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Why Is Facebook Building a Satellite?

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According to Digitaltrends.com , in publicly disclosed FCC emails and in a confirmation to Wired, Facebook has revealed that it is looking to launch an in-house developed satellite called Athena to offer broadband service to “unserved and underserved” areas. The low Earth orbit satellite is scheduled to launch sometime early next year, and would first have a “limited duration” mission. Earlier this year, Facebook decided to abandon similar efforts to build its own internet drone after four years of development.

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