Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks without landing
Probably&#x2F;unfortunately not really a Starlink competitor, right?<p>They don&#x27;t specify the &quot;cruising&quot; altitude, but I assume it&#x27;s ~10 kilometers at most, probably less?<p>Airbus would need quite a few of these in order to build a global internet connectivity service then.<p>Edit: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Airbus_Zephyr" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Airbus_Zephyr</a> says ~20 km.<p>Starlink sats (will) operate at ~540-570 km:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;spaceflightnow.com&#x2F;2021&#x2F;04&#x2F;29&#x2F;spacex-launches-60-more-starlink-spacecraft-fcc-clears-spacex-to-fly-satellites-at-lower-altitudes&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;spaceflightnow.com&#x2F;2021&#x2F;04&#x2F;29&#x2F;spacex-launches-60-mor...</a>