In his virtual video interview during the Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk talked about Starlink’s exponential growth, and also touched upon the venture’s finances, reports Reuters. Starlink is SpaceX’s high-speed satellite broadband project designed to bridge the connectivity gap in rural/remote areas and provide affordable internet at viable speeds […]
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet has surpassed a “strategically important threshold,” according to CEO Elon Musk. The milestone was achieved on Thursday evening, explained Musk on Friday afternoon. “Starlink simultaneously active users just exceeded the strategically important threshold of 69,420 last night!”, said an emphatic Musk. Starlink simultaneously active users just exceeded the strategically important threshold […]
Originally, SpaceX planned to launch its Falcon 9 rocket for the Transporter-2 on Friday afternoon, though the company has decided to push the launch back, according to a post on Twitter. SpaceX announced that it would now target Tuesday, June 29 for the upcoming Falcon 9 Transporter-2 launch, which will reportedly carry 88 new spacecraft […]
SpaceX’s Starlink internet is just beginning to take off, and even while the company is beta-only with just half of its planned satellite constellation, the company is gaining high praise from fans, who are already asking about buying into the low-Earth orbit internet service. United Launch Alliance President and CEO Tory Bruno shared a handy […]
SpaceX’s Starlink has launched about 1,800 satellites into orbit, and according to a new statement from the company’s president, the company could reach global coverage as soon as September. On Tuesday, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said that Starlink expects it will be able to offer global coverage with its satellite internet, though the company will […]
SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet constellation is coming together, and with over 500,000 orders already in the beta phase, the company is still not done yet. According to Starlink’s Vice President and Commercial Sales Head, SpaceX is already in talks with “several” airlines about the prospect of providing onboard, in-flight WiFi, according to The […]
As SpaceX continues to increase its reach with Starlink’s satellite internet constellation, the company is reportedly experimenting with different dish styles, says an FCC filing on Tuesday. SpaceX is testing Starlink terminals that utilize two separate, square dishes, rather than one, according to a filing with the FCC requesting approval to test the dishes in […]
After Northern Ontario deemed the Starlink program its “best option” last year, a pilot project has been launched to bring high-speed internet connectivity to five First Nations near Kenora and Sioux Narrows in Northwestern Ontario. During phase one of the pilot project, the Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council (AKRC) will install two Starlink receivers in […]
Viasat satellite internet company, and now a direct competitor with SpaceX’s Starlink, has high hopes for stopping the latter’s satellite constellation from expanding – despite being awarded $885 million by the U.S. government to expand its U.S. internet offerings last year in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). In a May 21 filing, Viasat asked […]
German officials are creating subsidies to help users purchase SpaceX’s Starlink internet hardware, according to a Monday statement from the country’s transport ministry. As reported by Reuters, the German transport ministry has created subsidies for wireless internet companies like radio links and satellite internet – including the low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite dish hardware needed for […]
SpaceX on Wednesday launched another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit, setting yet another milestone for the company. Today’s launch marked the 100th consecutive for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster, and also marked the 16th launch of 2021. The cadence of SpaceX has been an impressive one rocket launch every nine days. This was the sixth launch […]
SpaceX’s satellite internet company Starlink has already seen some impressive speeds in its infancy, and in a new video, users of the satellite internet are able to game online without any lag or other serious issues. In a video shared by u/BrianSilvalinings on Tuesday, the Starlink user’s Xbox and PS4 are simultaneously wired into the […]
Satellite internet provider (IP) Viasat requested for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prevent SpaceX from launching any more satellites on Friday, according to Space News. The company suggested in a May 21 filing that the agency should have conducted a comprehensive environmental review of Starlink’s satellite constellation prior to approval. Starlink’s constellation, which already […]
SpaceX has announced it is on track for its next Starlink satellite launch, as it is targeting Wednesday, May 26 at 11:59pm PDT/2:59pm EDT for lift off. Targeting Wednesday, May 26 at 2:59 p.m. EDT for launch of the next Starlink mission from Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK — SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 25, 2021 The Starlink 28 […]
A Reddit user recently shared screenshots of a Fast.com speed test on an active Starlink internet connection that showcases the connection hitting download speeds of 1.3 Gbps. Unfortunately, 1.3 Gbps on a Starlink connection isn’t actually possible (yet), as both ‘Dishy’, the Starlink receiver dish, and included PoE adapter only have 1 Gbps Ethernet ports, a fact […]
