{"id":976,"date":"2026-01-11T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/spacex-can-deploy-7500-more-starlink-gen2-satellites-with-fcc-approval\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:00:00","slug":"spacex-can-deploy-7500-more-starlink-gen2-satellites-with-fcc-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/spacex-can-deploy-7500-more-starlink-gen2-satellites-with-fcc-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX can deploy 7,500 more Starlink Gen2 satellites with FCC approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Federal Communications Commission has approved<\/a> SpaceX\u2019s request to deploy an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites<\/a>, allowing the company to launch 15,000 in all. It has also allowed SpaceX to upgrade its Gen2 satellites with \u201cadvanced form factors and cutting-edge technology,\u201d to operate across more frequencies and to add more orbital shells to optimize coverage and performance. This approval will give the company\u2019s fleet a boost and will allow it to offer internet and mobile services to more parts of the globe. The satellites will also enable SpaceX to offer \u201cdirect-to-cell connectivity outside the United States and supplemental coverage\u201d within the US. <\/p>\n

In the United States, SpaceX has a partnership with T-Mobile<\/a>, which gives its subscribers access to satellite-to-phone services. It enables subscribers to send texts and access compatible apps even in remote locations. The companies are also planning to roll out voice calls over satellite in the future.<\/p>\n

As Ars Technica<\/em><\/a> <\/em>notes, the FCC\u2019s announcement comes after SpaceX revealed<\/a> that it was moving 4,400 satellites from an altitude of 341 miles down to 298 miles to reduce the risk of collision. SpaceX originally asked for permission to deploy 29,988 second-generation Starlinks in 2020, but the FCC only granted it permission for 7,500<\/a> in 2022. Back then the commission said that it was giving SpaceX a limited approval to help maintain a safe space environment due to concerns about orbital debris. <\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/science\/space\/spacex-can-deploy-7500-more-starlink-gen2-satellites-with-fcc-approval-180000843.html?src=rss<\/p>

Please credit: OBA Blog<\/a> » SpaceX can deploy 7,500 more Starlink Gen2 satellites with FCC approval<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX\u2019s request to deploy an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, allowing the company to launch 15,000 in all. It has also allowed SpaceX to upgrade its Gen2 satellites with \u201cadvanced form factors and cutting-edge technology,\u201d to operate across more frequencies and to add more orbital shells to optimize coverage and performance. This approval will give the company\u2019s fleet a boost and will allow it to offer internet and mobile services to more parts of the globe. The satellites will also enable SpaceX to offer \u201cdirect-to-cell connectivity outside the United States and supplemental coverage\u201d within the US. In the United States, SpaceX has a partnership with T-Mobile, which gives its subscribers access to satellite-to-phone services. It enables subscribers to send […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-share"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}