SpaceX celebrated its 100th successful launch Tuesday morning, sending 58 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard the Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. Along with the internet beaming devices were three SkySat observational satellites owned by Planet Labs, a private Earth-imaging company. Falcon 9 is the first reusable rocket designed to take cargo and passengers … Read more
Details of the SpaceX ‘Starlink home router’, that will allow users of the satellite broadband network to get online have been revealed by regulators. The device has been given approval by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with people expected to start using it to get online in the coming weeks. Plans released as part … Read more
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
SpaceX set to launch its tenth batch of Starlink satellites bringing total to 600 – but tomorrow’s Falcon 9 launch has just a 40% chance of liftoff due to storms SpaceX set to launch its tenth batch of Starlink satellites June 26 However, bad weather threatens the launch – it only has a 40% chance … Read more
SpaceX’s $10 billion Starlink satellite project recently opened pre-sign ups to the public, by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ‘serious doubts’ the network will meet data transfer requirements. The FCC released a report last week stating that at 95 percent or more of all peak period measurements of network round trip latency must be at … Read more
Elon Musk’s ‘Starlink’ satellites 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, are under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal is to beam superfast internet into your home from space. While satellite internet has been around … Read more
SpaceX invites public to apply for Starlink beta test ahead of imminent launch of company’s satellite-based internet service SpaceX is inviting users to receive updates on when the Starlink beta launches Prospective customers are asked to provide email addresses and zip codes Eligible users will receive a user terminal that captures satellite signals The beta … Read more
SpaceX will launch another 60 of its Starlink internet satellites into space tonight, bringing the total number in orbit around the Earth to 482. The 60 satellites are set to launch from the firm’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 8:55pm EDT on June 3 (1:55am BST June 4). SpaceX is adding to … Read more
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
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said his company is ‘fixing’ the brightness of his ultra-bright constellation of satellites, which are disrupting the night sky for astronomers. Stargazers have been puzzled by the unusual brightness of Musk’s satellite constellation, called Starlink, which aims to provide satellite internet access. The brightness of the constellation is due to … Read more