Satellite Dish
Lots of C-band satellite dishes are unregistered, but of those that are registered with the FCC, up to a third don't exist or aren't used, according to Google. Credit: russellstreet /Flickr (Creative Commons)

WASHINGTON — Earth-observation data shows that one in three C-band satellite dishes registered with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission either don’t exist or aren’t in use, a spectrum official at Google said last week.

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Caleb Henry is a former SpaceNews staff writer covering satellites, telecom and launch. He previously worked for Via Satellite and NewSpace Global.He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science along with a minor in astronomy from Grove City College.