
New SpaceX launch: Starlink closes in on 800 internet-beaming satellite ...
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- Jun 04, 2020
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The latest launch puts SpaceX closer to the 800-satellite target it needs for moderate coverage of the US. Following SpaceX's April launch, CEO Elon Musk said it should be ready to launch a public beta as early as August.
SpaceX in March gained approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deploy a million user terminals, which look like a "little UFO on a stick", according to Musk, and will be simple for consumers to set up.
The FCC has approved SpaceX to launch more than 12,000 Starlink satellites to provide high-speed, low-latency internet access.
Consistent with previously announced plans, SpaceX last week applied to the FCC to launch 30,000 Gen2 System satellites, with more than 85% operating at below 400km (249 miles), "using eight total orbital altitudes ranging from 328km to 614km [204 to 382 miles]".
SpaceX said its next-generation constellation will allow it to bring internet services to rural areas at prices previously only available to urban customers.
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