Starlink intends to provide the entire Earth with satellite Internet by the fall. Reported by Reuters.
Starlink's plans were announced by SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwel. “We have successfully deployed about 1,800 satellites, and once all of these satellites reach their operational orbit, we will have continuous global coverage,” Shotwell said. According to her, the company intends to achieve large-scale coverage of the entire planet by September.
The top manager of the company, Ilona Mask, said that then the corporation will deal with the issues of obtaining permission to provide telecommunications services in various countries. Shotwell estimates that Starlink intends to launch 12,000 satellites into space. The project cost is estimated at $ 10 billion.
Currently Starlink provides communication services in a test format for subscribers from 11 countries. The debut group of satellites of the global network project Musk was launched in May 2019.
Earlier, Starlink promised to provide fast Internet access to aircraft passengers. “We have an aviation product that is under development. We have already run several demonstrations to date, ”said the company's vice president of commercial sales, Jonathan Hofeller.
