Nearly 12 000 may fly before the end of the decade though.
Starlink spacex s satellite internet project. Spacex is developing a low latency broadband internet system to meet the needs of consumers across the globe. Enabled by a constellation of low earth orbit satellites starlink will provide fast reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity including those in rural communities and places where existing services are too expensive or unreliable. The project designed to bring internet to rural communities through. Then last year on the 24th of may 2019 the company had its first batch of 60 satellites launch into low earth orbit.
Starlink is the satellite system musk first proposed back in january 2015 and after years of preparation and financing the startup began which cost approximately 10 billion. While spacex eventually hopes to have as many as 12 000 satellites in this so called megaconstellation the size and scale of the project have flustered astronomers and amateur skywatchers who fear that the bright orbiting objects will. Starlink is the name of a satellite network that the private spaceflight company spacex is developing to provide low cost internet to remote locations. While spacex eventually hopes to have as.
Spacex this week launched 60 more more of its internet beaming starlink satellites into orbit bringing the total to 360. Starlink is a satellite constellation being constructed by spacex to provide satellite internet access. Starlink is the name of a satellite network that the private spaceflight company spacex is developing to provide low cost internet to remote locations. Spacex s starlink satellites will be in a low earth orbit just 700 to 800 miles above the earth s surface vs.
Elon musk says the biggest challenge of spacex s starlink internet project is not satellites but rather ufo on a stick devices users will need to get online dave mosher 6 days ago. The constellation will consist of thousands of mass produced small satellites in low earth orbit leo working in combination with ground transceivers spacex also plans to sell some of the satellites for military scientific or exploratory purposes.