SpaceX’s Starlink internet service has officially launched in Chile, with a ‘Better Than Nothing Beta’ pilot program in Sotomó, a hamlet located 1,000 km (620 miles) south of the capital Santiago in the Los Lagos region — reports Market Screener. Starlink is a high-speed satellite broadband service designed specifically to close the digital divide across the […]
Just weeks after SpaceX told a federal agency it has nearly 90,000 Starlink users in 12 countries, the company has begun detailing its next generation of satellites. SpaceX shared new information about the Starlink Gen2 System in filings with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday, according to CNBC. The satellites will reportedly be delivered […]
Just a few months after SpaceX’s Starlink launched in Germany, user speeds are beginning to make their way around the internet, and one user has onlookers impressed, despite taking place in rural Germany. A new speed test from one user of SpaceX’s Starlink in Germany has surfaced on Reddit, depicting an impressive download speed of […]
With SpaceX’s Starlink low-Earth orbit internet surpassing 90,000 users in 12 countries this month, it’s only fitting that the company would continue adding hardware to its online store. SpaceX has listed a new Starlink Ground Pole Mount on its web store, available for $69 USD for in-ground installation of the satellite internet’s terminal (via Reddit). […]
After pre-orders went live earlier in the year, SpaceX Starlink customers in France are now getting deliveries of the required ground equipment, and results from the very first Starlink speed tests in the region are in. Starlink is the satellite internet offering from SpaceX, which targets customers in rural areas that have long lacked high-speed […]
In a recently published YouTube video, Ellie in Space interviews Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who has been tracking every single Starlink satellite launched to date. McDowell has been tracking satellites for almost 50 years. Since the 1970s, the astronomer has collected data from institutions like the U.S. Space Force and amateur astronomers, ran it through his […]
As SpaceX’s Starlink gets close to reaching global coverage around September, the satellite internet service’s users are reporting impressive speeds around the world – and particularly in the U.S. and Canada. A new report from Ookla Speedtest examined second-quarter data from users across the world and found that Starlink generally outperforms fixed broadband speeds across […]
Starlink is growing rapidly, and as the satellite internet service run by SpaceX continues to grow, the company is adding both satellites and users to bolster its service at a rapid rate. SpaceX told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it is now serving about 90,000 Starlink customers, with users spread across 12 countries in […]
Elon Musk’s company SpaceX is already operating a beta version of Starlink in countries across the world, but with an application for new licensing officially filed, the company is looking to provide internet coverage across Britain. SpaceX is seeking a license to establish a Starlink ground site on the Isle of Man, which, in addition […]
Following reports that satellite internet company Viasat requested for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to halt SpaceX’s Starlink launches, the company’s request has been denied in a federal appeals court. A three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Viasat’s plea to halt Starlink launches, according to a […]
After announcements that Elon Musk’s electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla is providing free Supercharging for European residents affected by the recent floods, the entrepreneur’s space travel company, SpaceX, has announced another initiative for those affected using its Starlink satellite internet. Starlink is used to provide internet for the regions impacted by the flood in my […]
U.S. company SpaceX may be looking to partner with local manufacturers to develop Starlink components, ahead of an expansion of its beta satellite internet service into a new country. SpaceX shared plans to form a partnership with local Indian manufacturing firms, in preparations to launch the service within the country as soon as next year, […]
Starlink, a satellite-based internet company from SpaceX, offers the greatest connectivity improvements to rural and remote communities, and in a recent update, the company is now offering better speeds to the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma has started installing SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet to help increase connectivity throughout the region, according to a […]
According to The Verge, a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer stopped and ticketed a driver on Friday for sticking a Starlink user terminal, lovingly known as Dishy McFlatface, right onto the middle of their car’s hood, which constitutes a “visual obstruction”. “Sir I stopped you today for that visual obstruction on your hood. Does it […]
Following a successful launch of SpaceX’s Transporter-2 Mission on Wednesday, a new update holds that the U.S. company’s orbital hardware may nearly be on target to collide with an orbiting Russian cargo ship. A SpaceX Starlink satellite and a Falcon 9 rocket fragment could both be poised to have a near-miss with Russian cargo ship […]
