SpaceX launched 20 more Starlink satellites last night from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission took off at 9:30 pm ET and headed south along the Californian coast as the Falcon 9 ascended into space. Falcon 9 lifts off for the 75th time ...
Despite the intense storm, SpaceX reported that all of its satellites weathered the storm perfectly, including the 23 Starlink satellites launched last night. These satellites will now begin the usual post-launch checkouts as they slowly raise themselves to their operational orbit. This most recent...
T-Mobile noted that yesterday's SpaceX launch was "the first of many" to include Starlink satellites with cellular capabilities, but was vague on when exactly the different components of direct-to-cell service will become available to customers. "Initially, the service will beg...
This was SpaceX’s 36th dedicated Starlink launch since its first one in 2019. It means the company now has around 2,000 Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit, providing internet services toa growing number of customers. This was SpaceX’s third orbital launch of 2022 in what’s lining up...
You don't need any special equipment to see Starlink satellites as they are visible to the unaided eye. The satellites can appear as a string of pearls or a"train" of bright lightsmoving across thenight sky. Starlink satellites are easier to see a day or two after their launch and deploy...
Starlink is a SpaceX run satellite constellation that is slowly being launched in order to provide worldwide satellite internet access. The last launch was on 11 November 2019. Typically multiple satellites are launched at once, and they follow each other closely in a line, slowly spreading out...
Starlink is arguably one of the biggest and most disruptive developments in the space industry in the last five years. That is an honor often reserved for SpaceX’s launch achievements, including reuse of boosters and payload fairings. That reuse is essential to Starlink’s business model: the...
On Thursday night, if all goes according to plan, a Falcon 9 rocket packed to the brim with 60 test satellites will take off from SpaceX’s Pad 40 launch site in Cape Canaveral. It’s SpaceX’s biggest-ever payload, and the next step in CEO Elon Musk’s grand vision to surround th...
Editor's note: This story was updated at 8:14 am ET on June 1 to reflect the successful launch of SpaceX's latest Starlink mission. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us kn...
1/7/2024: Launch.IT, CES As I did last year, I helped judge this pitch competition for Japanese startups exhibiting at CES–sponsored by the Japan External Trade Organization and produced by the ShowStoppers tech-events firm, with whom I’ve worked before. Posted in Weekly output | Tagged...