FCC Filing Overview
Amazon has filed a formal application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The filing concerns a proposed large‑scale satellite constellation.
The document states that the planned network would consist of more than 5,100 individual satellites. This figure is explicitly mentioned in the application.
The purpose of the system, as described in the filing, is to provide direct‑to‑device (D2D) communication capabilities. Such a service would allow end‑user devices to link directly with the orbiting satellites.
The requested service would rely on spectrum resources associated with Globalstar. The application references this specific spectrum as the intended basis for the D2D links.