SpaceX Wants to Launch 100,000 Starlink Satellites to Orbit

SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit

SpaceX is nothing if not ambitious.Elon Musk's company just filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate a 100,000-member constellation of "Gen3" satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).This will presumably be an updated version of SpaceX's Starlink broadband network, according to astronomer and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell, who reported the news via X today (July 9).SpaceX have filed for a 100,00 sate…

SpaceX applies to launch 100,000 Gen3 Starlink satellites

Massive constellation to fly in very low Earth orbit.

SpaceX and a startup file plans to deploy 100K satellites

SpaceX and a startup called Orbital Compute have each filed applications with the FCC to launch 100,000 satellites. SpaceX's plan centers on its new, high-capacity Gen 3 satellite, while Orbital's focuses on a constellation of data centers.

SpaceX Planning 100K More Starlink Satellites

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2026 – SpaceX is asking federal regulators for clearance to launch another 100,000 satellites to support its Starlink broadband service.The rocket company told the Federal Communications Commission in a late Monday application that this new batch of satellites, called Gen3, would “deliver extremely low-latency and multi-gigabit symmetrical throughput for consumers, enterprises, and government users and billions of AI-powered …