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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This is the eighth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which has previously launched CRS-33, O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, O3b mPOWER-D, and two Starlink missions.
During the flight, the spacecraft will also deploy Starlink satellite simulators into orbit that will follow the same suborbital trajectory as Starship and are expected to disappear upon entering the atmosphere.
The Starship upper stage will target multiple in-space objectives, including the deployment of eight Starlink simulators.
The Starlink simulators are similar in size to next-generation Starlink satellites and are expected to demise upon entry.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 was targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to join the Starlink constellation.
This launch was the second flight for the first stage booster supporting the mission, which had previously launched two Starlink missions.
On October 3 at 7:06 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The Starlink 11-39 mission is scheduled to launch just after sunrise.
The Starlink 11-39 mission is now targeting a T-0 liftoff for its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 6:59 a.m. PDT.
SpaceX updated the launch time for the Starlink 11-39 mission.
Liftoff of the Starlink 11-39 mission is set for 10:06 a.m. EDT.
The deployment of 28 Starlink satellites has been confirmed.
SpaceX adjusted the launch time for Starlink 11-39 to target 7:06 a.m. PDT (10:06 a.m. EDT / 1406 UTC).
The partnership with Starlink has brought Rogers 500,000 Canadian customers as of July 14, 2023.
Liftoff of the Starlink 11-39 mission is set for 1406 UTC.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 11-39 mission.
Liftoff of the Starlink 11-39 mission is set for 7:06 a.m. PDT.
The Starlink 11-39 mission's updated launch time corresponds to 9:59 a.m. EDT and 1359 UTC.
Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink satellites from California.