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Amazon seeks FCC approval for 5,105 direct-to-device satellites

Original: Amazon wants the FCC to approve 5,105 Direct-to-Device # satellites while hiding basic safety parameters behind trade-se

Amazon has asked the US Federal Communications Commission to approve a constellation of 5,105 direct-to-device satellites, but is withholding key safety parameters as trade secrets. Advocacy group Center for Space Environmentalism, in its own FCC filing, argues that physical mass inputs like these are routinely published across the space industry and should not be treated as proprietary, pressing regulators to demand full disclosure before approval.

Why now: A contested FCC filing over satellite safety transparency has drawn public criticism and regulatory attention.

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• Amazon wants the FCC to approve 5,105 Direct-to-Device # satellites while hiding basic safety parameters behind trade-secret claims. In our latest FCC filing, CSE shows that physical mass inputs are standard public data across the space industry, not proprietary secrets. We… · space_environmentalism · 7

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