Amazon thinks SpaceX's data center plan is a bunch of hooey

SpaceX's plan to build a system of orbital data centers comprising up to 1 million low-Earth orbit satellites got some pushback from an expected source: one of its competitors. Amazon Leo, which is in the process of building and launching its own constellation of LEO satellites for broadband services, has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to deny SpaceX's application. At a high level, Amazon argues that SpaceX's plan "appears to be wholly unrealistic" while still positioning SpaceX as "the gatekeeper to space." 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.