SpaceX signed a distribution contract with Speedcast to let the company resell Starlink satellite internet service to its maritime and enterprise customers, as announced by the company at World Satellite Business Week on Tuesday (via Space News). The deal is set to offer lower latency speeds for customers aboard oil rigs and merchant vessels, and […]
SpaceX’s Starlink Business service plan is now available in France, Germany, Italy, and the UK, as shared by the company on Twitter on Monday. Prospective users can enroll in Starlink Business using the SpaceX website, and the company’s frequently asked questions say that the service is able to serve small offices of up to 10-20 […]
SpaceX launched 34 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Saturday night, along with an AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite, as part of a rideshare aboard Falcon 9. This rideshare payload is the largest yet at 1,500 kilograms (3,306 lbs). This was a special launch as it was the record 14th reuse for this particular Falcon […]
According to PCMag, SpaceX has filed a formal appeal against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s decision to rescind $886 million USD in federal funding for its high-speed satellite broadband service, Starlink. The FCC awarded SpaceX $886 million under its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) back in 2020 to deliver high-speed Starlink internet to rural and […]
SpaceX has signed a launch agreement with Sidus Space for five satellite launches in 2023, as detailed in a press release shared on Wednesday. SpaceX will launch Sidus Space’s LizzieSat satellites for its own low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation using diverse orbits. The satellites are to orbit at 28- and negative 98-degree inclinations at altitudes […]
SpaceX launched another 51 Starlink satellites and Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC, an orbital transfer vehicle, into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday at 10:09 p.m. ET (7:09 p.m. PT). The Falcon 9 and its payload lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. According to SpaceX, […]
SpaceX has filed plans for a massive, 521,521-square-foot “shell building” in Bastrop County, located about one hour east of Austin, with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation reports Austin Business Journal. There’s no word yet on what exactly the rocketry and space transportation giant wants to do at this planned facility. The filings did, […]
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday announced it has contracted SpaceX for an additional five crew transportation missions to and from the International Space Station (ISS). These additional crew flights have been purchased under NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contract with SpaceX. SpaceX’s CCtCap contract now comprises a total of […]
As SpaceX’s Starlink continues its expansion to offer satellite internet around the world, CEO Elon Musk is noting just how frequently the company has launched its orbital satellites in the past few weeks. SpaceX is now launching Starlink satellites into orbit roughly every five days, said @Elon Musk on Wednesday. Musk retweeted a photo from […]
Back in June it was announced Royal Caribbean would be launching SpaceX’s Starlink internet aboard its cruise ships and had started testing the service on select vessels. Now, Royal Caribbean Group has announced on Tuesday it will expand Starlink fleet wide for its guests and crew. “The innovative broadband internet service will be installed on […]
SpaceX has shared speeds for its “Best Effort” Starlink service plans, dedicated to pre-order customers stuck in the company’s long backlog. SpaceX has added new details to its specs page, showing that Starlink customers on the Best Effort tier can expect download speeds ranging from 5 to 100 Mbps, while uploads range from 1 to […]
SpaceX on Saturday announced the launch of its Starlink satellite internet service in Norway. Starlink’s Norwegian rollout comes after the high-speed satellite broadband provider achieved full-Earth coverage last month. You can check out SpaceX’s Starlink availability map for a full rundown of global availability on its website. Earlier today, SpaceX launched another 54 Starlink satellites […]
SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites into lower-Earth orbit on Saturday evening at 11:41 p.m. ET, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This Falcon 9 first stage booster saw its second flight and landing; it previously launched CRS-24 and now one Starlink mission. You may recall this Falcon 9 […]
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet is changing global connectivity, allowing for remote areas to access high speed internet, including war zones such as Ukraine. Back in March, after SpaceX Starlink was enabled for Ukraine, Elon Musk warned only to use the service “when needed and place antenna away as far away from people as possible.” Now, […]
Following SpaceX’s approval to fly some of its Starlink satellites at lower altitudes, the company has officially clinched the update after it was taken to appeals court. A U.S. appeals court upheld SpaceX’s plans to deploy satellites at a lower altitude, following approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last year, reports Reuters. The news […]
