Post by @AkaSci@fosstodon.org

"A coalition of environmental and scientific orgs, represented by Earthjustice, petitioned the FCC for a comprehensive review of the environmental risks, impacts, and costs of satellite-based data centers.

The petition asks the FCC to pause granting any licenses for these “orbital data centers” until it conducts a programmatic environmental review."

“Allowing a million orbiting data centers with no environmental review isn’t just irresponsible — it’s reckless.”

https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/coalition-calls-for-rigorous-federal-review-of-space-based-data-center-proposals
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Earthjustice

Coalition Calls for Rigorous Federal Review of Space-Based Data Center Proposals

As companies make plans to launch more than a million data centers into space, FCC must provide oversight and conduct a thorough review of the risks and impacts of these projects to ensure they are not causing irreparable environmental harm to our planet

AkaSci 🛰️

@AkaSci@fosstodon.org 5 hours ago

Here is a graphical summary of all existing and proposed LEO/MEO mega-constellations.

The total number of satellites will reach ~2,387,342 if all constellations get deployed. The # of satellites launched in these constellations so far is ~12,606.

It is mind boggling to think how a million satellites, most larger than the current ones and with constant replenishment, will affect the night sky, astronomy, the ozone layer and the space envi.

And it's mainly driven by a few megalomaniacs.

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