SpaceX has filed documents to register the new Starlink Gen2 System, which upgrades the old
Upgraded satellites are needed to complementfeatures that Starlink already has. Starlink is already approaching broadband speeds, especially when compared to competitors like ViaSat, according to tests conducted with Speedtest, a popular internet speed testing tool. SpaceX has already launched about 1,700 Starlink satellites into orbit.
SpaceX claims the preferredThe Starlink Gen2 System satellite configuration will include 29,988 satellites in orbit from 340 to 614 km in staggered order. Alternatively, 30,000 satellites can be used at altitudes ranging from 328 to 614 km. Such a relatively low altitude for Internet satellites will reduce latency and improve global coverage.
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The company is now planning to launch several satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit to provide better coverage of polar regions such as Alaska and the far north of Canada.
SpaceX claims collision risksatellites with other objects in space are reduced thanks to an improved propulsion system that can operate independently of the rest of the satellite. Other Starlink satellites can already maneuver to avoid collisions, and the propulsion system could de-orbit malfunctioning satellites so that they burn up in the atmosphere.
“Although the design of these protective elements is stillbeing finalized, SpaceX has improved redundancy in power systems and propulsion systems, ”says SpaceX of the Gen2 System's ability to avoid any potential collisions in the future.
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