Elon Musk takes another important step in his conquest of space

SpaceX, the company of Elon Musk, was authorized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States, this Thursday (1), to send up to 7,500 satellites into low Earth orbit. Starlink, a satellite internet service provided by SpaceX, already has more than 3,500 devices circling the Earth.

The company, which has tens of thousands of customers in the United States alone, charges about $599 for a terminal and $110 a month for a broadband connection. Brazilians who want to hire Starlink services can also, has already made an article explaining how to get it.

In 2018, the FCC had already approved the company’s plans to launch up to 4,425 first-generation satellites. However, the ambitious SpaceX is working to get approval to operate a network of about 29,988 satellites, known as “second generation” or “Gen2”.]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will expand its fleet of satellites

According to Reuters, the FCC said “our action will enable SpaceX to begin deployment of the Gen2 Starlink, which will bring next-generation satellite broadband to Americans across the country.” Additionally, the agency also said it would “enable satellite broadband service worldwide, helping to reduce the lack of Internet access on a global scale.”

Another point made by the FCC is that its decision, regarding the launch of SpaceX satellites, “will protect other ground and satellite operators from interference and maintain a safe space environment,” while protecting “spectrum and orbital resources for future use.” .

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