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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Full installation of Starlink equipment on OSG's fleet is expected by year end.
The availability of Starlink allows seafarers to access high-speed internet in remote maritime locations.
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. will equip all vessels in its fleet with SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service.
OSG's IT department has substantially completed the installation of Starlink equipment on every vessel in the fleet of OSG and ATC.
Planned remaining launches in 2023 included the Space Force X-37B mission, additional Starlink missions, SARah launches, and the Ovzon-3 communications satellite.
SpaceX's 2023-12-18 launch was the company's first launch since a Falcon 9 Starlink mission early on 2023-12-08 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The Falcon 9 deployed 23 Starlink "v2 mini" satellites into orbit a little more than an hour after the 2023-12-18 launch.
Poor weather conditions in Florida delayed the 2023-12-18 Starlink launch from its earlier planned date.
SpaceX secured regulatory permission to test direct-to-smartphone services from upgraded Starlink broadband satellites slated to launch on 2023-12-28.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2023-12-14 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX began adding optical inter-satellite links to its Starlink low Earth orbit broadband constellation in early 2021 to avoid the need for ground stations over the poles to achieve global coverage.
SpaceX plans to upgrade Starlink services with increasingly powerful satellites.
Ookla recorded Starlink median upload performance of 9.72 Mbps over the three months ending 2023-09-30.
Ookla recorded Starlink median download performance of 53 Mbps for the third quarter of 2022, making the 64.54 Mbps 2023-07-01 result a 22% increase year-over-year.
The Federal Communications Commission issued a final denial of Starlink’s eligibility for nearly $900,000,000 in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund subsidies on 2023-12-12.
SpaceX used Falcon 9 rockets built and operated in-house to launch Starlink satellites.
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, 2023-12-12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Another launch of 22 Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites is scheduled for 2023-12-13 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Hawaiian Airlines and airBaltic pushed out plans to offer Starlink services from 2023 to 2024.
Air New Zealand will look to deploy Starlink on other aircraft in its domestic fleet in 2025 if the trial run is successful.