Coalition Calls for Rigorous Federal Review of Space-Based Data Cente…

Environmental and scientific coalition petitions the FCC to pause licensing of space-based data centres and conduct comprehensive environmental review before allowing deployment of over one million satellites in low-earth orbit. The petition cites risks including atmospheric pollution, orbital debris, ozone degradation, light pollution, and wildlife disruption. If you're building space infrastructure, your FCC licensing pathway just hit a legal wall. Environmental groups are forcing a comprehensive review before any orbital data centre licences issue — that means your launch timeline just extended, and you now need to model and mitigate atmospheric impact, debris risk, and light pollution before you can operate.