SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 more Starlink satellites

SpaceX has filed with the US FCC to deploy 100,000 third-generation Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit, claiming a 100-fold increase in bandwidth and multi-gigabit speeds. The Gen3 constellation requires spectrum access across Ku-, Ka-, V-, E-, W-, and D-bands, and will need Starship or Falcon Heavy for deployment of the 2-ton satellites.

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