[Rebelgecko]

>FCC does not think about space pollution

Orbital debris mitigation is an essential part of an application sent to the FCC

Things they care about:

* Will your satellites survive an uncontrolled re-entry? What parts of the satellite won't burn up in the atmosphere? Will any surviving debris have more than 15 joules of kinetic energy when it reaches the ground? If so, what are the odds of injuring a human?

* How will your satellites deorbit? If the satellite fails before you can deorbit it, how long will it take to deorbit naturally?

* How will you avoid collisions with other satellites?

etc. It's true that the process doesn't take into account light pollution, but that's just one of the many forms of pollution to worry about