The company had requested as many over two years ago, but the FCC only gave its permission for the deployment of up to 7,500. At the time the FCC said its decision would protect other satellite operators from harmful interference and maintain a “safe space environment.” But, the company’s 20-page October 11 filing neglects to mention any associated impact.
“Obviously, the impact,” Piero Benvenuti told The Independent Monday, “[is] what we have already known for several years, [and] claimed that there’s a severe impact on astronomy, both optical and radio astronomy and also the visibility of the pristine sky,”