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In our Starlink update last month, we shared how SpaceX was “standing down” from Starlink launches until it was ready to begin deploying a new generation of Starlink satellites that could support laser interconnects directly between the satellites in space.
The pause in launches began in May – but the drought is now over with a return to flight on Monday the 13th featuring the debut of the Starlink version 1.5 satellite design.
SpaceX’s “Space Laser” armada is now being deployed!
Meanwhile, with the original full orbital shell of 1,584 version 1.0 Starlink satellites (plus spares) reaching their final orbits, SpaceX should now be in a position to begin providing coverage from 57° north to 57° south latitude (leaving out Alaska and other polar areas for the time being).
Also new – SpaceX began surveying some customers about RV usage, and there is a bit more information about a lower cost “Dishy” receiver that should be out before the end of this year.
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