The factory in orbit
Starlink
The reason Falcon 9 flies weekly. A mesh of low-Earth-orbit satellites that funds the rest of the company and stress-tests production, launch, and operations at industrial scale.
Why it exists
A rocket without a high-rate payload is a museum piece. Build the payload.
Specifications
- Orbit
- LEO ~550 km
- Bus
- Laser mesh
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 / Starship
- Cadence
- Weekly stacks
- User
- Earth + vehicles
- Role
- Cash + testbed
Manifest
