SpaceX Authorized to Launch up to 7,500 Gen2 Starlink Satellites

The FCC has granted authority to SpaceX to launch and operate up to 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites operating at altitudes of 525, 530, and 535 km (326, 329, and 332 miles) and inclinations of 53, 43, and 33 degrees, respectively. These are part of the proposed constellation of 29,988 non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites, to be known as its “second-…