Internet Startup Astranis Selects SpaceX To Launch Its First Commercial Satellite

Astranis, the San Francisco-based satellite internet startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator and other Silicon Valley venture capitalists, announced Monday that SpaceX will launch the company’s first commercial satellite in the fourth quarter of 2020. The satellite will exclusively service the company’s contract with Alaska-based Pacific Dataport, and begin providing that service in 2021. “It’s a major milestone for the company,” says Astranis CEO and cofounder John Gedmark. "We’re one step closer to having our first commercial satellite up and solving this problem of internet connectivity.” More

(Source: Forbes - Aug 27)