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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SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit on 2022-12-28 at 4:34 a.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster that supported the 2022-12-28 Starlink launch completed its 11th launch and landing on that mission.
The 2022-12-28 Falcon 9 booster previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, and Nilesat 301, and it has supported six Starlink missions in total.
The 2022-12-29 Falcon 9 booster previously supported Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, and two Starlink missions.
A follow-on study is being conducted to estimate potential emissions from SpaceX’s Starlink and Starship programs.
SpaceX has launched more than 3,600 Starlink satellites to date using Falcon 9 rockets.
SpaceX anticipates that it will begin launching Gen2 Starlink satellites before the end of December 2022.
On 2022-12-01 the FCC granted Starlink partial approval to operate 7,500 satellites of the nearly 30,000 satellites in SpaceX’s proposed Gen2 constellation.
NASA signed a similar spaceflight-safety agreement with SpaceX in March 2021 that includes SpaceX moving Starlink satellites to avoid potential conjunctions with NASA spacecraft.
SpaceX delayed a planned Starlink Falcon 9 launch from Kennedy Space Center on 2022-12-16 to 2022-12-17 to prioritize the O3b mPower satellite launch.
The Starlink advanced satellite system has been available in the UK since January 2021.
Networx3 UAV has a Starlink dish mounted to its mobile control center van to connect its drones to the 3,000-strong satellite network orbiting 550 km above the Earth.
Networx3 UAV is using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites to provide a live feed of its drone flights anywhere in the world.
Stockport-based tech company Comms Byte worked with Networx3 UAV to complete the Starlink installation.
The Starlink system was designed to provide internet to undersupplied regions far from urban centers.
Networx3 UAV's drone fleet can now beam back real-time video of flights from the UK's most inaccessible places using Starlink and the cloud-based drone admin system FlightHub2.
SpaceX prioritized the O3b mPOWER launch and delayed a planned Starlink launch from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A by one day.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster used for the SWOT mission had previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, and two Starlink missions.
As of November 2022, SpaceX’s Starlink had launched over 3,500 satellites and offered coverage in more than 50 markets across North America, South America, Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
Starlink terminals began operating on front-line locations in Ukraine to provide communications during the war with Russia.