Spacex ceo elon musk explained on wednesday how the company s starlink satellite network will serve as the company s key money maker unlocking his vision of sending astronauts to mars.
Elon musk low orbit satellite.
Elon musk s company spacex is inviting people to beta test its starlink satellites a mega constellation promising access to the internet from virtually anywhere on earth.
Tesla and spacex ceo elon musk has used twitter to tease the imminent launch of the first batch of low earth orbit satellites for providing broadband to humans across the planet.
Last week it announced that trials of its space based internet platform could start within weeks.
The new approval was for the addition of a very low earth orbit non geostationary satellite orbit constellation consisting of 7 518 satellites operating at altitudes from 335 kilometres 208 mi to 346 kilometres 215 mi below the iss.
The 36 billion company now has over 500 satellites in orbit.
The most satellites operated by a single company.
Satellites cast into low earth orbit by elon musk s rocket company spacex are disrupting astronomy research due to the vehicles brightness in night skies and the problem could get much worse.