SpaceX has put into orbit the first two satellites in a constellation of 4,425 satellites to bring broadband anywhere in the world. But he will face competition from OneWeb, his other champion of the sector.
Code Names: Tintin A and Tintin B. SpaceX on Thursday, February 22, launched the first two test satellites of Starlink, its satellite constellation project designed to connect the world to broadband. Launched in 2015 by Elon Musk, the project bears the mark, of its initiator: it plans to put into orbit 4,425 satellites at altitudes between 1,100 and 1,325 km, to definitively eliminate the digital divise in the world. By 2024, the constellation could even reach 12,000 satellites, including 7,500 in a much lower orbit (340km), according to SpaceX. A monumental figure: the largest constellation is currently that of the California start-up Planet, with just under 200 satellites in orbit.
What will Tintin A and Tintin B do? The mission of these satellites is, first of all, to validate the technologies developed by SpaceX on its Seattle site, opened in 2015 to work on the Starlink project. The two precursor satellites must thus communicate regularly with three ground stations in the United States, to verify the reliability of the links. According to Elon Musk, these test devices must fly over Los Angeles on Friday 23 February in the morning. "Tintin A and Tintin B will try to send the message" Hello world "when they go near LA, tweeted the founder of SpaceX yesterday, do not tell anyone, but the Wifi password is" Martian "." Elon Musk fans are still debating whether this tweet was a joke or not. One thing is certain: my used frequencies appear incompatible with those of terminals equipped with Wifi.
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