Amazon LEO Asks FCC to Deny SpaceX’s Spaced-Based Data Center Proposal

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2026 – A one million satellite constellation deployed by SpaceX may be more like science fiction than hard fact, at least for now, according to Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo the low-earth satellite competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink, filed a denial request with the Federal Communications Commission on Friday, suggesting that it would “take centuries” to deploy SpaceX’s proposed one-million satellite constellation data center.

“The application seems to describe a lofty ambition, rather than a real plan–and a speculative placeholder rather than a complete application under the commission’s rules,” the request said. “Nonetheless, it risks real harm.”

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