Starlink, a division of SpaceX, is a satellite internet constellation operator aiming to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband internet to underserved areas globally. With over 7,000 satellites in low Earth orbit as of March 2025, Starlink offers internet services with download speeds between 50 and 220 Mbps. It utilizes phased array antennas and optical space lasers for global coverage and supports various applications, including remote work, disaster recovery, and IoT. Keywords associated with Starlink are satellite internet, SpaceX, broadband, and LEO constellation.
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A batch of Starlink v2 Mini satellites is scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station SLC-40 during the window spanning Thursday–Friday, 2024-04-04–5, 2024, 11:14 p.m. to 3:45 a.m. PDT.
SpaceX was preparing two additional Falcon 9 launches for the same weekend: a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base designated Starlink 8-1 and a rideshare mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center called Bandwagon-1.
SpaceX planned a Starlink Group 6-47 launch on 2024-04-04 from Cape Canaveral between 11:14 PM and 3:45 AM PDT.
Falcon 9 will launch a batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation into Low Earth Orbit at a launch cost of $67,000,000.
SpaceX conducted a Starlink launch on 2024-04-01 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Monday, 2024-04-01 at 7:30 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The 2024-04-01 mission was the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting that mission, which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, and nine Starlink missions.
SpaceX intended to launch another batch of 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base after the 2024-03-30 Florida launch, targeting 11:54 p.m. ET for that West Coast launch.
The rescheduled 2024-04-01 flight was the 32nd Falcon 9 flight of 2024 and the 21st Falcon 9 flight in 2024 dedicated to building out the Starlink megaconstellation.
The 2024-03-30 mission was the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting that mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 0.013 kg, mPOWER-a, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, and nine Starlink missions.
Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Saturday, 2024-03-30 at 9:30 p.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX targeted Thursday, 2024-03-28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff targeted for 7:30 p.m. PT and backup opportunities available until 11:24 p.m. PT.
SpaceX planned the Vandenberg missions to continue building the Starlink constellation, which had surpassed 6,000 satellites and supported approximately 2.6 million users worldwide.
SpaceX scrubbed a planned Starlink launch from Vandenberg, California on 2024-03-30 because of poor weather.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the EUTELSAT 36D mission was on its 12th flight and previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, and six Starlink missions.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2024-03-28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The first stage booster supporting the mission is flying for the 15th time after previous launches of NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, and eight Starlink missions.
SpaceX plans the launch of the Starlink 7-18 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday evening.
SpaceX is building up a 6,000-unit Starlink satellite constellation serving 2.6 million users worldwide.
Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on 2024-03-25 at 7:42 p.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.