The US Federal Communications Commission announced on Friday local time that it has approved Space Exploration Technology's application to deploy 7,500 additional second-generation “Starlink” satellites to help the company further expand its global Internet service business. The US Federal Communications Commission said that Elon Musk's space exploration technology company has now been approved to operate an additional 7,500 second-generation “Starlink” satellites. This move will bring the total number of satellites in orbit around the world to 15,000. The committee also approved SpaceX's technical upgrades to the satellite and allowed it to operate in five bands; in addition, the committee exempted previous regulations that restricted overlapping satellite signal coverage and restricted the increase in network capacity. The agency pointed out that the new satellite will provide direct satellite cellular network services to regions outside the US and enhance network coverage capabilities in the US, which will not only support next-generation mobile communication services, but also achieve Internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second.

The US Federal Communications Commission announced on Friday local time that it has approved Space Exploration Technology's application to deploy 7,500 additional second-generation “Starlink” satellites to help the company further expand its global Internet service business. The US Federal Communications Commission said that Elon Musk's space exploration technology company has now been approved to operate an additional 7,500 second-generation “Starlink” satellites. This move will bring the total number of satellites in orbit around the world to 15,000. The committee also approved SpaceX's technical upgrades to the satellite and allowed it to operate in five bands; in addition, the committee exempted previous regulations that restricted overlapping satellite signal coverage and restricted the increase in network capacity. The agency pointed out that the new satellite will provide direct satellite cellular network services to regions outside the US and enhance network coverage capabilities in the US, which will not only support next-generation mobile communication services, but also achieve Internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second.