SpaceX will launch 4425 satellites for Internet distribution
The company Elon musk SpaceX has applied to the Federal communications Commission of the USA on placing on 4425 earth orbit satellites to provide ubiquitous access to the Internet. About it reports Reuters.
Each satellite will weigh 386 pounds, the spacecraft is scheduled to be at 83 different earth orbit, at an altitude of 1110 to 1325 km.
The total project cost is estimated at $ 10 billion, 1 billion of which is invested Alphabet and Fidelity Investments.
So SpaceX intends to provide wireless satellite Internet all people on Earth. The first phase of the project includes the launch of the 800 satellites to create a full coverage for the United States. The implementation period of the project is not specified.