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Amazon seeks FCC approval for 5,105 new satellites amid debris model secrecy
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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.
Why now: Concerns about space debris and corporate transparency around the rapidly growing Kuiper satellite constellation are drawing fresh attention as the FCC weighs the request.
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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 · 310
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