A new test of SpaceX’s Starlink internet aboard a JSX flight landed this week from Zach Griff of The Points Guy, who went on to call the service “blazing-fast.” Using five different Apple devices — two MacBooks, two iPhones and an iPad — Griff tested out the carrier’s included Starlink Wi-Fi by keeping a streaming […]
SpaceX has rebranded Starlink RV to Starlink Roam, offering a global roaming as a new option, letting customers take their dishes anywhere in the world for global service. “Unlimited high-speed, low-latency internet on an as-needed basis all over the world. One-time cost of $599 for portable hardware or $2,500 for in-motion hardware,” says Starlink. Reginal […]
SpaceX has officially launched hardware rentals for its high-speed satellite internet service, Starlink, in the U.K. (via Reddit). “Starlink is now offering hardware rentals throughout the United Kingdom,” SpaceX says on the Starlink website. Buying your own Starlink hardware in the U.K. costs £529. Renting it, however, only costs £15 per month. In addition to […]
SpaceX is partnering with Swiss-based telecoms company Salt to increase connectivity across Switzerland using the U.S. company’s Starlink satellite internet, as detailed in a press release on Wednesday. The agreement is set to allow future Salt mobile customers to access Starlink coverage in harsh areas of Switzerland, where connectivity isn’t usually as strong. The partnership […]
After SpaceX was forced to delay its Crew-6 Mission launch plans again earlier this week, the company successfully launched the four-astronaut crew on Thursday morning using its Falcon 9 booster and Dragon spacecraft. The company also shared some stunning photos from the launch and stage separation of the Dragon spacecraft from the booster. Details of […]
SpaceX has submitted a pair of applications to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use two new ESIM User Terminals, as noted on Tuesday by @Nathan Owens. In the filing SpaceX writes that “Version 1 of SpaceX Services’ new fixed user terminals will offer a high-performance solution for consumers that improves upon SpaceX Services’ previously […]
SpaceX today launched its first batch of Starlink ‘V2 Mini’ satellites into low-Earth orbit, the next generation of its internet satellites, that offer 400% more capacity than previous iterations of its Starlinks. At 6:13 p.m. ET (23:13 UTC), Falcon 9 launched 21 second-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at […]
SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink has nearly reached 100,000 customers in Australia in just two years of operations in the country, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. At a round table discussion earlier in February, SpaceX officials said Starlink had earned 95,000 active users in Australia, according to anonymous sources in the telecommunication sector during […]
Just moments before liftoff on late Sunday/early Monday, @SpaceX announced that it was standing down its Crew-6 Mission launch due to a TEA-TEB ground system issue. SpaceX said it’s now shooting for no earlier than Thursday, March 2 for the Crew-6 Mission launch, set for 12:34 a.m. ET, as can now be seen on the […]
SpaceX on Sunday showed a glimpse at its new ‘V2 Mini’ Starlink satellites, which the company calls a “step forward” in capability for the low-Earth orbit satellite internet. “We call them “V2 Mini”. They represent a step forward in Starlink capability,” said SpaceX, showing two photos today. “V2 minis include key technologies—such as more powerful […]
China could be looking to launch nearly 13,000 satellites to rival SpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation, according to researchers in a South China Morning Post report. In a paper published in the Chinese Journal of Command Control and Simulation, Professor Xu Can of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) Space Engineering University in Beijing and his research […]
It’s officially been a year since Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov requested that SpaceX activate Starlink internet in the country, and now the official says the country has become one of the most connected countries in the world. @Fedorov pointed out on Thursday that it’s been a full year since he tweeted at Elon […]
SpaceX has made changes to pricing on its Residential service plans, with each change being dependent on local capacity for the service, as seen in an email sent to one Reddit user on Wednesday (via @Nathan Owens). Per the email, Starlink’s service will increase in price by $10 to $120 per month in areas with […]
NASA on Wednesday announced that it is delaying SpaceX’s Crew-6 Mission Launch to February 27, expected to take place at 1:45 a.m. Eastern Time. The Crew-6 mission will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, with live coverage beginning on Sunday at 10 p.m. Eastern Time. UPDATE: NASA's @SpaceX #Crew6 mission […]
SpaceX has changed Starlink’s Fair Use Policy limitations for its upcoming business tiers, as spotted by @Nathan Owens on Sunday. The company has also cut the cost of additional data from $1 per GB to just $0.50 per GB for all three plans. Starlink’s business tiers are now being offered with service plans offering data […]
