Satellite deadline watch: November 2026
How many FCC milestones, surety bonds and ITU bring-into-use clocks fall due in November 2026, counted from the public record on the first weekday of the month.
Published 6 November 2026 · Figures as of 6 November 2026, from the public record
Rest of November 2026, counted on 6 November 2026
Counted from the public FCC and ITU record on 6 November 2026. Each figure is a deadline still ahead whose clock is still running, falling between that day and the end of the month.
| Clock | Due in the rest of the month |
|---|---|
| FCC milestones (47 CFR 25.164) | 0 |
| FCC surety bond deadlines (47 CFR 25.165) | 2 |
| ITU bring-into-use clocks (RR No. 11.44) | 75 |
| All three | 77 |
ITU Resolution 35 milestones are owed by a notifying administration rather than an operator, so they are counted apart and are not in the total: 0 fall due in the rest of the month, as of 6 November 2026.
Looking ahead: December 2026
As of 6 November 2026, the record already puts these in December 2026: 1 FCC milestones, 1 surety bond deadlines and 45 ITU bring-into-use clocks, 47 in all.
Dates already passed
A date that has gone by is not proof that anything was missed. As of 6 November 2026:
- 59 FCC deadlines are past due, unconfirmed: 10 milestones and 49 surety bond deadlines whose date has passed, with nothing yet read that shows whether the obligation was met, moved or waived.
- 504 ITU filings are past their seven years, unconfirmed: the period has run, and no second source yet confirms what the Bureau did.
How these are counted
The milestone rules are in the 25.164 guide and the seven-year rule in the RR No. 11.44 guide. Where an Order states a different date from the one the rule gives, the record page shows both.
Coverage on 6 November 2026: 98.39% of the readable Orders we hold produced at least one condition. The figures on this page are frozen as they stood that morning; next month's watch counts afresh.
This is regulatory research that shows its working, not legal advice.