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SpaceX says likely won't need 42,000 satellites for Starlink internet

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A photo taken using a long exposure shows a string of SpaceX StarLink satellites passing over Salgotarjan, Hungary, May 12, 2021. The trail of lights was the result of a series of relatively low-flying satellites launched by Elon Musk" s="" SpaceX="" as="" part="" of="" its="" Starlink="" internet="" service="" earlier="" this="" month.="" Peter="" EPA-EFE="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/business/03/31/spacex-starlink-epa-efe-3312022.jpg"/><figcaption>A photo taken using a long exposure shows a string of SpaceX StarLink satellites passing over Salgotarjan, Hungary, May 12, 2021. The trail of lights was the result of a series of relatively low-flying satellites launched by Elon Musk&#x27;s SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet service earlier this month. <em>Peter Komka, EPA-EFE/File </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>PARIS - SpaceX, which has requested authorization to deploy up to 42,000 satellites to provide its Starlink satellite internet service, probably won&#x27;t need to launch that many into orbit, its chief operations officer said.</p><p>Starlink -- the satellite internet service of tech billionaire Elon Musk -- offers high-speed broadband service to customers in areas that are poorly or not served by fixed-line or mobile telecoms operators via a constellation of satellites in low earth orbit. </p><p>&quot;We definitely want to put up more satellites as more people want to use the service,&quot; Gwynne Shotwell told reporters.</p><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t think we&#x27;ll need 40,000 satellites to provide good service globally,&quot; she added.</p><p>Next generation satellites equipped with bigger antennae and with better capacity such as those SpaceX is getting ready to launch into orbit mean fewer are needed, Shotwell said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/09/22/ph-spacex-officials-to-meet-during-marcos-us-trip-to-discuss-starlink">PH, SpaceX officials to meet during Marcos&#x27; US trip to discuss Starlink</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/03/22/spacex-eyes-starlink-ops-in-ph-before-june-ends-dti">Elon Musk&#x27;s SpaceX eyes rollout of Starlink ops in PH before end of June: DTI</a></li></ul><p>A sharp rise in the number of satellites especially at several hundred kilometers in altitude has sparked fears about low earth orbit congestion.</p><p>Astronomers have raised concerns about their impact on ground-based astronomy.</p><p>SpaceX has deployed nearly 3,000 Starlink satellites since 2019.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/27/22/starlink-satellite-internet-costs-p5500-per-month">Starlink&#x27;s monthly subscription fee is over P5,500, according to DICT, SpaceX</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/27/22/ntc-approves-elon-musks-starlink-registration-in-ph">&#x27;Up to 200 Mbps&#x27;: NTC approves Elon Musk&#x27;s Starlink registration for PH entry</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2104417" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

SpaceX, which has requested authorization to deploy up to 42,000 satellites to provide its Starlink satellite internet service, probably won't need to launch that many into orbit, its chief operations officer said.