These actions, along with Amazon's complaints about Jedi contract seem to imply that amazon has now entered day 2.
PS: I understand that the circumstances around the Jedi contract are different. I'm just trying to make a point that Amazon is now focussing more on its competitors rather than its customers.
It is quite short and basically alleges SpaceX failed to fulfill various requirements when filing its amendment. Mainly, it alleges SpaceX submitted two different configuration options and the Commission's rules require them to settle on a single configuration option to submit.
Are those legitimate allegations? I have no idea. I'm not an expert on FCC amendment rules, and I doubt many here are either. But it seems kind of misleading to call that "because it can't compete" when the filing says something completely different.
Well, it's not like Amazon is going to say "we're 3 years behind SpaceX so we need you to slow them down"
It's also not a good look for Amazon when it has has significantly more contact with the FCC over SpaceX than in providing its own details in response to FCC questions
But this is just SpaceX's side of things, so I'll take it with a grain of salt. Also Amazon may fully expect the FCC to reject their request and simply wants that precedent set for when it needs/wants to submit a similarly flexible plan for their own deployment.
"In Configuration 1—SpaceX’s preferred scenario—the amendment proposed herein would revise the pending application in three main respects to fully leverage these new capabilities:
1. SpaceX will more evenly spread capacity by latitude by targeting multiple inclinations, ensuring better, more consistent global coverage even as it continues to operate at lower, more sustainable altitudes than most other NGSO systems.
2.SpaceX will nearly double the number of satellites deployed in a sun-synchronous orbit optimized for key throughput demand times and service to Polar Regions, resulting in additional capacity for those chronically underserved areas such as Alaska.
3.The revised orbital planes will enable “single plane” launch campaigns, not requiring long dwell times in a low parking orbit waiting for orbital precession to spread satellites into other planes. These satellites can launch, be checked out at low altitude, and can all quickly go to their on-station positions.
Configuration 2 utilizes a smaller number of satellites per plane than Configuration 1, yet also spreads capacity more evenly by latitude for more consistent coverage across the globe. Neither configuration requests any additional spectrum or results in a significant increase in the potential for interference to any other spectrum user, including other NGSO licensees and current applicants. Although SpaceX proposes to rearrange the orbital parameters of its Gen2 System, it will slightly reduce the number of satellites in the constellation. Moreover, SpaceX will continue to leverage the inherent advantages of operating at lower altitudes than most NGSO constellations. Not only will atmospheric drag at these altitudes ensure that any debris quickly disintegrates in the atmosphere and pose no further danger to space operations or life on the ground, but operation at these altitudes is also consistent with a key recommendation from the astronomical community to minimize any effect on astronomical observations. "
Has Amazon, the website, any competitors? They have an unique proposition, like Apple
This reads weirdly to me; I'd describe Amazon's situation as "they provide first-party fulfillment of 3rd-party sales.
For me 100% no-go on Amazon is anything that goes in or on your body, like lotion and vitamins. Coin-flip you get a fake since almost anyone has the means to produce fraud.
[1] https://www.bikeforums.net/general-cycling-discussion/120619...
I don't mean to shill Amazon, I'd like direct to be as good; it's just rarely close in my experience.
I tend to use Amazon more for the intersection of things that are somewhat niche and that I'd like fast delivery on.
That's not what Amazon claims. The actual Amazon leadership principal is: "Leaders start with the customer and work backwards. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust. Although leaders pay attention to competitors, they obsess over customers."
I also don't see how this is "focusing more on its competitors". Amazon had previously identified a plan for Kuiper to serve its customers, and SpaceX interfered with that. The tactics to do so are debatable, but I think it's easily arguable that this protest is in the interest of serving its customers.