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Posted inNews, Policy & Politics

US State Department clarifies satellite thruster regulations

by Caleb HenryOctober 5, 2018January 23, 2023
SES-9 Boeing
Some manufacturers have been classifying satellites and their thrusters as launch vehicles due to confusion about ITAR definitions that the State Department wants to clarify. Photo shows SES-9, a Boeing-built satellite for fleet operator SES of Luxembourg.

The U.S. State Department has revised an export control rule to clarify that spacecraft and their thrusters should not be classified as rocket engines, as some companies have been doing.

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Tagged: export control, ITAR, satellite propulsion, SN

Caleb Henry

Caleb Henry is a former SpaceNews staff writer. More by Caleb Henry

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