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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Flight day four will include a test of intersatellite data relays with SpaceX's Starlink constellation.
Network Innovations provides connectivity from terrestrial networks and from satellites via partnerships with operators including Starlink and OneWeb.
The 2024-08-28 Falcon 9 successfully placed its payload of Starlink satellites into orbit despite the booster being lost during landing.
The Starlink 9-5 mission delivered 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 Direct to Cell satellites, into orbit on the ninth flight of its Falcon 9 booster.
The first stage booster on the Cape Canaveral 2024-08-31 Falcon 9 mission was flying its 18th flight and had previously launched CRS-24, OneWeb 1, SES 18 & 19, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F1, and 14 Starlink missions.
SpaceX targeted a Group 9-5 Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff targeted for 2024-08-30 at 9:58 p.m. PT and backup opportunities until 1:48 a.m. PT.
A Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on 2024-08-31 at 3:43 a.m. ET.
The Starlink 9-5 mission lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex 4 East on 2024-08-31 at 1:48 p.m. PDT (4:48 a.m. EDT/0848 GMT).
SpaceX planned two Starlink smallsat launch windows on 2024-08-30–31, 2024 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida with launch times between 12:43 a.m. and 2:39 a.m. PDT.
A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 3:43 a.m. Eastern on 2024-08-31, placing 21 Starlink satellites into orbit.
A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex 4E at 4:48 a.m. Eastern on 2024-08-31, placing 21 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
The first stage booster on the Starlink 9-5 mission was flying its ninth flight and had previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter 10, PACE, and three Starlink missions.
SpaceX is targeting Friday/Saturday, 2024-08-30–31, 2024 for a Falcon 9 launch of Starlink smallsats Group 8-10 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a launch window of 12:43 a.m.–2:39 a.m. PDT.
The first stage booster supporting the Group 9-5 mission is flying its ninth mission and previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter 10, PACE, and two Starlink missions.
SpaceX is targeting Friday, 2024-08-30 for a Falcon 9 Group 9-5 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The first stage booster that failed previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 15 Starlink missions.
On Wednesday, 2024-08-28 at 3:48 a.m. ET, a Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct-to-Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX targeted Wednesday, 2024-08-28 for the Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Even without broadband satellites like Starlink, the average mass of small satellites increased to 44 kilograms.
Starlink's newer satellites, weighing an estimated 750 kilograms, are no longer categorized as small satellites.