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 accepted $99 preorder deposits via the Starlink website for addresses in India in the days following India’s 2021-11-26 instruction.
SpaceX had launched nearly 1,950 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit to date, of which about 1,800 were in orbit at the time of the report.
SpaceX planned to launch its latest batch of Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on 2022-01-06 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Starlink 4-5 mission from Kennedy Space Center on a trajectory aimed southeast and to the north of the Bahama islands.
India’s Ministry of Communications issued a 2021-11-26 instruction directing SpaceX to refrain from booking or rendering Starlink services because SpaceX did not have a license to operate in India.
SpaceX’s 2022-01-04 customer email indicated that the timeline for receiving licences to operate in India was unknown and that several issues in the licensing framework needed resolution before Starlink could operate in India.
An ESA spacecraft performed a debris avoidance maneuver to dodge a Starlink satellite in 2019.
SpaceX has launched nearly 1,950 Starlink satellites, of which about 1,800 are in orbit and providing internet services.
SpaceX launched Turksat 5B less than 16 hours after launching a batch of Starlink broadband satellites.
SpaceX launched 52 satellites for its Starlink low Earth orbit constellation on a Falcon 9 that lifted off at 7:41 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster on the 2021-12-18 Vandenberg Starlink mission completed its eleventh launch and landing.
Starlink was serving 140,000 users across 20 countries with an additional 750,000 preorders worldwide.
Less than 16 hours after the Vandenberg Starlink launch on 2021-12-18, SpaceX launched the Turksat 5B mission to geostationary transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
On 2021-12-18 at 4:41 a.m. PST, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 52 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster on the 2021-12-18 Vandenberg Starlink mission had previously launched Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and eight Starlink missions.
SpaceX launched its first batch of Starlink satellites in May 2019.
The Starlink satellites from the 2021-12-17 launch will raise themselves to circular orbits of about 550 km altitude after deployment.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch 52 Starlink satellites on 2021-12-17.
The Starlink satellites launched on 2021-12-17 are intended to fill gaps in the constellation’s existing coverage.
The Starlink satellites launched on 2021-12-17 are described as Version 1.5 satellites.