Elon Musk's SpaceX to Launch 7,518 Satellites Into Orbit

The FCC has permitted Elon Musk and his company to launch over 7,000 satellites orbits, making SpaceX the company with the most satellites circling the globe. This comes as part of SpaceX's Starlink initiative, which sees the company providing wide satellite-based broadband internet to rural locations. There are currently less than 2,000 operating satellites in space, which means the company's additional 7,518 satellites will result in a total just shy of 10,000 units. To reduce space junk traff...