Scubawise
Senior Member
To infinity, and Elon… The satellite industry has mostly been dominated by huge missions to launch huge satellites for huge companies, but startups like SpaceX and Virgin Orbit have found a niche: launching smaller satellites for smaller customers at lower orbits. SpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet biz has launched ~4K satellites to date and has 1M subscribers (think: residential WiFi). Now SpaceX is gearing up to test Starlink satellite-to-cell phone service, which Musk had said would be available on T-Mobile phones this year. Meanwhile, Amazon just revealed “Project Kuiper,” its forthcoming low-cost satellite-internet dishes.
