(b) The license is valid until the Secretary confirms in writing that the license is terminated, because the Secretary has determined that one of the following has occurred:

1. (1) The licensee has successfully disposed of, or has taken all actions necessary to successfully dispose of, all on-orbit components of the system, and is in compliance with all other requirements of the Act, this part, and the license;
2. (2) The licensee never had system components on orbit and has requested to end the license term;
3. (3) The license is terminated pursuant to § 960.17; or

4. (4) The licensee has executed one of the following transfers, subsequent to the Secretary's approval of such transfer:

   1. (i) Ownership of the system, or the operations thereof, to an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. Government; or
   2. (ii) Operations to a person who is not a U.S. person and who will not operate the system from the United States.