Elon Musk said SpaceX has enough funding to build and launch enough Starlink satellites to begin using the network.
Starlink is SpaceX's ambitious plan to build an interconnected internet satellite network to beam high speed internet to anywhere on the planet.
Starlink represents the company's ambitious plan to build an interconnected internet satellite network, also known as a "constellation," to beam high speed internet to anywhere on the planet. The full Starlink network would consist of 11,943 satellites flying close to the planet, closer than the International Space Station, in what is known as low Earth orbit.
Musk said SpaceX will need "6 more launches of 60" satellites per launch to get "minor coverage" for the internet network. A dozen launches, or 720 satellites, are needed "for moderate" coverage," he added.Starlink is one of the keysYet it also is an "absolutely insane" project requiring likely billions of dollars of investment to get operational.
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