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SpaceX is making a major change to its Starlink satellite constellation in an effort to further improve safety in low Earth orbit. The company says it will begin lowering thousands of Starlink satellites to a lower operational altitude this year, a move aimed at reducing debris risk and speeding up deorbit timelines if a satellite […]

Starlink has wrapped up 2025 with a detailed progress report, and the numbers underscore just how quickly SpaceX’s satellite internet business is scaling. According to Starlink’s newly released 2025 Progress Report, the service added 4.6 million new customers this year alone, doubling its active user base to more than 9.2 million globally — as we […]

SpaceX has officially closed out 2025 with its most ambitious year ever, completing a record-breaking 170 rocket launches across its Falcon and Starship programs. The milestone was highlighted by longtime SpaceX watcher Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt), who shared an infographic showing just how dramatically the company’s launch cadence has accelerated over the past decade. SpaceX’s final […]

China has once again drawn a hard line against Starlink, reinforcing its view that SpaceX’s satellite internet service poses a national security risk and has no place operating within Chinese territory. The latest example came this month, after Chinese authorities penalized a foreign vessel for illegally using Starlink while docked in Chinese waters. According to […]

Starlink’s push into satellite-to-phone connectivity is already showing real-world impact, and New Zealand is emerging as an early proof point. One NZ has now marked the first full year of its Starlink-powered Direct to Cell service, revealing just how heavily the technology has been used since launching in December 2024. According to longtime industry watcher […]

Starlink’s growth story in 2025 has been nothing short of remarkable. SpaceX’s satellite internet service has effectively doubled its global subscriber base over the past year, underscoring surging demand for high-speed connectivity in regions where traditional broadband continues to fall short. At the end of 2024, Starlink reported roughly 4.6 million users worldwide. Fast forward […]

DISH Network and SpaceX’s Starlink just pulled off one of the more surprising pivots in the satellite and telecom space this year. DISH has officially started offering Starlink internet plans in the U.S., bundling SpaceX’s satellite broadband service alongside its traditional TV packages. The move was first spotted via DISH’s own marketing materials, with the […]

Starlink’s challengers are stepping up their game, as AST SpaceMobile has successfully launched its largest and most powerful direct-to-cell satellite yet. The Texas-based company announced this week that its first second-generation BlueBird Block 2 satellite, dubbed BlueBird 6, is now in orbit after launching aboard the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)’s LVM3 rocket. The satellite […]

Starlink’s global growth is showing no signs of slowing down. SpaceX’s satellite internet service has officially surpassed 9 million active users worldwide, reaching the milestone at a pace that’s accelerating faster with each passing month. In a post on X, Starlink confirmed the new figure, saying it is now “connecting more than 9M active customers […]

Concerns are growing in Western intelligence circles that Russia may be developing a new type of anti-satellite weapon specifically designed to disrupt or disable SpaceX’s Starlink network, a system that has become critical to Ukraine’s war effort and broader Western communications infrastructure. According to an Associated Press report, intelligence agencies from two NATO countries believe […]

If you were among Starlink’s earliest adopters, SpaceX may be sending you a surprise upgrade — completely free. SpaceX has begun notifying customers that its first-generation Starlink routers will soon be discontinued, and affected users are being offered a complimentary Starlink Router Mini as a replacement (via PCMag). According to an email sent to eligible customers, […]

SpaceX’s Starlink is taking another major step toward eliminating mobile dead zones, announcing a new partnership with Airtel Africa that will bring its Direct to Cell satellite service to more than 170 million people across 14 African countries. The deal marks a significant expansion for Starlink’s satellite-to-smartphone ambitions and represents the sixth continent where the […]

SpaceX’s Starlink is no longer just a promising satellite internet experiment — it’s a full-blown growth engine. According to new data from Cloudflare, global web traffic flowing through Starlink more than doubled in 2025, underscoring just how quickly the service is scaling worldwide. As reported by Business Insider, Cloudflare’s data shows that Starlink traffic surged […]

As SpaceX continues to rapidly scale Starlink, its suppliers are racing to keep pace. One of them, European chipmaker STMicroelectronics, has revealed just how massive its role in the satellite internet network has become — and how much bigger it’s about to get. According to Reuters, STMicro has shipped more than 5 billion radio-frequency antenna […]

SpaceX’s Starlink constellation is continuing its rapid expansion, and the company is now on track to surpass 10,000 satellites in orbit by February 2026 — a milestone that would cement Starlink as one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever deployed in space. Looking at cumulative deployment trends over the past six years, the pace […]