Elon Musk’s SpaceX reveals Starlink satellite internet network has ‘over 10,000 users’ worldwide

SpaceX began its public beta program for its Starlink satellite internet last October and according to a public filing, the service now has ‘over 10,000 users in the US and abroad.’ ‘Starlink’s performance is not theoretical or experiment… [and] is rapidly accelerating in real time as part of its public beta program,’ SpaceX wrote in … Read more

SpaceX successfully launches 60 Starlink satellites into space

SpaceX’s growing ‘megaconstellation’ of Starlink satellites got even bigger this afternoon, with the launch of 60 more satellites. Elon Musk’s space firm launched its seventeenth batch of Starlink satellites on board a Falcon 9 rocket at 08:03 EDT (13:03 GMT) today. The launch brings the number of Starlink satellites in orbit to around 950. The … Read more

SpaceX will launch 60 Starlink satellites into space today

SpaceX’s growing ‘megaconstellation’ of Starlink satellites is set to get even bigger this afternoon, with the launch of 60 more satellites. Elon Musk’s space firm will launch its seventeenth batch of Starlink satellites on board a Falcon 9 rocket at 08:03 EDT (13:03 GMT) today. The launch will bring the number of Starlink satellites in … Read more

Elon Musk hits back at Viasat’s claims that Starlink poses a threat to the environment

The communications company Viasat is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites, claiming the constellation poses environmental hazards. The document cites a number of grievances  including SpaceX’s satellites failure rate to devices colliding in orbit and re-entry pollution risks. However, SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk caught wind of the petition and … Read more

Early adopters of SpaceX’s Starlink internet say they are strealing 4K videos ‘with zero buffering’

SpaceX has begun rolling out beta service of its Starlink internet to early adopters who reported internet speeds higher than 95 percent of the leading providers. One user found the space broadband is ‘streaming 1440p and 4K with zero buffering’ and a screen shot from another customer shows latency speed of 38 milliseconds.  An email … Read more

Early adopters of SpaceX’s Starlink internet say they are strealing 4K videos ‘with zero buffering’

SpaceX has begun rolling out beta service of its Starlink internet to early adopters who reported internet speeds higher than 95 percent of the leading providers. One user found the space broadband is ‘streaming 1440p and 4K with zero buffering’ and a screen shot from another customer shows latency speed of 38 milliseconds.  An email … Read more

SpaceX is set to unleash its Starlink ‘Better Than Nothing Beta’ service for $600 upfront

SpaceX’s Starlink ‘Better Than Nothing Beta’ service costs $600 upfront and tells customers they may have periods of no connection  SpaceX is gearing up to unleash its ‘Better Than Nothing Beta’ internet Customers received an email with details about the service and pricing  The monthly fee is $99 and the Starlink Kit costs $499, all of … Read more

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit – taking the total to almost 800 – as CEO Elon Musk reveals a test of the internet-beaming constellation is imminent Elon Musk’s firm had another successful launch of 60 satellites on October 18 SpaceX aims to have more than 1,000 satellites in orbit by the end … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX provides Washington towns ravaged by wildfires with access to Starlink internet

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the fifth batch of its ‘Starlink’ space internet satellites – taking the total to 300. They form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, and under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal … Read more

Liftoff! SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit aboard the Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation grew a little larger Thursday morning, as the firm added 60 more devices to the network. The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 8:46am ET from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center carrying the new batch of broadband satellites. The mission was originally set for Sunday, but was unable to … Read more