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 302 Starlink satellites and has another 60 satellites scheduled to launch on 2020-03-15.
SpaceX forecasted 35 to 38 launches in 2020, including 15 to 24 Starlink missions.
SpaceX had launched 120 Starlink satellites as of the panel on 2020-02-04.
The 60 Starlink satellites launched 2020-01-06 joined 120 other Starlink satellites launched the previous May and November.
SpaceX planned to put as many as 1,500 Starlink satellites into orbit in 2020.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral on the evening of 2020-01-06 and deployed 60 Starlink satellites about an hour after liftoff.
SpaceX and an AAS working group established after the May 2019 Starlink launch have held monthly teleconferences and in-person meetings to discuss Starlink deployment plans and brightness mitigation experiments.
SpaceX planned to launch another set of 60 Starlink satellites on 2020-01-20 following the 2020-01-06 deployment.
The Falcon 9 upper stage deployed the 60 Starlink satellites into a 302-kilometer low Earth orbit about an hour after liftoff.
After completing on-orbit checkouts, SpaceX plans to raise the 2020-01-29 Starlink satellites to a 550-kilometer operational orbit.
Poor weather delayed the 2020-01-29 Starlink mission by about a week.
SpaceX completed a Starlink launch on 2020-01-29 as its second Starlink launch of the month.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 9:07 a.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida carrying 60 Starlink satellites on 2020-01-29.
SpaceX has launched a total of 242 Starlink broadband satellites to date.
SpaceX set a target cadence in 2019 to launch two dedicated Starlink missions monthly throughout 2020.
The Starlink satellites launched on 2020-01-29 each weigh approximately 260 kg, an increase of 33 kg from the 60 satellites launched in 2019-05-01.
SpaceX will test its 2020-01-29 Starlink satellites around the 302-kilometer altitude so that expected failures would burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a few months.
The 2020-01-29 Starlink mission carried an upgraded set of satellites designed for better spectral efficiency and throughput.
Some Starlink satellites launched to date will not be part of the constellation when Starlink service begins, a milestone anticipated later in 2020 in Canada and the United States.
One of the 60 Starlink satellites launched on 2020-01-06 featured an experimental coating intended to reduce its brightness.