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New Starlink Internet Users in Australia Show Off 300+ Mbps Download Speeds
Starlink’s satellite internet beta went live in Australia earlier this month, and users are reporting their first connectivity speeds since the SpaceX company began testing within the country. On Tuesday, u/goldmikeygold shared an internet speed test using Starlink from Canberra, Australia. The test, which was shared on Reddit, displays 310 Mbps of download speed via […]
Canada’s Telesat to Take on SpaceX and Amazon in Satellite Internet Space Race
Canadian satellite internet company Telesat has accelerated in the race to achieve low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet, pitting them against Elon Musk’s Starlink and Jeff Bezos’s Project Kuiper, both working to offer improved satellite internet connectivity first. Calling Telesat’s LEO constellation “the Holy Grail” for shareholders, Ottawa-based Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg says the company has […]
DISH Tells the FCC SpaceX Starlink Satellites Might Cause Interference Still
In a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), satellite services provider DISH Corporation has proposed changes the regulatory body should make to SpaceX’s license to operate a satellite-powered broadband internet service under the Starlink moniker — reports Wccftech. The proposed changes are designed to make sure that the Starlink satellite constellation does not create […]
CNN Profiles SpaceX YouTube Live Streamers and $200,000 Setups
CNNBusiness recently took to analyzing the niche cottage industry that has sprung up around space exploration and transportation company SpaceX, which focuses on documenting progress on the company’s prototypes and plans, as well as streaming launches and developments. The industry has grown almost as exponentially as SpaceX itself, peddling content captured directly from SpaceX’s launch facilities […]
SpaceX Starlink Internet Beta Goes Live in Australia
SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit satellite company Starlink is now live with a limited beta service in certain parts of central Victoria and southern New South Wales, according to Tech AU. The satellite internet service is expected to expand across the remainder of the country in later months. Last year, Australia granted a carrier license to SpaceX […]
SpaceX Launches Another 60 Starlink Satellites, Nearly 1,400 in Orbit
On Wednesday, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit, with perfect weather for the launch from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This particular Falcon 9 booster (B1058) launched and landed for the seventh consecutive time. The landing took place on the autonomous droneship Of Course I Still […]
SpaceX to Roll Starship SN15 to Launch Site on April 12 or April 13
SpaceX launches are happening often right now (there’s a Falcon 9 launch happening as we speak for Starlink), and if you’re waiting for the next Starship prototype test, it could come as soon as next week. According to @BocaChicaGal (Mary), SpaceX will be rolling the Starship SN15 to the Boca Chica, Texas launch site on […]
SpaceX Confirms Roughly 1,320 Starlink Satellites in Orbit; Exec Talks Starlink’s Future
Image credit: Michael Sheetz/@thesheetztweetz Earlier today, SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell spoke on a panel at the Satellite 2021 LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Digital Forum, joined with other top executives from satellite companies SES, Viasat, Hughes and Eutelsat. The digital event session was titled, LEO/MEO/GEO: The New World Order, which would include “top influencers from the satellite […]
SpaceX to Launch 60 Starlink Satellites on Wednesday, April 7
SpaceX has announced on Tuesday it plans to launch 60 more Starlink Satellites on Wenesday, April 7, at 9:34 a.m PDT/12:34 p.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Launch of 60 Starlink satellites is targeted for tomorrow, April 7 at 12:34 p.m. EDT from SLC-40 in Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK — SpaceX […]
SpaceX Starlink Internet Coming to Portugal by June 2021, Report Says
SpaceX’s operations are vast, to be sure, but among its rapidly expanding Starlink low-Earth orbit satellite internet project, the company is looking to move into several new countries this year. In March, SpaceX formed SpaceX Portugal, which is set to be headquartered in Lisbon and give satellite internet access to 16,000 users in the country […]
SpaceX President Wins Satellite Executive of the Year 2020 Award
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell received the award for Satellite Executive of the Year 2020 from Via Satellite Tuesday at the Satellite Awards Ceremony in DC (via Michael Sheetz). This marks the second time Shotwell has won this award with SpaceX, which is actively launching its Starlink low-Earth orbit internet satellites, expected to cover the whole […]
NASA Crew Relocates SpaceX Capsule for First Time to New Docking Port
NASA TV went live on Monday morning to offer live coverage as four of the International Space Station’s (ISS’s) residents ready up to board the Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft on a mission to relocate it in preparation for the arrival of the next commercial crew astronauts. This marks the first time a NASA crew has […]
SpaceX Buildings May Emerge Near Tesla Gigafactory in Austin, Report Says
Tesla CEO Elon Musk may be planning a second facility following the toll road across from Gigafactory Texas, and multiple sources reported to Austin Business Journal that the land is set aside for one of Musk’s other companies, SpaceX, (via Biz Journals). Job postings in early March show that Musk was searching for someone to […]
SpaceX Stacks Starship SN15 Nosecone on Tank Section [VIDEO]
A recently published YouTube video from NASASpaceflight showcases SpaceX lifting the Starship SN15’s nosecone and stacking it up onto its tank section, effectively completing the spacecraft’s initial assembly at the Boca Chica facility. The SN15 is the latest in a line of Starship prototypes designed in working towards a reusable space transportation vehicle for both crew and cargo. […]
San Bernardino County Approves Starlink Satellite Internet Test
SpaceX’s Starlink internet was approved by San Bernardino County’s Board of Supervisors earlier this month, according to a press release. The process will begin with the expansion of Starlink beta testing to the region, and if all goes well, the county could be positioned to take advantage of the service on behalf of its many […]