US EditionWhy Did SpaceX Just Apply to Launch 1 Million Satellites?
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SpaceX wants approval for orbital AI constellation
SpaceX has filed a request with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking approval to deploy up to 1 million satellites. The aforementioned satellites are designed to operate as solar-powered data centres for AI and marks a step in Elon Musk’s ambitions to take computing infrastructure beyond Earth. In the filing, the company said the system is intended to “accommodate the explosive growth of data demands driven by AI” by shifting p…
SpaceX Seeks FCC Approval For One Million Satellites in Space
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2026 – SpaceX, submitted an authorization request to the FCC to operate their orbital data center system on Friday, kicking off the race to bring data centers to support AI in space. The request asks for approval to launch and operate up to a one million satellite constellation that will utilize a sun-synchronous orbit to obtain near constant solar power. “By directly harnessing near-constant solar power with little operatin…
SpaceX seeks green light for orbital AI constellation
SpaceX filed a request with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking approval to deploy up to 1 million satellites designed to operate as solar-powered data centres for AI, stepping up founder Elon Musk’s ambitions to take computing infrastructure beyond Earth. In the filing, the company said the system is intended to “accommodate the explosive growth of data demands driven by AI” by shifting processing capacity into orbit, where s…
What if the next great battle of artificial intelligence was played... above our heads? SpaceX filed with the US telecom regulator a request to authorize an out-of-standard project: deploy up to a million satellites capable of acting as data centers in ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store) The SpaceX article wants data centers in orb…
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