Amazon urges FCC to deny SpaceX's plan for orbital data centers

Amazon has petitioned the FCC to deny SpaceX’s application, arguing that SpaceX’s plan is 'wholly unrealistic' and lacks necessary information for proper assessment, including details about 'consumption avoidance' and management of disposal and replacement of LEO satellites. Amazon is also developing its own LEO satellite constellation for broadband services. WISPA has posed similar arguments. Quote: "Amazon has urged the FCC to deny SpaceX’s plan to build orbital data centers comprising up to one million satellites, arguing that it's ‘wholly unrealistic’.", "Amazon Leo, which is in the process of building and launching its own constellation of LEO satellites for broadband services, has petitioned the FCC to deny SpaceX’s application.", "Similar to arguments posed by WISPA, Amazon also believes that SpaceX’s application lacks the information necessary for the FCC to make a proper assessment, including details about how SpaceX’s proposed system will handle potential 'consumption avoidance' (the process of maneuvering satellites to prevent collisions with debris or other satellites) and how it would manage the disposal and replacement of LEO satellites."