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Collisions in space a growing concern as companies compete
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Fusion42 · 22 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The FCC is preparing to vote on new space traffic management rules requiring real-time satellite tracking data sharing to prevent collisions in low-Earth orbit, but the move is reigniting a regulatory turf war between the FCC and the Department of Commerce over authority to oversee the commercial space industry.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Space Tech.
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The FCC vote this week will either lock in mandatory real-time satellite tracking across your constellation or hand regulatory authority to Commerce—and that agency hasn't even been funded yet. If you're deploying satellites at scale, you need to know which rulebook you're actually building for, because Congress and the FCC disagree on who gets to write it.
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