India OKs Elon Musk's Starlink service
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BENGALURU -- India has cleared Elon Musk's Starlink to launch satellite communication services in the country, its space regulatory body said in a statement on Thursday.
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) said that Starlink Gen1, a constellation of 4,408 satellites operating at altitudes between 540 kilometers and 570 km, has been given the green light to offer services in India for five years.
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