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More space junk: SpaceX wants to launch thousands of satellites

SpaceX has requested permission from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to launch an additional 30 of thousands of communications satellites into orbit for the Starlink global Internet distribution project.

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These tens of thousands will complement the nearly 12 000 spacecraft, the launch of which SpaceX has requested permission from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

If the company gets approval, SpaceX will have 20 times more active satellites in orbit. The proposed megapark of the company will also exceed 5 times the number of all spacecraft ever launched by mankind (both existing and non-existent).

SpaceX plans to launch Starlink, and then build an Internet backbone around the Earth.

“For the system to be economically viable, there are actually enough 1000 satellites,” Musk told Business Insider in a conversation with reporters in May.

Additional spaceships seem to reflect SpaceX's plans for a deeper future for Starlink. As more satellites fly, they will bring both risks and benefits.

New Satellite Internet Projects Can Become “Billion Dollars”

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There are several reasons why companies such as SpaceX, Amazon, OneWeb, Iridium and others want to launch large groups of satellites that provide the Internet. The main one is a rake of billions of dollars.

Traditional satellite Internet relies on spacecraft that are larger, older, more expensive and are located at a distance of about 22 236 miles (about 35 785 km) from Earth. This limits coverage and causes delays.

But, say, Starlink would span the Earth from hundreds to 1000 miles with a large number of newer satellites. They would also connect to the floating Internet backbone, providing a faster alternative to fiber optic cables spanning the whole world - a privilege for which financial traders would pay a lot of money.

Close proximity and interconnection will also increase the speed of loading and unloading for users, while reducing lags tens of times. The mass production of low-cost satellites on all-wheel drive vehicles, such as the planned SpaceX space system, would also keep costs relatively low.

Gwynn Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, announced in May 2018 that the completion of Starlink could cost 10 billions of dollars or more. But in May, Musk announced that the company could receive from 30 to 50 billions of dollars a year, covering several percent of the entire business of the global telecommunications industry.

The FCC provided SpaceX with the opportunity to reach its maximum planned fleet of almost 2027 12 Starlink satellites by November 000. An organization’s approval is important because it monitors and adjusts the global satellite frequencies that companies and governments plan to use “to prevent signal interference and spectrum distortion.”

The new satellites will be in orbit anywhere from 204 miles (328 kilometers) to 360 miles (580 kilometers), according to Space News, which reviewed the applications.

The practical goal of Starlink (besides finance) is to cover Earth with high-speed and affordable Internet access. Having more access points will help this goal. Even partial Starlink deployments will benefit the financial sector, as well as provide Internet access in rural and remote areas.

The more satellites in orbit, the higher the risk of space collisions

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SpaceX attracts a lot of Starlink attention, but it’s not the only company that plans to launch a large number of satellites into orbit. For example, Amazon hopes to launch its Kuiper system satellites into orbit 3 236.

Each of these new fleets greatly increases the risk of spacecraft colliding with each other. The same applies to space debris or high-speed debris that can hit, disable, or destroy other satellites.

Amazon and SpaceX plan to launch satellites that can avoid collisions. However, Amazon’s new application suggests that if 5% or one of the twenty satellites fail in a large constellation, the risk of collision will be around 6%.

In addition, Starlink 60% were denied StarLink 5% to SpaceX from XNUMX: three stopped working after they were deployed. Musk noted that the devices were experimental before launch. “There are a lot of new technologies here, so some of these satellites may not work,” Musk said.

Despite this, for the first time since 2004, the FCC is ready to tighten its rules to prevent satellite collisions and create new space debris.

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