FCC tells SpaceX it can deploy up to 11,943 broadband satellites
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Initial launch of 4,425 satellites to be followed by 7,518 closer to the ground.
SpaceX today received US approval to deploy 7,518 broadband satellites, in addition to the 4,425 satellites that were approved eight months ago.
The Federal Communications Commission voted to let SpaceX launch 4,425 low-Earth orbit satellites in March of this year. SpaceX separately sought approval for 7,518 satellites operating even closer to the ground, saying that these will boost capacity and reduce latency in heavily populated areas. That amounts to 11,943 satellites in total for SpaceX's Starlink broadband service...
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I'm so excited about this.
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Frankly so am I - I would love to ditch Cox - or at minimum, have real choice in my ISP.
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@scottalanmiller Do you think we need a separate tag for StarLink, since they are not truly SpaceX, but a sibling-company?
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@NerdyDad said in FCC tells SpaceX it can deploy up to 11,943 broadband satellites:
@scottalanmiller Do you think we need a separate tag for StarLink, since they are not truly SpaceX, but a sibling-company?
Probably
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Do they even have a website at this point?
