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SpaceX promises wireless internet around the world by the end of summer
SpaceX intends to deploy 12 thousand satellites and provide the whole world with wireless Internet by the end of the summer, writes Nation News with reference to the president of the corporation Gwynne Shotwell.
The total cost of the Starlink satellite system is $ 10 billion.
The constellation already consists of 1.8 thousand satellites. The company is waiting for them to reach working orbit. After that, SpaceX will have to get permission from the regulatory authorities.
The first satellites were launched into orbit in the spring of 2019. In total, it is planned to deploy about 30 thousand small devices for the Starlink network.
