FCC Gives SpaceX Green Light for 7,518 New Satellites

SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft in orbit. The private space company has gotten permission from the FCC to launch over 7,000 satellites into low-Earth orbit. (Credit: SpaceX) Elon Musk’s SpaceX is cultivating a larger presence in space. The private space company has just won permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deploy 7,518 satellites into low-Earth orbit. This is thousands more than the approximately 2,000 total satellites now orbiting and operating around Earth.