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SpaceX today said its planned constellation of 4,425 broadband satellites will launch from the Falcon 9 rocket beginning in 2019 and continue launching in phases until reaching full capacity in 2024.
SpaceX gave the Senate Commerce Committee an update on its satellite plans during a broadband infrastructure hearing this morning via testimony by VP of satellite government affairs Patricia Cooper. Satellite Internet access traditionally suffers from high latency, relatively slow speeds, and strict data caps. But as we reported in November, SpaceX says it intends to solve these problems with custom-designed satellites launched into low-Earth orbits.
SpaceX mentioned 2019 as a possible launch date in an application filed with the Federal Communications Commission in November and offered a more specific launch timeline today.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by kaszz on Friday May 05 2017, @11:54PM
Just some thoughts..
SpaceX rockets to get into space and to other planets, cheaply.
SolarCity panels generates power.
Tesla batteries enables power at night (type 21700 ; 56 kJ).
SpaceX-internet to provide connectivity.
See a common thread here?
Future projects launched as profit making companies?
* Oxygen generators for submarines..
* Inflatable (LED) greenhouse to get cheap and poison free food.
* Supersized 3D printer to build fast housing. (may also be used as radiation protection)
* Underground mini mole (TBM) to build cable tunnels and other underground structures autonomously.
* Advanced sensor and microtechnology to build "tricorder" like health tools for cheap and portable detection and fix services.
* Maglev accelerators to.. some earthbound application.