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 Federal Communications Commission has proposed opening more spectrum to non-geostationary satellite operators like Starlink to improve broadband speeds.
Starship is critical to SpaceX's plans for deploying new Starlink satellites and for NASA's Artemis 3 lunar mission.
SpaceX operates around 5,000 Starlink satellites and currently runs the largest NGSO constellation.
The first stage booster supporting the 2023-11-20 mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and multiple prior Starlink missions.
SpaceX plans to use Starship to launch full-sized V2 Starlink satellites that are more capable than the smaller Starlink satellites currently launched on Falcon 9 rockets.
SpaceX is teaming up with T-Mobile in the United States to deploy direct-to-smartphone services using upgraded broadband satellites in the Starlink constellation.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster used on the mission previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, and five Starlink missions.
The Xpand Portfolio is powered by Starlink and offers network connectivity of up to 220 Mbps across Starlink’s international footprint.
Qatar Airways announced plans to use Starlink on 2023-10-13 and is the largest airline to do so to date, with the partnership at an early stage and no service start date specified.
The first stage booster on the 2023-10-30 Falcon 9 launch was flying its eighth mission and had previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, and three Starlink missions.
On 2023-10-29 at 2:00 a.m. PT a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
On 2023-10-30 at 7:20 p.m. ET a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX had scheduled a double-header with 23 Starlink satellites set to launch from Cape Canaveral but detected a problem with the Falcon 9’s stage separation system during prelaunch operations.
A Falcon 9 launch with 23 Starlink satellites from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral was aborted on 2023-10-30 at 00:16 UTC (2023-10-29 at 20:16 EDT) due to a pressure anomaly.
The first stage booster on the 2023-10-29 Vandenberg Falcon 9 launch was flying its seventh mission and had previously launched the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission and six Starlink missions.
The first stage of the Falcon 9 that launched 22 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on 29 October 2023 achieved a successful landing.
The Falcon 9 first stage used for the 29 October 2023 Vandenberg Starlink launch was flying its seventh mission, having previously launched the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission and six Starlink missions.
On 29 October 2023 at 02:00 a.m. PT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
SpaceX planned another launch attempt for the aborted 23-Satellite Starlink mission approximately 24 hours after the scrub on 30 October 2023.
SpaceX had scheduled a double-header with 23 Starlink satellites set to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in late October 2023.