Company that launched satellites without permission gets new license to launch more probes

Aerospace startup Swarm Technologies, which has grand ambitions of providing low-cost internet connectivity with 100 tiny satellites and which infamously launched four satellites without a federal license in Jan, has received permission from the Federal Communications Commission to launch a new crop of satellites later in 2018. The approval comes while the FCC is still deciding whether to take any retaliatory action against Swarm for the unauthorized January launch. Swarm is planning to launch three new satellites on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from CA in Nov. The FCC granted Swarm what is known as a Special Temporary Authorization for the upcoming flight. That means this is just a one-time license for Swarm, valid from Sept 24th, 2018, to March 24th, 2019.