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Amazon seeks FCC approval for 5,105 satellites amid debris-model secrecy
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 a constellation of 5,105 additional satellites for its Kuiper broadband project. Critics are pushing back, arguing the company is withholding its orbital debris risk models behind corporate confidentiality and calling for full public transparency on how the mega-constellation could affect the safety and sustainability of orbit.
Why now: The FCC filing reignites debate over mega-constellations and space debris just as commercial satellite expansion accelerates.
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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 · 314
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