US EditionFCC Approves 7,500 More Starlink Satellites for SpaceX
- On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission authorized SpaceX to launch 7,500 additional second‑generation Starlink satellites, doubling the cap to 15,000 and formalizing the order with related waivers.
- To expand capacity and performance, the company said the next‑generation Starlink system will support mobile satellite services, voice, texting and high‑speed data as the United States customer base nears 3 million subscribers.
- Technically, the FCC also issued a time-limited waiver allowing SpaceX to exceed EPFD limits while approving most radio frequency bands and multiple orbital shells 340km to 485km.
- The FCC attached conditions requiring SpaceX to stop harmful interference and confined the waiver to US operations, while rival firms Viasat and Globalstar filed petitions warning of interference and spectrum-access harms.
- The approval positions SpaceX to operate a total of 19,400 satellites, following a $17 billion EchoStar spectrum deal for 50 MHz and 2GHz frequencies.
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SpaceX Gets Permission to Launch 7,500 New Starlink Satellites & That's Just The Start
The Federal Communications Commission has granted Space Exploration Holdings, LLC, the operating entity for SpaceX’s Starlink network, approval to deploy an additional 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites. This decision, announced on January 9, 2026, expands the authorized total for the Gen2 constellation to 15,000 satellites worldwide. This milestone builds on an earlier partial authorization from December […] The post SpaceX Gets Permis…
The FCC is letting SpaceX launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites
The FCC approved SpaceX's plan to launch an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites on Friday. That brings the total number of satellites the company will have in orbit to around 15,000 worldwide. As part of the approval, the government is also waiving previous requirements that prevented overlapping coverage and enhanced capacity. SpaceX originally sought approval for 30,000 satellites, but for now, the FCC is only greenlighting 15,000. The c…
SpaceX will be able to continue the rapid development of its Starlink service. Elon Musk's company has actually obtained green light from the US authorities for the launch of many new satellites....
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