SpaceX seeks FCC OK for 1 million satellite broadband Earth stations
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SpaceX Starlink team wants quick FCC approval to support "ambitious timetable."
SpaceX is seeking US approval to deploy up to 1 million Earth stations to receive transmissions from its planned satellite broadband constellation.
The Federal Communications Commission last year gave SpaceX permission to deploy 11,943 low-Earth orbit satellites for the planned Starlink system. A new application from SpaceX Services, a sister company, asks the FCC for "a blanket license authorizing operation of up to 1,000,000 Earth stations that end-user customers will utilize to communicate with SpaceX's NGSO [non-geostationary orbit] constellation."
The application was published by FCC.report, a third-party site that tracks FCC filings. GeekWire reported the news on Friday. An FCC spokesperson confirmed to Ars today that SpaceX filed the application on February 1, 2019.
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@scottalanmiller reade that last week. or the weekend. or something.. Can't wait.
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@JaredBusch said in SpaceX seeks FCC OK for 1 million satellite broadband Earth stations:
@scottalanmiller reade that last week. or the weekend. or something.. Can't wait.
Ditto!
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Exciting stuff.
