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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 […]

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday notified SpaceX of a proposed $175,000 civil penalty against the space transportation and rocketry giant for not submitting some safety data before launching an August 2022 Starlink mission (via Reuters). According to the FAA, SpaceX failed to submit launch collision analysis trajectory data to the civil aviation regulator […]

SpaceX has launched Starlink internet service in Rwanda, as was spotted by @Nathan Owens on Thursday on the company’s coverage map. The service is available in Rwanda for RWF 48,000 (~$44 USD) per month with the purchase of the Starlink hardware for RWF 572,000 (~$526 USD), as pointed out by another user in the thread […]

SpaceX’s satellite internet company Starlink is testing a new “global roaming service,” as was seen in invites sent to customers this week (via Reddit and @Nathan Owens). According to the correspondence, the service would let users connect to Starlink “from almost anywhere on land in the world.” Currently, SpaceX says the Global Roaming Service can […]

SpaceX is looking to add a hardware upgrade to its first-generation Starlink satellite constellation. In a current application for the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday, SpaceX asked to add new satellite technology to its existing constellation, as was spotted by telecommunications lawyer Ryan Thompson in a report detailed by PCMag. “This upgraded hardware will allow […]

SpaceX has launched a new version of its Starlink mobile app on Wednesday, now available for iPhone and Android users. This new app, which the company is calling version 3 (V3), includes new interactive 3D network visualization. There’s also improved navigation, performance, and stability. You can see a quick demo of the new interface in […]

Indiana-based American Queen Voyages (AQV) announced last week it is upgrading its Wi-Fi across its entire fleet of cruise lines to SpaceX’s Starlink internet. Part of the Hornblower Group, AQV will upgrade its entire fleet of seven, which includes its cruise lines Rivers, Lakes & Oceans, and Expedition vessels. The company says it is the […]

SpaceX is giving up on plans to turn oil rigs into offshore launchpads, though the company will still invest in other offshore launch platforms down the road, according to a report from Space News. The company bought two Valaris oil rigs for a total of $7 million in July 2020 with the intention of converting […]

Windstar Cruises announced plans to debut SpaceX’s Starlink internet across its entire global fleet, according to a press release shared on Monday. The release says Starlink internet will hit most of the company’s global cruiseliner fleet by the middle of this year, beginning with the watercraft Star Legend, and as followed by its Wind Surf, […]

As Starlink continues expanding its orbital satellite constellation, its internet teams back on Earth look to be getting an upgrade. SpaceX is ramping up hiring for its Starlink satellite internet team in Austin, Texas, as can be seen on the company’s careers page, reports @Nathan Owens on Friday. The page includes dozens of jobs working […]