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speak easy

(10,514 posts) Sun Dec 4, 2022, 10:28 PM Dec 2022

SpaceX gets permission to deploy 7,500 next-generation Starlink satellites

SpaceX just got permission to begin building out the next generation of its Starlink internet megaconstellation.

On Thursday (Dec. 1), the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved SpaceX to deploy 7,500 Starlink 2.0 satellites in low Earth orbit.

The ruling is just a partial victory for SpaceX, however; the company had applied for permission to deploy 29,988 Starlink 2.0 satellites around Earth. The FCC is deferring a decision about the rest of the envisioned spacecraft.

The FCC granted just the limited approval "to address concerns about orbital debris and space safety," agency officials wrote in Thursday's decision document. These and other issues were raised by "interested parties" regarding the Starlink 2.0 application, which SpaceX filed in 2020.

https://www.space.com/spacex-fcc-approval-7500-starlink-satellites

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SpaceX gets permission to deploy 7,500 next-generation Starlink satellites (Original Post) speak easy Dec 2022 OP

FFS! 2naSalit Dec 2022 #1

Damn, right???? nt intrepidity Dec 2022 #2

A big 10-4 on that FFS. yonder Dec 2022 #5

Where's he going to get the money? SergeStorms Dec 2022 #3

Disgusting, I think. NNadir Dec 2022 #4

We obviously need more crap up there. jeffreyi Dec 2022 #6

Absolutely disgusting. Owl Dec 2022 #7

2naSalit

(92,739 posts)

1. FFS!

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2022, 10:42 PM

Dec 2022

He should be relieved of ownership of that entire network. He's too irresponsible to have such a thing under his control. It's becoming infrastructure, shouldn't be privately owned anyway.

intrepidity

(7,892 posts)

2. Damn, right???? nt

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 4, 2022, 11:11 PM

Dec 2022

yonder

(10,002 posts)

5. A big 10-4 on that FFS.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 5, 2022, 12:04 AM

Dec 2022

Some 12,000 pieces of intact technology orbiting 300 miles overhead now, eventually countless pieces of future entropic spacejunk to be dealt with long after Mushk will be finished doing what he does just because he can.

Yahoo cowboy.

SergeStorms

(19,312 posts)

3. Where's he going to get the money?

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2022, 11:17 PM

Dec 2022

Tesla stock is tanking and he'll be having a "going put of business" sale at Twitter soon.

I just love it when these silver-spoon fuckwits start losing their fortunes because of their monumental egos.