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Amazon seeks FCC approval for 5,105 new satellites
Original: # Amazon is asking the # FCC to approve 5,105 massive new # satellites while hiding their orbital debris risk models beh
Amazon has asked the US Federal Communications Commission to approve the launch of 5,105 additional satellites for its broadband constellation, expanding its planned fleet. Critics are pushing back, arguing the company is withholding its orbital debris risk models behind corporate confidentiality claims and demanding full public transparency before regulators approve a project that affects a shared orbital environment.
Why now: Regulators are weighing a major satellite expansion while critics question the secrecy around its debris risk assessments.
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- # Amazon is asking the # FCC to approve 5,105 massive new # satellites while hiding their orbital debris risk models behind a wall of corporate secrecy. The public deserves full transparency, because a safe and sustainable space environment belongs to all of us — not just to… · space_environmentalism · 316
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