SpaceX Claims Amazon Leo Launches Could Crash Into Starlink Satellites

SpaceX claims Amazon Leo launches could crash into Starlink satellites

Amazon denies violation, says SpaceX caused conflict by lowering Starlink satellites.

SpaceX: Amazon's Leo Satellite Launches Created Collision Risk

SpaceX sent the complaint to the FCC, even though the company launched some of the Amazon Leo satellites using its Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX: Amazon Launches Are Violating Its FCC License Terms

Amazon is dispensing satellites 50-90 kilometers higher than its FCC authorization and without sufficient coordination or information sharing, SpaceX told the Space Bureau on Wednesday. It accused the company of violating its FCC license conditions and orbital debris mitigation plan...

SpaceX and Amazon clash over satellite launches.

Amazon’s broadband satellite constellation deployment plans are facing revisions, as the company addresses concerns raised by SpaceX regarding space safety risks. In a recent development, Amazon has announced that it will be making adjustments to its satellite deployment strategy, following a dispute with SpaceX over potential safety hazards in space. The clash between the two […]

SpaceX tries to convince FCC that Amazon put satellites into wrong altitude

Starlink operator SpaceX claims that Amazon violated orbital debris requirements by launching satellites into initial altitudes that are too high, increasing the risk of collision with other satellites and spacecraft. SpaceX, which recently reported two Starlink satellite failures that created new space debris, yesterday accused Amazon and its launch partner Arianespace of negligence that "needlessly and significantly increases risk to other ope…

Amazon Leo to FCC: SpaceX allegations about our orbit-insertion altitude safety are disingenuous, but we’ll address them anyway

LA PLATA, Maryland — Amazon Leo on rejected SpaceX Starlink’s claims that Amazon’s choice of a…