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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The first stage booster supporting the RRT-1 mission is making its fourth flight and previously launched Crew-9 and two Starlink missions.
The first Starlink D2C satellites were launched on 2024-01-02.
The first stage booster supporting the RRT-1 mission is flying for the fourth time and previously launched Crew-9 and two Starlink missions.
In the day after the Gannon storm in May 2024, nearly 5,000 satellites, nearly all Starlink, performed orbit-raising maneuvers.
Starlink's broadband internet services have helped maintain battlefield connectivity for Ukrainian forces despite Russian interference.
A geomagnetic storm in October 2024 produced a slightly higher one-day count of migrating satellites than the Gannon storm, driven in part by the addition of hundreds of Starlink satellites launched between the two events.
SpaceX plans to expand its Starlink satellite internet service to Papua New Guinea.
The Falcon 9 first stage that supported SXM-9 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Türksat 6A, Maxar 2, and 10 Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting SXM-9 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, and 10 Starlink missions.
Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg believes Starlink will continue to gain market share but will not take 100% of the market.
About 1,900 of the near-term annual spacecraft open to launch from U.S. providers are non-Starlink spacecraft.
The Falcon 9 launched the NROL-126 mission and 20 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Earlier on 2024-11-30, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida carrying 24 Starlink satellites.
Operating Gen2 Starlink satellites at altitudes between 340 and 360 km is subject to coordination with NASA to protect the International Space Station and other missions.
Around 320 Gen2 Starlink satellites are equipped with a direct-to-smartphone payload.
The Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX conditional approval on 2024-11-26 to use Starlink broadband satellites to provide Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS) to T-Mobile smartphone users in cellular dead zones across the United States.
SpaceX has permission to use T-Mobile’s cellular frequencies on up to 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites to provide Supplemental Coverage from Space, provided the operations do not interfere with other networks.
SpaceX has around 4,100 Gen1 Starlink satellites in orbit and has permission to operate up to 4,408 Gen1 satellites between approximately 540 and 570 km.
Anduril is implementing SDANet, a mesh network that utilizes commercial space internet services like SpaceX’s Starlink to create high-speed connections between space domain awareness platforms.
Valour Consultancy estimates in the Future of Maritime Connectivity Report 2024 that more than 12,800 vessels will adopt Starlink services by 2033.