To Offer Gigabit Speeds, SpaceX's Starlink Makes New Push for 30,000 Satellites
The company's effort to deliver gigabit speeds to Starlink users will also harness a wider range of radio spectrum, according to a new FCC filing.
SpaceX is making a new push to receive regulatory clearance to operate nearly 30,000 Starlink satellites in Earth’s orbit.
The company is making the request to the US Federal Communications Commission as part of an effort to upgrade the Starlink network to deliver gigabit speeds to users.
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Last Friday, SpaceX revealed some of the plans in an earlier FCC filing, which requests to modify the second-generation Starlink network to harness additional radio spectrum and use lower orbits. This includes tapping E-band frequencies and operating Starlink satellites from around 530 kilometers down to 480 kilometers in orbit.
Today, the company made another FCC filing that requests even more radio spectrum and even lower orbits for the second-generation system. In addition, SpaceX is seeking permission to deploy up to 29,988 satellites, matching the number initially requested for its second-generation Starlink network. (Back in 2022, the FCC only granted permission for up to 7,500.)