The launch of Argentina’s SAOCOM 1B radar observation satellite was planned March 30 from Cape Canaveral, but Argentine officials ordered a postponement due to travel and work restrictions associated with the pandemic. The U.S. Space Force confirmed Tuesday that the next launch of a GPS navigat...
It was the 13th launch and landing for this particular first stage, according to a SpaceX mission description. Half of its 12 flights to date have been Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, carried the 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO), where they were ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is prepared to launch the Starlink satellites into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.(Image credit: SpaceX) Starlink's impact on astronomy Within days of the first 60-satellite Starlink launch,skywatchers spotteda linear ...
Today, SpaceX announced that it is expanding its satellite internet service to cover airplanes. The new service, Starlink Aviation, will launch next year and will offer speeds up to 350Mbps, which is quite a bit faster than what we currently see on commercial flights. Starlink Aviation states ...
In just a few days, SpaceX’s next Starlink mission has gone from a complete mystery to a firm launch date. Set to be SpaceX’s first Starlink launch in almost two months and first East Coast Starlink mission in almost half a year, the launch effectively came out of nowhere with a si...
SpaceX has announced a new target date for Starship Flight 8. As per the private space company, Starship’s eighth flight test is scheduled for Thursday, March 6, with the launch window opening at 5:30 p.m. CT. Starship Flight 8 comes after SpaceXcompleted an investigationinto the Starshi...
SpaceX has launched 1,740 Starlink satellites to date, with its first generation system beginning launches in November 2019. Gen2 is planned to have nearly 30,000 satellites in total. Starlink Gen2 A stack of Starlink internet satellites just before a launch. SpaceX SpaceX says the Gen2 S...
The goal of direct-to-cell satellite coverage is to resolve the problem of dead zones in remote areas and eliminate the need for people to carry around pricey satellite phones. For the latter, T-Mobile said that customers would be able to find a connection anywhere they can see ...
SpaceX will launch its first stack of Starlink broadband satellites since May from the East Coast Friday morning (Nov. 12) and you can watch the action live online. The private spaceflight company will launch a stack of 53 Starlink satellites on one of its previously flown rocke...
Starlink is Elon Musk’s satellite internet service that promises broadband speeds anywhere in the world. Here’s everything you need to know.