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Then again, Musk is no stranger to long odds and pulling through.Whether you visit ALTITUDE Sky Lounge® in San Diego or Seattle, you are guaranteed an unforgettably good time. And there's no shortage of competition these days from other telecom and commercial space giants. In order to fulfill these requirements, SpaceX will need to ramp up production and begin conducting regular launches soon. The same is true for their Phase II batch of satellites, which will need to be fully deployed by November or 2027. The remaining ~2200 satellites will need to be launched three years later (by April 2027), or else SpaceX risks losing its license. For example, SpaceX is required to launch half of its Phase I satellites by April of 2024, which works out to about 37 launches a month. To get there, Elon Musk and SpaceX have some challenges ahead of them. This latest ruling indicates that the FCC has approved of this change to SpaceX's license. However, days before the approval came, SpaceX filed for a modification, requesting approval to launch the first 1,584 of the Starlink satellites to a lower altitude of 550 km (341 mi). In November, the FCC approved SpaceX's plan for a Phase II network of 7,518 satellites at 340 km (210 mi). Starlink production is well underway, and the first group of satellites have already arrived at the launch site for processing." Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president and chief operating officer, said in a company statement: "This approval underscores the FCC's confidence in SpaceX's plans to deploy its next-generation satellite constellation and connect people around the world with reliable and affordable broadband service. The recent FCC approval, which was issued on April 26th despite objections from SpaceX's competitors, has effectively cleared a major regulatory hurdle for the company.
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This is intrinsic to SpaceX's new plan to replace the first batch of simplified satellites with upgraded versions later on, eventually creating the full constellation that will deliver internet service as originally advertised.
The lower insertion orbit will not only allow the Falcon 9 rockets that will be deploying the satellites to carry heavier payloads, it will also mean shorter transmissions times and that the first batch of satellites will fall back to Earth sooner. This lower altitude was selected to minimize the risk posed by space junk, but will also allow the company to send more satellites into orbit sooner. The company also indicated that this batch would have a simplified design and transmit only in the Ku-band.Ī SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching two of the company’s test Starlink satellites in February. This took place in the fall of 2018 when the company announced that the first batch would be launched to a lower altitude – 550 kilometers (340 mi), starting in May of 2019. However, due to growing competition from other satellite internet providers, SpaceX decided to expedite its plans and presented a modified plan to the FCC. Originally, SpaceX intended to launch 4,425 satellites to non-geostationary orbits (NGSO) ranging from 11 km (680 and 800 mi), which would transmit in the Ku- and Ka-radio bands.
This news comes on the heels of the company receiving approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch satellites to a lower orbit than originally specified. And according to a recently released official statement from the company, mass production is well underway, and the first batch of operational satellites is already in Florida awaiting the scheduled May 2019 launch. Despite criticism and dismissal, Musk and SpaceX have taken some major steps in recent years to get the ball rolling on this proposal.
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