The era of global satellite Internet access is coming, Musk sent the first tweet through Starlink

Today, 5G development around the world is in full swing, but Musk, the Iron Man of Silicon Valley, obviously has different ideas about global networking. He also has a Starlink plan, hoping to achieve Internet access around the world without dead ends through satellite networks. Just 2 hours ago, Musk successfully tweeted through the Starlink network, and he praised that the plan really worked.

Networking and communication through satellites is nothing new. Humans have been using satellites for at least 40 or 50 years. However, this technology was mainly used in military or special fields, such as maritime satellites. The cheap and widely covered satellite network is the previous No, Motorola tried the Iridium project many years ago, but it also failed.

Musk’s Starlink plan is the latest attempt to network satellites in recent years. The original plan was to launch 12,000 satellites into LEO low-Earth orbit to achieve global networking. However, this plan has recently been expanded, and Musk has submitted a new application. Add 30,000 satellites, and a total of 42,000 Starlink satellites will provide Internet services for billions of people.

However, although the plan is ambitious, Musk’s SpaceX company has only launched 60 Starlink satellites, which is far from the final launch of tens of thousands of satellites.