A US company appears to have gone rogue and launched a fleet of satellites into orbit, despite not having permission as they could endanger other satellites.
The start-up company from California is called Swarm Technologies, founded in 2016 by former Google and Apple engineers Sara Spangelo and Benjamin Longmier. On January 12, 2018, the secretive company launched its first four satellites, called SpaceBees, on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket from the Indian Space Agency (ISRO) along with 30 other satellites.
However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US, which provides accreditation for American launches, previously denied the company a launch license. It appears they launched their satellites without approval.
“If confirmed, this would be the first ever unauthorized launch of commercial satellites,” noted IEEE Spectrum, who broke the story.
http://www.iflscience.com/space/us-company-in-big-trouble-after-launching-four-satellites-without-permission/https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/fcc-accuses-stealthy-startup-of-launching-rogue-satellites