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The FCC authorizes SpaceX to launch a constellation of 7,518 satellites into orbit

The new 7,518 SpaceX satellites in low Earth orbit will join the 4,425 previously approved that will serve as the backbone of the broadband network proposed by Elon Musk's company.

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The US regulator FCC has given the green light to SpaceX to put into orbit a constellation of 7,518 satellites in order to boost affordable, wireless Internet access.

If we take into account that since Sputnik, the first artificial satellite in history, was launched, just over 8,000 satellites have been sent into space, new generation constellations promise to change the spatial landscape.

The new 7,518 SpaceX satellites in low Earth orbit They will join the 4,425 previously approved that will serve as the backbone of the company's proposed broadband network.

And SpaceX is thinking big with its global broadband network since will invest 10 billion dollars to build and launch a constellation of satellites that will provide high-speed Internet coverage to almost every corner of the planet.

SpaceX plans to initially launch 4,425 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, followed by another 7,518 satellites into even lower orbit. The first group of satellites will operate at an altitude of between 1,110 and 1,325 km.

The additional satellites will orbit at an altitude of between 335 to 346 kilometers and will increase capacity and reduce latency, especially in densely populated areas. SpaceX has already announced that its broadband will work with latencies of just 25ms and gigabit speeds that will rival existing cable or fiber optic systems. Additionally, it will reach areas that have little or no Internet connection.

FCC rules require SpaceX to launch 50 percent of its proposed satellites within six years and all of them within nine years, unless an exemption is granted. On February 22, the company successfully launched its first two Starlink test satellites, Tintin A and Tintin B, from Vandenberg Air Force Base (California).

The FCC has also authorized other companies to launch satellites with less ambitious projects such as Kepler (140 satellites), Telesat (117 satellites) and LeoSat (78 satellites).

By, Nov 20, 2018, Section:Business, Satellite

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