SpaceX plans to launch internet satellites in 2019 to provide internet access worldwide - TomoNews

HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA — SpaceX has filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to launch thousands of satellites in order to provide high-speed internet coverage worldwide. According to the application, SpaceX’s satellite system consists of two sub-constellations of space stations. The first, known as the LEO Constellation, would be comprised of 4,425 satellites in an orbit 1,150 km above the earth. Each satellite can provide service up to degrees away from boresight. The se