While still recovering from a failure in the launching of Falcon 9, Space X is currently preparing for another swing to the earth's orbit. Florida Today reported that Space X is scheduled for launch at Cape Canaveral in order to help Facebook deliver its mission to Africa. The launch date still remains unknown, but sources hinted it could be anytime next year.

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Facebook is determined to deliver free internet access through the use of satellites. Facebook's partnership with Eutelsat and Spacecom may hasten the long, arduous and expensive work.

The social network giant is determined to reach everyone on every corner of the earth. With its current deal with a French satellite internet operator, Eutelsat, Facebook aims to deliver free internet service even to the most distant parts of Africa through satellites.

The Telegraph reported that Facebook has accepted a partnership with Eutelsat. They were aiming to beam the internet to the far off sub-Saharan areas in Africa. The project will be able to transmit internet connections to remote places in Africa by next year.

Digital TV Europe reported that the long-term contract between Facebook, Eutelsat and Spacecom will be a major breakthrough in the development. Spacecom, an Israeli satellite operator, combined with Eutelsat can provide the adequate amount of payload in the future.

Facebook and Eutelsat will be utilizing the broadband capacity of AMOS-6 satellite and will be building a system dedicated to that of something which could accommodate satellite capacity, gateways and terminals.

Conventional internet connections heavily rely on the traditional fixed and mobile telecom networks which can only provide connectivity among densely populated areas. Through Facebook's initiative, internet.org, the company breaks business rules and offers free access to a number of its services.

This move will provide the people free access to the online weather forecast, news, health and even Facebook itself. The program is primarily geared towards populated areas among the sub-Saharan areas of Africa. Facebook still held to its ambitious goal which is to hasten connectivity for many users who are deprived both from the economic and social benefits of the internet.

Facebook has developed a plan to work with local partners to deliver services to the rural areas in Africa. The bold project is expected to commence by the third and fourth quarter of 2016.

The Israeli AMOS-6 satellite will be launched by the end of this year. It can be operational as soon as it is launched and can deliver internet connections directly to smartphones in the Western, Eastern and Southern Africa.

The launching of the AMOS-6 satellite is a great leap but covering the sub-Saharan areas entails more effort and time. Facebook is also reportedly working on utilizing drones to deliver the internet to remote places.

The noble mission of Facebook has received quite a number of critics, especially on the business sector. Some clamor that Facebook has violated the principle of "net neutrality" because of its free services.

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