Starship will likely launch the new satellites, which will also be roughly four times heavier.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed new information about the company's next-generation Starlink"Gen2" satellites, stating they will be four times heavier than the current modelLarge batches of the next-gen satellite — SpaceX typically
current-gen satellites at a time — will likely require the power of the company's upcoming Starship launch vehicle to reach orbit.Starlink 2.0 will be 'almost an order of magnitude more capable' During the on-site interview at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, Musk revealed that the private space company has built at least one functional Starlink Gen2 satellite prototype, which is currently being stored in Boca Chica. The interview is viewable in the embedded video below, with Musk starting to talk about Starship 2.0 around the nine-minute mark.
Musk explained that the next-generation satellite will measure roughly 23 ft , weigh roughly 1.25 tons , and will be"almost an order of magnitude more capable" than current"Starlink 1" satellites. But Musk didn't specify whether he was referring to bandwidth or throughput. With Starlink 1.0 estimated to have a total bandwidth of Get more updates on this story and more with The SpaceX CEO also said"Starlink 2.0" would be roughly four times heavier than V1.
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