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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Justin Luczyk is general manager of Tesat Government and views Starlink primarily as a competitor to the Space Development Agency because Starlink provides a transport layer serving many users with data.
Dr. Annalisa Weigel indicated that Starlink would face market restrictions in some regions.
Starlink is cited as a successful example of vertical integration in the space industry.
SpaceX has launched more than 7,000 broadband satellites for its Starlink LEO network.
The first stage booster supporting the OneWeb Launch 20 mission flew for the seventh time and had previously launched USSF-62 and five Starlink missions.
SpaceX is currently advancing its Starship program and Starlink constellation.
SpaceX is testing its Starlink Direct-to-Cellular (D2C) telephony system in New Zealand.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster that flew Hera previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425, Maxar 1, ASBM, and 10 Starlink missions.
United Airlines will equip more than 1,000 planes in its international fleet with Starlink connectivity starting next year following tests slated for early 2025.
Hawaiian Airlines and airBaltic have delayed planned Starlink service launches from 2024 to 2024.
The Falcon 9 booster used on the BlueBird 1-5 mission previously launched Crew-6, O3b mPOWER, USSF-124, and nine Starlink missions.
SpaceX has launched more than 175 direct-to-smartphone satellites as part of its Starlink constellation and aims to provide initial text services in the United States 2024.
Polaris Dawn planned to test laser-based communications with Starlink, a satellite broadband provider.
SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper are identified as key beneficiaries of the proposed changes to allow non-geostationary operations in the 17.3–17.8 GHz band.
The Polaris Dawn mission planned to test Starlink laser-based communications in space.
Applications from Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's Project Kuiper are pending for market access in India.
SpaceX plans a launch on Wednesday, 2024-09-11 for a batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation.
Jonathan McDowell compiled statistics indicating that, if successful, this launch would mark the 7,000th Starlink satellite launched to date.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2024-09-05 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The Starlink mission's first stage booster supporting this launch is on its 15th flight and previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, and eight Starlink missions.