Elon Musk spoke about the new Starlink 2.0 satellites - they will be launched into orbit not by Falcon 9, but by Starship

Within the show YouTube Everyday Astronaut American billionaire Elon Musk shared information about new satellites starlink 2.0.

What is known

A new generation of satellites is designed to provide Internet access to remote parts of the world. starlink 2.0 will be more powerful and heavier than its predecessors. The weight of the next generation satellites will be 1.25 tons, that is, it will increase almost five times compared to starlink (260 kg).

According to Elon Musk, this is due to the growth of their efficiency. But be that as it may, to put into orbit Stralink 2.0 use rocket Falcon 9 won't work anymore. Now the company SpaceX will rely on a heavy rocket Starship.

Source: Gizmodo