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SpaceX files to deploy a million satellites toward Kardashev II

development2026-02-02

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SpaceX formally asked the FCC for permission to deploy one million satellites, describing it as a first step toward becoming a Kardashev Type II civilization, and entered advanced talks to merge with xAI.

Reported metric: 1,000,000 satellites

Reporting date: 2026-02-02 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to February 2, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Musk weighs merging SpaceX with xAI or Tesla for orbital datacenters

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SpaceX files to deploy a million satellites toward Kardashev II
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-02-02
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-02-spacex-files-for-a-million-satellites
Claim: SpaceX formally asked the FCC for permission to deploy one million satellites, describing it as a first step toward becoming a Kardashev Type II civilization, and entered advanced talks to merge with xAI.
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- Welcome to February 2, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-2-2026
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