enforcement letter.