Why SpaceX And Amazon Are Launching 42,000+ Satellites

Since the start of the space age, more than 8,800 objects have been launched into orbit, according to estimates from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. But in a few years, that number could increase significantly. Private companies plan to launch thousands of satellites to beam internet to customers on Earth. SpaceX alone has announced plans to launch 42,000 satellites. If this happens, SpaceX will be responsible for about a fivefold increase in the number of spacecraft launched by all of humanity.

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Why SpaceX And Amazon Are Launching 42,000+ Satellites

[CSG]

This is the reason you see earth covered in satellites in the movie Wall-E

[streamingjunkie]

*Child:* Daddy, what are those twinkling lights in the night skies?
*Daddy:* Darling, that's our internet.
*Child:* Thanks Daddy

[MuahMan]

When is Amazon going to change their name to Skynet and start making T-1000 robots?

[Jarl_]

This "Bringing internet to poor" seems like a giant lie. An ulterior motive has to be involved. No company will spend billions of dollars just to help poor people...

[maxtruong]

Spacex makes they own satellies
Makes their own rocket
Launch their own rockets
SpaceX recovers their own boosters
Its 100% spaceX so we will see how Amazon and Blue Origin competes

[rafardzrba]

Take whatever is said in this video with a huge grain of salt. Comcast owns CNBC

[patriciatursi]

Earth was so beautiful when I came on board in 1936. Can't believe how it's changed.

[t_c]

I'll believe Amazon (blue origin) is launching satellites after they actually put something in orbit

[totalhighconcept]

*PROBLEM* - No clean drinking water.
*SOLUTION* - Here, have some internets!

[shubham]

In near future
Elon Musk: Time to leave planet Earth.
Others: What choice do we have?

[mravocado]

I think since the starlink satellites are in low earth orbit, if one of them were to collide the orbit of the debris should naturally decay and burn up in the atmosphere in a somewhat reasonable time.

[erikboustedt]

CNBC: talking about SpaceX

Also CNBC: Elon musk, CEO of Tesla

[gerencher]

Elon’s and all of the “low latency” constellations real plan is not to serve the under-served with connectivity. That happens to be a side effect of the real goal, which was touched upon only slightly in the video.

The real goal is to beat the latency of fiber by 40%, and selling that capability to the Wall Street high frequency arbitrage market. Banks will pay billions to be able to perform trades that much faster than the guys next door. This is the real business plan, and in order to do it, from New York to London to Singapore and Hong Kong, you need a low earth orbiting constellation, that happens to be under-utilized over under-served people.

[isaacsouza]

Is it just me or CNBC videos are really getting addictive?

[falkenvir]

Why does this sounds like the Beginning of a James Bond Movie?

[bruceradfordsorrywronghous]

Just watched 17 satilites pass over West to east in a straight line !!!

[mukkaar]

Google or Facebook having more control over internet sounds like such an great idea.

[wiggiag]

According to UNOOSA, in history a total of 8 378 objects have been launched into space. Currently, 4 994 are still in orbit – although 7 of them are in orbit around celestial bodies other than the Earth; meaning there are 4 987 satellites whizzing around above our heads every single day.

[keshavkhh]

Call me when BLUE ORIGIN reaches orbit 😁

[Tesseract]

"Papa, what are those twinkling lights in the night sky?"
"That my girl is the internet"