Facebook has cooperated on internet satellite initiatives, but there's been precious little word of plans to make its own satellite beyond high-level promises. As part of its plan to connect billions of people who are still offline, Facebook is working on launching Athena, its own Internet satellite, early in 2019. A spokesperson didn't share details, but the shell organization Facebook used to keep filings hidden talked about offering broadband to "unserved and underserved" areas with a low Earth orbit satellite on a "limited duration" mission.
