SpaceX files FCC request for 100,000 Starlink satellites

It’s a good thing the Federal Communications Commission is planning to approve satellite licenses via an assembly-line process, because SpaceX has filed an application with the FCC, seeking to deploy its new Gen3 broadband constellation of up to 100,000 low-Earth-orbit satellites. The application states, “SpaceX’s Gen1 and Gen2 satellite systems already deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband to all American consumers and the planet’s most remote regions. A robust, resilient, and ubiquitous communications infrastructure with the capacity to handle the majority of the world’s internet traffic will allow all people to enjoy the benefits of our shared abundant future.” Elon Musk certainly thinks big with language like: handling the majority of the world’s internet traffic. The FCC application also says the Gen3 constellation will delivery extremely low-latency, multi-gigabit symmetrical throughput. And the sheer number of satellites will ensure multiple satellites are always visible from any point on Earth.