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 has launched more than a thousand satellites for Starlink since the beginning of 2022.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster used on the 2022-09-10 launch previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3, and nine Starlink missions.
SpaceX launched 34 Starlink satellites to enhance the Starlink constellation on 2022-09-10 at 9:20 p.m. ET.
SpaceX and T-Mobile entered a partnership on 2022-08-25 for second-generation Starlink satellites to provide connectivity to cellphones using T-Mobile spectrum, with launches expected to start next year.
SpaceX received permission from the Federal Communications Commission on 2022-06-30 to provide Starlink services to boats, aircraft, and vehicles on the move.
TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, which Royal Caribbean Group operates via joint ventures, are excluded from the Starlink agreement.
Private jet charter company JSX plans to be the first air carrier to offer Starlink in the United States in 2023.
Hawaiian Airlines has a deal to offer Starlink services on transpacific flights to and from Hawaii in 2023.
Royal Caribbean Group plans to install Starlink by the end of March on approximately 50 ships operated under its Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands.
The 2 GHz and 1.9 GHz frequencies targeted for direct-to-cell services would likely transmit from the same antenna that SpaceX’s upgraded Starlink satellites would use to connect directly to cell phones in the 1.9 GHz band.
A U.S. appeals court upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s decision on 2022-08-26 to let SpaceX deploy more satellites at lower altitudes to improve the Starlink broadband constellation’s performance.
Ookla speed tests showed Starlink median download speeds improved 38% to 90.55 Mbps in the first quarter of 2022 year-on-year.
SpaceX disclosed the plan to use a mix of Falcon 9 and Starship rockets for Starlink V2 in an 2022-08-19 letter to the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC highlighted that Starlink users must purchase a $600 dish in its rationale for denying the RDOF subsidies to SpaceX.
The technology partnership between T-Mobile and SpaceX will enable upgraded Starlink satellites to connect directly to standard cellphones to provide service in mobile dead zones across the United States.
Brendan Carr, an FCC commissioner, stated on 2022-08-24 that the FCC denied nearly $900,000,000 in rural broadband subsidies to Starlink without legal justification.
The Air Force signed a $1,900,000 contract to provide Starlink services to military bases.
The expansion of Starlink into areas without wireless connectivity comes weeks after the Federal Communications Commission denied nearly $900,000,000 in subsidies to Starlink for rural broadband expansion.
SpaceX is committed to deploying all 29,988 proposed second-generation Starlink satellites at altitudes between 340 and 614 km across nine inclined orbits.
SpaceX provided some Starlink dishes to Ukraine's government for free and was paid by the US government to deliver thousands more.