The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 21 Starlink internet satellites, launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 28, 2024. SpaceX via AP
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted Elon Musk-founded Space Exploration Holdings, LLC, popularly known as SpaceX, authorization to advance its second-generation Starlink satellite system through deploying an additional 7,500 satellites, according to a Jan. 9 news release from the agency.
The announcement marks a “significant milestone” in global broadband connectivity, with the latest deployment taking the total number of SpaceX satellites to 15,000 worldwide.
