[link to thehackernews.com]

11/18/16

snip:

"Private rocket launch service SpaceX has asked the U.S. government for permission to launch 4,425 satellites in orbit to beam high-speed Internet down to the world, according to a newly filed application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

That's a hell of a lot of satellites; in fact, the figure surpasses the total number of satellites in the Earth's orbit."

Here's the company's 102-page technical document:
[link to licensing.fcc.gov]