Swarm CEO Sara Spangelo holds an example of one of the SpaceBee satellites the company launched in 2018 without FCC authorization, earning the company a $900,000 fine.

Swarm Technologies’ self-stated mission is to bring internet access to the whole world, but it’s best known at this point for defying the U.S. Federal Communications Commission by launching four tiny SpaceBee satellites last year without a license.

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Caleb Henry is a former SpaceNews staff writer.