According to Mars Finance news, the SpaceX “Doge-1” satellite funded and named by DOGE has received approval from the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and is seeking final approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It is reported that the DOGE-1 satellite was developed by the space technology company Geometric Energy Corporation, which announced the project in May 2021. The satellite will be launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.