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’s Falcon 9 upper stage deployed a payload of 60 Starlink satellites 65 minutes after liftoff.
Every Starlink satellite launched after August 2020 is equipped with visors, accounting for more than 400 satellites.
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites on 2021-01-20.
SpaceX opened Starlink’s public beta-testing with over 900 satellites in orbit.
Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously supported seven other missions: the SXM-7 mission in December 2020, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission launch in June 2019, Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission in March 2019, and four Starlink missions.
With the 2021-01-20 launch, SpaceX has delivered 1,015 Starlink satellites into orbit dating back to the two Tintin prototypes launched in 2018-02-01.
Starlink charges $499 for equipment and $99 per month for service.
The 2021-01-20 launch completed SpaceX’s seventeenth Starlink mission.
The ten Starlink satellites will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 no earlier than 2021-01-14.
SpaceX submitted a 2021-01-05 filing with the FCC that confirmed Transporter-1 would include 10 Starlink satellites targeted for operation in polar orbits if proper authorization was received.
SpaceX requested on 2020-11-17 permission to launch 58 Starlink satellites into a single polar orbital plane.
The 10 Starlink satellites authorized by the FCC will launch on a Falcon 9 no earlier than 2021-01-14 as part of the Transporter-1 dedicated smallsat rideshare mission.
The FCC granted permission for SpaceX to launch the 10 Starlink satellites into a 560-kilometer orbit with an inclination of 97.6 degrees.
Viasat submitted a 2020-11-19 filing opposing SpaceX’s request to launch satellites into polar orbit and raised concerns about Starlink satellite reliability and orbital debris hazards.
The Federal Communications Commission published an order on 2021-01-08 permitting SpaceX to launch 10 Starlink satellites into polar orbit.
Unofficial manifests in early 2021 suggested SpaceX could perform more than 30 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches in 2021 for government and commercial customers and for its own Starlink satellites.
The Falcon 9 first stage that launched Turksat 5A previously launched the GPS SV03 satellite in June 2020 and two Starlink missions in September and October 2020.
SpaceX plans to fly 10 Starlink satellites on the Transporter-1 mission if it receives authorization from the Federal Communications Commission to do so.
Viasat cited a failure-rate statistic as high as 7% that included many of the original v0.9 Starlink satellites launched in May 2019 that SpaceX has been deorbiting.
Astronomers have worked with SpaceX to mitigate Starlink impacts on observations by incorporating visors on Starlink satellites to reduce reflected sunlight and brightness.