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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Starlink partnered with geostationary and medium Earth orbit operator SES last year to jointly serve cruise line operators.
Two Falcon 9 launches from California on 2024-05-10 and 2024-05-14 each carried 13 Starlink satellites with direct-to-device payloads as part of 20 Starlink satellites launched on each mission.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch a batch of Starlink communications satellites on Friday, 2024-05-17 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral between 4:52 PM and 9:01 PM PDT.
SpaceX has launched 6,436 Starlink satellites to date.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch a batch of Starlink communications satellites on Friday, 2024-05-17 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral during a window from 4:52–9:01 PM PDT.
Starlink’s 2024–2025 deployments include spacecraft providing basic space-to-ground service to conventional mobile phones.
SpaceX has launched 6,436 Starlink satellites to date.
SpaceX launched the first 60 Starlink satellites in May 2019 on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Starlink provides internet access to 2.7 million subscribers across 75 countries.
Starlink’s revenue increased from $1,400,000,000 in 2022 to an estimated $6,600,000,000 in 2024.
The first stage booster supporting the 2024-05-08 Kennedy Space Center launch was flying for the third time after previously launching Crew-8 and a Starlink mission.
SpaceX targeted Wednesday, 2024-05-08 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with liftoff targeted for 7:48 p.m. PT and backup opportunities available until 10:30 p.m. PT.
The first stage booster supporting the 2024-05-08 SLC-4E mission was flying for the fourth time after previously launching USSF-62 and two Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the 2024-05-09 SLC-4E mission is flying for the fourth time after previously launching USSF-62 and two Starlink missions.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2024-05-09 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, 2024-05-08.
The SLC-4E Falcon 9 launch on 2024-05-08 is targeted for 7:48 p.m. PT with 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 equipped with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit.
The Falcon 9 booster that flew the Maxar 1 mission had previously supported the launches of Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425, and nine Starlink missions.
Laser Communications Terminals (LCTs) are expected to be developed by existing non-geostationary satellite orbit constellation operators such as SpaceX's Starlink, Amazon's Kuiper, and Guowang over the next decade.
SpaceX targeted Thursday, 2024-05-02 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with liftoff targeted for 10:13 p.m. ET and backup opportunities available until 1:17 a.m. ET on Friday, 2024-05-03.