早期的星链卫星是没有办法互相直接通讯的，卫星之间如果要进行通讯必须要通过叫做Gateway的地面站进行中转，这会导致它无法覆盖到没有办法建立地面站的地方。而2.0版的星链卫星最重大的改进，就是具备了卫星间激光通讯能力，这被称作 Inter-Satellite Communication，2021年1月24日发射了第一批改进后的卫星。如此一来，...
Elon Musk says SpaceX's Starlink internet service will begin private beta testing in three months. Starlink will improve satellite internet access worldwide.
Elon Musk's SpaceX launches 'direct to cell phones' Starlink satellites; know what this means for users Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's Starlink on Tuesday launched direct-to-cell satellites, potentially allowing smartphones to directly receive sate...
SpaceX's satellite internet proposalwas announcedin January 2015. Though it wasn't given a name at the time, CEO Elon Musk said that the company had filed documents with international regulators to place about 4,000 satellites inLow Earth Orbit. "We're really talking about something which is...
Fraser Crain of Universe Today suggested to Musk that SpaceX consider using the Starlink satellite chassis for small space telescopes as an olive branch to the astronomy community. "Would love to do exactly that," Musk replied. SpaceX is not the only company developing megaconstellations of int...
Here's a look back at some of the notable business ventures by Elon Musk, who has quickly risen in the ranks of the wealthiest men in the world. Elon Musk says his SpaceX company’s Starlink satellite internet service is now "active" in Ukraine. The tech billionaire made the announcement...
Each satellite in the Starlink project weighs just 573 pounds (260kg). The body of each satellite is flat, and up to 60 of them can fit into one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets. Once put in orbit, a single large solar array comes out to power the satellite. The central portion inclu...
SpaceX's satellite broadband service Starlink will begin delivering download speeds of 300 Mbps, or double the top speeds users can currently get on the beta service, at some point this year, according to its CEO Elon Musk. The Starlink beta is advertised as having data speeds that vary fr...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Thursday that the company's Starlink satellite internet business "achieved breakeven cash flow." "Excellent work by a great team," Musk said in a post on his social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter. ...
Elon Musk’s satellite army has a new target: Connecting the $183 billion farm industry to high-tech ag tools BYDylan Sloan January 23, 2024 at 3:35 AM GMT+8 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at an event on combatting antisemitism. SpaceX recently announced a partnership with John Deere....