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- 1Amazon seeks FCC approval for 5,105 new satellites amid debris model secrecy●# 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 approve 5,105 additional satellites for its Kuiper constellation, but critics say the company is withholding its orbital debris risk models as confidential corporate information. Space policy advocates are pressing for full public transparency, arguing that a safe and sustainable orbital environment is a shared resource and that the risks of mega-constellations should be openly assessed before approval.