SpaceX announces the successful launch of the second generation Starlink satellite 'V2 Mini' capable of four times faster communication than before



The satellite Internet ' Starlink ' provided by SpaceX, a space development company, is a service that enables the use of the Internet even in areas where infrastructure development is insufficient by using artificial satellites, and the first 60 units were launched in May 2019. was given. We announced that such SpaceX launched 'V2 Mini' which will be the second generation satellite.

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SpaceX unveils “V2 Mini” Starlink satellites with quadruple the capacity | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/spacexs-2nd-generation-starlink-satellites-start-launching-as-soon-as-today/

SpaceX, which launched the first satellite in 2019, has launched numerous satellites under the Starlink plan to ``provide a high-speed Internet environment to every corner of the world.'' However, as the number of users increased, Starlink experienced a network capacity shortage problem, and a decrease in communication speed was reported in September 2022.

It turns out that the communication speed of 'Starlink', which realizes satellite communication Internet anywhere in the world, is declining as the number of users increases, what is the actual situation? -GIGAZINE



Meanwhile, on February 28, 2023, SpaceX used the commercial launch rocket Falcon 9 to launch the second generation Starlink satellite 'V2 Mini'.




SpaceX told technology news media Arstechnica, ``V2 Mini uses a more advanced phased array antenna and a higher bandwidth for backhaul , the E band . It can provide about four times the network capacity per satellite than a satellite.'




Starlink's 2nd generation satellites include this V2 Mini and the larger V2. So far, SpaceX has launched Starlink satellites using its own reusable rocket Falcon 9, but since V2 is larger and heavier than previous satellites, it will be launched at Falcon 9 seems to be impossible. SpaceX is planning to launch V2 using a reusable super-large rocket Starship . However, since Starship is in the development stage at the time of writing the article, the launch date of V2 is undecided.

It was revealed in December 2022 that the US Federal Communications Commission gave SpaceX permission to launch a total of 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites, and SpaceX will continue to launch second-generation Starlink satellites. are planning

SpaceX led by Earon Mask gets permission from the authorities to launch 7,500 artificial satellites of the satellite Internet 'Starlink' - GIGAZINE



In addition, SpaceX announced that it succeeded in deploying 21 V2 Minis at 9:19 am on February 28, 2023.


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