SpaceX Plans To Orbit Cell Phone Starlink Constellation By Aug. 31

SpaceX wants to squeeze up to 24 Starlink satellites on each Falcon 9 launch by year's end.

Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX plans to place its first direct-to-cellular phone Starlink constellation in orbit by the end of August. The company aims to initially provide text messaging services over its low-Earth-orbit satellites to T-Mobile customers using unmodified cellphones operating with standard LTE/4G protocols...

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