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- 1Amazon seeks FCC approval for 5,105 more satellites●# Amazon is asking the # FCC to approve 5,105 massive new # satellites while hiding their orbital debris risk models beh
Amazon is asking the US Federal Communications Commission to license 5,105 additional satellites, expanding its planned broadband constellation. Critics say the company is withholding its orbital debris risk models behind corporate secrecy, and space sustainability advocates are demanding full public disclosure of collision and debris modeling before any approval is granted.
- 2FCC holds sweeping power over projects that could alter the night sky●"The U.S. Federal Communications Commission can single-handedly green-light massive spaceflight projects that could comp
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission can approve massive spaceflight projects on its own, even ones that could permanently change how the night sky looks for everyone on Earth. Space law experts note that despite protests from astronomers and dark-sky advocates, the agency is effectively the only gatekeeper, leaving little room for other authorities to block or shape such projects.
- 3Astronomers warn Reflect Orbital's mirror satellites would harm night skies●"'They're saying we want to launch 50,000 mirrors by 2035,' Benvenuti said. 'That would be catastrophic for astronomy, t
Reflect Orbital, a US company planning to sell sunlight by reflecting it from orbiting mirrors, has drawn an FCC filing and sharp criticism from astronomers. A plan to launch tens of thousands of mirrors by 2035 would, experts say, be catastrophic for astronomy, flooding the night sky with artificial bright flashes that interfere with telescopes and dark-sky observations.
- 4AST SpaceMobile satellites measured far brighter than targets●"Our measurements reveal an average brightness seven times brighter than mitigation targets cited in FCC filings and pea
Astronomers report that measurements of AST SpaceMobile satellites show an average brightness seven times above the mitigation targets cited in the company's FCC filings, with peak values more than 200 times brighter than the International Astronomical Union's recommended limit of magnitude 7. Observers warn the company is expected to deploy more satellites, raising concerns about interference with ground-based astronomy.