Article 55R9D New details and images emerge of SpaceX’s Starlink user antennas and planned beta testing

New details and images emerge of SpaceX’s Starlink user antennas and planned beta testing

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Loren Grush
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New images found within the code of SpaceX's Starlink website show the official look of the company's future user satellite terminals - the antennas that customers will use to tap into the massive internet-from-space satellite constellation that SpaceX is building. The white disc-shaped device does indeed look like a UFO on a stick" as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk once described.

Musk seemingly confirmed that the images of the user terminals were real on Twitter after replying to a user who had posted the pictures. Starlink terminal has motors to self-orient for optimal view angle," he said. No expert installer required." He also noted that the design of the terminal had changed slightly. The latch on post near base" is no longer there, he...

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