SpaceX tries to convince FCC that Amazon put satellites into wrong altitude
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SpaceX向美国联邦通信委员会指控亚马逊将卫星发射至过高初始轨道，违反轨道碎片规定，增加与其他卫星及航天器碰撞风险。亚马逊否认其发射参数违反规定或构成安全威胁，并指出SpaceX去年曾协助亚马逊将卫星发射至相似高度。双方近年来多次互相指责对方利用FCC程序拖延卫星发射计划。
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 operational systems and inhabited spacecraft."
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Kuiper Systems, is launching satellites into low-Earth orbits (LEO) to compete against Starlink's much larger constellation of broadband satellites. Amazon denied that its launch altitudes violate any requirements or impose a safety risk and said SpaceX itself helped Amazon launch satellites into a similar altitude last year when Amazon used SpaceX as a launch partner.
SpaceX only objected to the launch parameters after moving its Starlink satellites into nearby altitudes, Amazon said. Changing the altitude of a recent Leo launch would have delayed it by months, according to Amazon. Both Amazon and SpaceX have accused each other of using FCC proceedings to delay the other's satellite launches at various times over the years.
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