Starlink is constructing or developing more than 20 E-band ground station sites in the United States.
The FCC has given the go-ahead for the construction or upgrade of 21 US gateway sites. Sites include Anderson, South Carolina; Benkelman, NE; Blountsvilole,AL; Savannah, Tennessee; and Prosser,WA. Four more Starlink satellites are due to be launched later this month.
As Starlink prepares to launch its fleet of second generation satellites, the company is expanding its ground station infrastructure across the US. Nathan Owens, a Reliability Engineer at Netflix who regularly posts about Starlink, said last week that the FCC has given the go-ahead for the construction or upgrade of 21 US gateway sites with E-Band capabilities that will provide greater uplink and downlink speeds.
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The locations include Anderson, South Carolina; Benkelman, NE; Blountsvilole,AL; Savannah, Tennessee; and Prosser,WA. Owens said, "With these new locations, SpaceX has applied for 99 unique gateway sites across 40 states/territories (GU, PR, and 38 states)."
The FCC reviews a full application before granting temporary permission to operate in the E-band. A land development plan for a Starlink ground station facility was approved by Halfmoon Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The company applied to install 32 antennas on a gravel pad at 67 Sawmill Road.
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Five Nines Design Group is working on the project. The FCC gave permission for 7,500 Gen 2 satellites last month. Satellites are set to be launched in February. Two of the six rocket launches carried more than 100 Starlink satellites. 54 generation 2 machines were reportedly carried in the second launch. Four more Starlink satellites are due to be launched later this month.
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