According to its filling with the FCC, SpaceX’s solution could make fibre optic, cable connection and other terrestrial means of internet access redundant. The fillings do now disclose costing and financing details.
According to newly filed documents with the U.S. Federal Communication Commission SpaceX has requested the U.S. government for an approval for operating a sizeable satellite network which could provide high speed internet coverage throughout the globe.
As per the documents filed on Tuesday, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has proposed an array of orbiting digital communications which would eventually consist of 4,425 satellites through which high speed internet access can be beamed anywhere in the world.
In January 2015, Elon Musk had elaborated on this project, saying it would cost at least $10 billion.
The documents submitted to the Commission did not include cost estimates or financing plans.
SpaceX financial backers include Google Inc. and Fidelity Investment, which together have contributed $1 billion to Space Exploration Technologies Corp, the full form of Musk’s SpaceX.
The FCC filings show that SpaceX would initially launch about 800 satellites in order to provide high speed internet access across the United States, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
“The system is designed to provide a wide range of broadband and communications services for residential, commercial, institutional, government and professional users worldwide,” reads SpaceX’s technical documents in its filing.
OneWeb and Boeing Co have similar Internet via satellite network plans which are under development.
Such a system will provide a space based alternative to fibre optic, cable and other terrestrial internet access, which are currently available.
SpaceX’s primary business objective is to launch satellites into orbit for commercial and government clients. It also flies cargo supplies to the International Space Station on behalf of NASA.
SpaceX did not disclose when its launches will occur. It however mentioned that the satellites that it launches into orbit would be placed in the range of 714 miles to 823 miles (1,150-1,325 km) above Earth.
Excluding solar panels, each satellite would weigh approximately 850 pounds (386 kg), said SpaceX.
Currently, SpaceX’s rocket launches are under hold following an accident during a launch on September 1, this year, which destroyed its $62 million Falcon 9 booster and a $200 million Israeli communications satellite.
SpaceX hopes to resume flights next month.
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