In order to enhance government organizations’ efforts in national security, SpaceX has unveiled Starshield, a satellite network that makes use of the technology and launch capacity of the company’s commercially oriented satellite internet constellation Starlink.
The SpaceX website states that Starshield’s initial focus areas are on three things: communications, delivering secure global communications to governmental organizations; Earth observation, launching with sensing payloads and providing users with processed data; and hosted payloads, supporting customer payload missions with satellite buses.
Along with end-to-end user data encryption, Starlink is planned to provide high-assurance cryptographic capabilities to fulfill government standards for storing classified payloads and securely processing data.
Other elements aim to ensure partner satellite compatibility, quick development and launch, resilience, and on-orbit asset connection.
Early in December, SpaceX gained approval from the Federal Communications Commission to build and run its second-generation Starlink constellation, which may ultimately consist of 7,500 satellites. Customers in the United States will receive broadband service thanks to Gen2 Starlink.
Assuring compatibility with partner satellites, quick development and launch, resilience, and on-orbit asset connection are among the other qualities that are prioritized.
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