SpaceX CEO announced that the next generation Starlink satellite will be larger and stronger, and it will provide Internet services for remote areas in the world. Musk revealed that SpaceX has begun to produce the first Starlink 2.0 satellites. The second generation satellite is 7 meters long and weighs 1250kg, while the first generation satellite weighs only 260 kg. The heavier the weight, the more efficient the satellite is.
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In August 2021, SpaceX announced for the first time that it would develop a new generation of satellites. Its original design intention was to assist the first generation of satellites. The problem is that the first generation satellite was sent to low earth orbit by the Falcon 9 carrier rocket, but it can not deliver the second generation satellite.
Musk said: "from the perspective of volume and mass, the Falcon rocket can not meet the requirements of the satellite chain 2.0. Even if we reduce the satellite, the total mass of the Falcon rocket is not enough to meet the needs of the satellite chain 2.0."
Because of this, Tesla placed its hopes on the Starship rocket. SpaceX is working hard to develop it, and it has been delayed many times.
Musk said, "we should make the Starship rocket work and fly frequently, otherwise the star chain will be trapped on the ground."
At the beginning of the year, NASA officials wrote a letter to the FAA to express their concern. It believed that there were risks in star chain 2.0. There were various satellites and spacecraft in space, and there were collision risks between them and star chain 2.0.