SpaceX Gets FCC Authorization to Advance Starlink System

FCC grants SpaceX a “major authorization to advance its second-generation Starlink satellite system,” according to a release.

• FCC comments in an emailed statement
• “Under this grant, SpaceX is authorized to construct, deploy, and operate an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites,” FCC says

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