原文標題： FCC approves SpaceX plan to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites 原文連結：https://tinyurl.com/4nmwcnh4 發布時間：January 10, 2026 9:12 AM GMT+8Updated 30 mins ago 記者署名：David Shepardson 原文內容： WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it has approved SpaceX's request to deploy another 7,500 second- generation Starlink satellites as it works to boost internet service worldwide . 華盛頓，1 月 9 日（路透）——美國聯邦通訊委員會（FCC）週五表示，已批准 SpaceX 申請部署額外 7,500 顆第二代（Gen2）Starlink 衛星，以推動其全球網際網路服務能力 的提升。 The FCC said Elon Musk's SpaceX can now operate an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, bringing the total to 15,000 satellites worldwide. The FCC is also allowing SpaceX to upgrade the satellites and operate across five frequencies and is waiving prior requirements that prevented overlapping coverage and enhanced capacity. FCC 表示，伊隆·馬斯克旗下的 SpaceX 現在可再運行 7,500 顆第二代 Starlink 衛星 ，使其全球衛星總數達到 15,000 顆。FCC 同時允許 SpaceX 升級衛星系統、在五個頻段 運作，並豁免過去限制重疊覆蓋與容量提升的相關規定。 The agency said the additional satellites will provide direct-to-cell connectivity outside the United States and supplemental U.S. coverage, which will allow for next-generation mobile services as well as internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second. 該機構表示，新增的衛星將在美國以外地區提供「直連手機（direct-to-cell）」的通訊 服務，並為美國境內提供補充性覆蓋，這將支援下一代行動通訊服務，並提供高達每秒 1Gb 的網路速度。 "This FCC authorization is a game-changer for enabling next-generation services," FCC Chair Brendan Carr said. "By authorizing 15,000 new and advanced satellites, the FCC has given SpaceX the green light to deliver unprecedented satellite broadband capabilities, strengthen competition, and help ensure that no community is left behind.” FCC 主席布蘭登·卡爾（Brendan Carr）表示：「這項 FCC 授權是啟動下一代服務的關 鍵轉捩點。透過批准 15,000 顆先進衛星，FCC 已為 SpaceX 開綠燈，使其能夠提供前所 未有的衛星寬頻能力、強化競爭，並協助確保任何社群都不會被數位落差所遺棄。」 SpaceX has sought approval to deploy nearly 30,000 satellites but the FCC said it was for now approving only 15,000. SpaceX 曾申請部署接近 30,000 顆衛星，但 FCC 表示，目前僅先批准其中的 15,000 顆 。 "We find that authorization for additional satellites is in the public interest, even as the Gen2 Starlink Upgrade satellites remain untested on orbit. We defer authorization of the remaining 14,988 proposed Gen2 Starlink satellites, including satellites proposed for operations above 600 km," the FCC said. FCC 表示：「我們認為，即使第二代升級版 Starlink 衛星仍尚未完成軌道測試，批准額 外衛星仍符合公共利益。我們暫緩批准其餘 14,988 顆提案中的第二代 Starlink 衛星， 包括擬在 600 公里以上高度運作的衛星。」 The FCC said SpaceX must launch 50% of the maximum number of authorized Gen2 satellites, place them in assigned orbits, and operate them no later than December 1, 2028, and SpaceX must launch the remaining satellites by December 2031. It must complete deployment of the 7,500 first-generation satellites by late November 2027. FCC 表示，SpaceX 必須在 2028 年 12 月 1 日前，發射並運作至少 50% 已授權的第二 代衛星，並在 2031 年 12 月前完成其餘衛星的發射。此外，第一代 7,500 顆衛星必須 在 2027 年 11 月底前完成部署。 Last week, Starlink said it would begin a reconfiguration of its satellite constellation by lowering all of its satellites orbiting at around 550 km (342 miles) to 480 km over the course of 2026, a move to increase space safety. 上週，Starlink 表示，將於 2026 年期間開始重新配置其衛星星系，把目前約 550 公里 高度運作的衛星降低至 480 公里，以提升太空安全。 Starlink said in December that one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space, creating a "small" amount of debris and cutting off communications with the spacecraft at 418 km in altitude, a rare kinetic accident in orbit for the satellite internet giant. Starlink 於 12 月表示，其一顆衛星在約 418 公里高度發生異常，產生「少量」碎片並 失去通訊，這對該衛星網路巨頭而言，是一次罕見的軌道動能事故。 SpaceX has become the world's largest satellite operator through Starlink, a network of about 9,400 satellites beaming broadband internet to consumers, governments and enterprise customers. 透過 Starlink，SpaceX 已成為全球最大的衛星營運商，其約 9,400 顆衛星向消費者、 政府與企業客戶提供寬頻網路服務。 The predecessor of FCC chief Carr, Jessica Rosenworcel, urged in 2024 more competition to SpaceX's internet satellite constellation Starlink, noting at the time that Starlink controlled nearly two-thirds of all active satellites. FCC 主席卡爾的前任——潔西卡·羅森沃瑟（Jessica Rosenworcel）——在 2024 年曾 呼籲加強對 SpaceX Starlink 衛星網路的競爭，並指出當時 Starlink 已控制近三分之 二的所有在軌運作衛星。 心得/評論： FCC 本次批准，不只是技術或頻譜決策 而是正式確立 SpaceX / Starlink 在全球低軌寬頻與直連手機市場的結構性領導地位 其他競爭者短期內幾乎無法在成本、規模與速度上形成對等競爭。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 180.177.9.18 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://webptt.cc/bbs/Stock/M.1768010188.A.CCF.html