Elon Musk’s massive space company SpaceX has unveiled Starshield, a brand-new satellite service designed particularly for the military.
The Starlink service that has been modified for defense appears to be the latest project of the Musk-owned company.
SpaceX ‘Starshield’
Current Starlink satellite service, which provides internet to customers, is being expanded by SpaceX. This time, the new product, Starshield, is targeted primarily at the military or the defense industry.
The new Starshield service from SpaceX has few specifics, but its website reveals a few details about what we may anticipate from it.
The recently launched brand within SpaceX now coexists with other divisions under the well-known tech company, including Starlink, Starship, and Dragon.
However, it’s important to note that the new logo can only be seen on the space company’s website. According to Tech Crunch, it hasn’t yet made it to the Musk-owned company’s other media outlets.
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Will SpaceX Use Starshield For Military?
The new business line’s website states that the current Starlink product is intended for consumer and commercial usage, in contrast, Star shielded, is developed for government use.
From there, it becomes clear that the new satellite service seems to be Starlink’s government catering counterpart. The market that the new service intends to dominate is reaffirmed in its tagline. Supporting national security is the catchphrase.
How SpaceX intends to approach it, though, is still unknown. Whether the IT titan has begun testing this new service has never been confirmed in the media. The company may already be working on it, although that is also unknown.
Three services, including Hosted Payloads, Communications, and Earth Observation, are highlighted on the Starshield website.
The new brand provides assured global communications to government users, according to the portal, while its hosted payload helps customers complete even the most challenging customer payload missions.
In addition to the two, the service also emphasizes Earth Observation. Not to mention that the new company intends to launch satellites with sensing payloads and, the service guarantees users that processed data will be given to them immediately.
All things considered, SpaceX’s new satellite service appears to be an upgraded version of Starlink. It has more modern features that were created specifically for defense purposes.
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