Eager to get its second generation Starlink satellites off the ground, SpaceX created a pint-sized version that can fit inside a Falcon 9 rocket.
The V2 Mini will operate under a recently granted license by the FCC. In December 2022, the commissionto launch 7,500 Gen2s to low Earth orbit. The company had requested the launch of 29,988 Starlink satellites, but the FCC only granted approval to a quarter of the total to “protect other satellite and terrestrial operators from harmful interference,” the FCC said in its order.
The full-sized V2s are designed to be more effective, but they are much heavier than their predecessors. V2s will22 feet long and weigh roughly 2,755 pounds , while the earlier versions weigh about 573 pounds .its highly-anticipated Starship rocket take flight . The company has been trying to get its megarocket off the ground since summer 2021, and Starship may finally be ready for its, pending a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Until Starship is ready for operational flights to low Earth orbit, SpaceX has opted to create a smaller version of its V2 satellites that could fit into its operational Falcon 9 rocket. But the company is still looking forward to seeing its megarocket take off so that it can carry the full-sized V2s to low Earth orbit. At that point, SpaceX will likely replace the V2 Minis with their larger, more capable counterparts.
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