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US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2023
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To be fair it is only for a single satellite not being properly de-orbited, not for a whole constellation being a problem.
Yeah but if the fine is less than the cost of doing it right, then doing it wrong and paying the fine is the more profitable way to do business. Something tells me they saved a lot more than this cost them.