SpaceX will launch 4,425 satellites to orbit Earth

By the end of 2016, there were about 1,459 satellites flying around Earth's orbit. But Elon Musk, the "tycoon" at SpaceX, wanted to put 4,425 satellites on Earth's low orbit to build a large network to provide high-speed Internet for everyone.

These groups of satellites will operate at elevations ranging from 1,110km to 1,325km. Meanwhile, the international space station is currently orbiting the Earth at an altitude of about 400km.

According to Neowin, at the broadband infrastructure hearing of the US Trade, Science and Technology Senate Committee, SpaceX's Vice President of Government Satellite - Patricia Cooper, said it was timing and the way SpaceX plans to build this satellite network.

SpaceX will begin the process of testing satellite devices and begin the campaign to launch satellites in 2019.

Accordingly, at the end of this year, SpaceX will begin the process of testing satellite devices and begin the campaign to launch satellites in 2019. The remaining satellites in the network will be launched in stages. until 2024, when the system contains the full range of Ka and Ku-band satellites. SpaceX intends to launch satellites using the Falcon 9 missile system to save a significant amount of cost (when starting to deploy).

Cooper said that this network (satellite) could "provide instant broadband resources, provide enough for the most needed places, manage energy sources away from areas where it can cause images. enjoy another system, in the sky or under the ground ". SpaceX wants the internet to go to every customer's home, greatly reducing the cost of deploying fiber optic networks.

According to a 2015 FCC report (US Federal Communications Commission), existing satellite networks have a latency of about 600 ms, but SpaceX's satellite network will help reduce this number even further. Because satellites work in Earth's low orbit with a delay of about 25ms. It is comparable to a terrestrial DSL network, but not as good as an optical cable network.

For years, Silicon Valley giants have also tried to build satellite networks to bring the Internet to everyone. Last year, Facebook wanted to provide internet to rural areas in the southern Sahara (Africa), but the company blew that plan away. SpaceX said the technology will not be outdated and will continue to be upgraded to meet customer needs.