After requesting to Elon Musk for Starlink satellite internet access for Ukraine, the SpaceX CEO responded a mere 10 hours later to say the service was active in the country, while also adding more terminals were coming. On Monday, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, shared a picture of a […]
One Starlink user shared a photo of the latest dishy terminal covered in ice, which revealed a beautiful and intricate antenna pattern design on the hardware (via Reddit). The user pointed out that, when they arrived home from work at about 3:00 a.m., the Starlink service was offline and the dish was searching for satellites. […]
In an Thursday filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SpaceX defended its proposal for the deployment of second-generation Starlink satellites and accused competitor Viasat of trying to use the regulatory agency to gain access to confidential data on Starlink satellite design — reports PCMag. Starlink is a high-speed satellite broadband service from SpaceX designed […]
Image credit: SpaceX SpaceX launched a batch of 50 Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit on Friday, at 9:12 a.m PST, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This particular Falcon 9 booster, B1063, was on its fourth flight and landed successfully onto the autonomous drone ship Of Course […]
SpaceX has launched its Starlink satellite internet in Bulgaria and Brazil, according to recent emails sent out to customers. An email of Starlink’s launch in Bulgaria was shared by Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt, and a similar email by Cesar Parzianello in Brazil. Earlier this month, SpaceX received its license to operate in the South American nation. The […]
SpaceX shared a detailed look at its approach to space sustainability and safety on its website on Tuesday, pointing to its time spent developing maneuverable satellites, low-altitude orbital patterns and transparent sharing of information. On the page, SpaceX details the design of its satellite network, saying that the “reliability of the satellite network is 99 […]
SpaceX completed its 11th flight and landing with today’s Falcon 9 booster on Monday, as the company sent more Starlink satellites into orbit. In the tweet, @SpaceX said, “Deployment of 46 Starlink satellites confirmed”. Deployment of 46 Starlink satellites confirmed — SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 21, 2022 The news also comes just after SpaceX Head Elon […]
After reports in 2020 held that SpaceX planned to test Starlink internet on Gulfstream jets, SpaceX Head Elon Musk says the company is testing them now, with support for commercial airplanes hopefully coming soon. Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX is testing Starlink satellite internet on Gulfstream jets, adding that the company’s main goal was […]
SpaceX has announced Starlink customer terminals have now reached 250,000, as shared by CEO Elon Musk on Monday afternoon. Over 250k Starlink user terminals — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 14, 2022 When asked if upload latency would improve when all Starlink satellites have transitioned to lasers for faster transfer speeds, Musk replied, “yes, but more […]
After SpaceX launched 49 Starlink satellites last week, the company has reported a geomagnetic storm that’s threatening the newly-orbiting satellites. SpaceX’s 49 Starlink satellites launched on February 3 were affected by a geomagnetic storm, according to the company’s website. In a statement, SpaceX said, “These storms cause the atmosphere to warm and atmospheric density at […]
A team of SpaceX engineers is currently in Fiji to install a Starlink Gateway station that will restore internet access to the Kingdom of Tonga islands after the single undersea fiber-optic cable connecting them to the world wide web was damaged in a volcanic eruption last month — reports FBCNews (via Tesmanian; (use coupon TESLANORTH10 […]
According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, those with Starlink orders “shouldn’t have to wait long,” as the company is set to increase production of its standard satellite dish. “SpaceX standard antenna production rises rapidly this year, so those with orders shouldn’t have to wait long,” said Musk on Wednesday morning. “Note, Starlink can only support […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is seeing his satellite internet service expand to several new places around the globe, with a new license to operate in Brazil coming to fruition. The company’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) Starlink internet service obtained the proper license to begin operating in Brazil on Friday, according to ZDNet. Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency […]
SpaceX launched Starlink Premium on Monday evening, which it says offers “more than double the antenna capability of Starlink, delivering faster internet speeds and higher throughput for the highest demand users, including businesses.” Starlink Premium is available to order now to reserve, with deliveries beginning in Q2 2022. This is twice the area of our […]
SpaceX is developing a mesh product for Starlink’s internet, according to updates made to the company’s frequently asked questions (FAQ) page that was spotted by Space Explored. It’s unclear what this ‘mesh product’ will be, but other mesh wireless routers such as those from Amazon’s Eero, allow for multiple wireless routers to act together as […]
