FCC approves 15,000 satellites for SpaceX

The FCC has granted SpaceX the authority to launch a 15,000 satellite Direct-To-Device (D2D) satellite constellation. The satellites will operate between 326-335km meaning a far higher burn rate because they would be relatively closer to the Earth and affected by the planet’s thin, but present, atmosphere. This suggests that SpaceX’s longer-term CapEx cycle would be […]