SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that it has fixed SpaceX support to motorboat different 7,500 of its 2nd procreation Starlink satellites, for a full of 15,000 satellites worldwide.

Beyond simply allowing SpaceX to motorboat much satellites and grow its high-speed net coverage, the FCC says its determination besides means Starlink satellites tin run crossed 5 frequencies and to supply direct-to-cell connectivity extracurricular the United States, on with supplemental sum successful the U.S.

Reuters reports that SpaceX had requested approval for an further 15,000 satellites, but the FCC said it would “defer authorization of the remaining 14,988 projected Gen2 Starlink satellites.”

SpaceX indispensable motorboat 50% of the approved Starlink satellites by December 1, 2028, and the remaining 50% by December 2031, the FCC says.