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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The first stage booster supporting the SLC-40 mission is making its 12th flight and previously launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1, Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, CRS-27, and seven Starlink missions.
SpaceX targeted Tuesday, 2024-01-09 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff targeted for 9:06 p.m. PT and backup opportunities available until 11:28 p.m. PT.
SpaceX targeted Thursday, 2024-01-11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff slated for 12:59 a.m. PT and an additional opportunity on Friday, 2024-01-12 at 12:59 a.m. PT if needed.
Modified Starlink satellites launched the week before 2024-01-10 successfully relayed text messages to and from unmodified smartphones during tests in the United States.
Starlink is designed and built by SpaceX to deliver internet access via thousands of satellites.
SpaceX is targeting Friday, 2024-01-12 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 18th-flight Falcon 9 first-stage booster previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425, and seven Starlink missions.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2024-01-11 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 previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425 and seven Starlink missions.
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, 2024-01-09 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.
T-Mobile announced that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the first set of Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SpaceX launched its first batch of Starlink satellites designed to connect directly to unmodified smartphones on 2024-01-02.
The Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites lifted off at 10:44 p.m. Eastern from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The Falcon 9 first stage supporting the Ovzon 3 mission was flying its 10th flight and previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, and five Starlink missions.
Six of the 21 Starlink satellites on the 2024-01-02 mission carry a payload intended to provide connectivity for most 0.004 kg LTE devices when in range.
SpaceX announced at 11:47 p.m. Eastern on 2024-01-02 that the Falcon 9 had deployed all 21 Starlink satellites from the mission.
Companies developing broadband constellations that will compete with Starlink, including Amazon and Telesat, have signed Falcon 9 launch contracts.
The first stage booster for Ovzon 3 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, and five Starlink missions.
Elon Musk has no near-term plans to spin out Starlink or take the business public.
On 2023-11-02, Elon Musk posted on X that Starlink had "achieved breakeven cash flow."