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Starlink

US
commercialFounded 1989
Austin, California, United States
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The U.S. military plans to use Starlink to connect airplanes and other platforms and prefers optical inter-satellite links for greater cyber security compared with traditional radio-frequency communications.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative PlanJan 26, 2021SpaceX’s rideshare carried small satellite technology of interest to U.S. military

The polar Starlink satellites launched on 2021-01-24 are designated as version v0.9.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative CapabilityJan 26, 2021SpaceX adds laser crosslinks to polar Starlink satellites

During a September 2020 webcast of a Starlink launch, SpaceX tested laser links between two satellites that relayed hundreds of gigabytes of data.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative CapabilityJan 26, 2021SpaceX adds laser crosslinks to polar Starlink satellites

The 10 Starlink satellites launched on 2021-01-24 are the first Starlink satellites SpaceX has deployed to polar orbit.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative PlanJan 26, 2021SpaceX adds laser crosslinks to polar Starlink satellites

SpaceX included 10 Starlink satellites on its Transporter-1 dedicated rideshare launch on 2021-01-24.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative PlanJan 26, 2021SpaceX adds laser crosslinks to polar Starlink satellites

The Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX to deploy Starlink satellites to polar orbit on 2021-01-08.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative LegalJan 26, 2021SpaceX adds laser crosslinks to polar Starlink satellites

The 10 Starlink satellites on Transporter-1 were the first Starlink satellites planned to deploy to a polar orbit.

Mentioned as: starlinkNarrative PlanJan 24, 2021SpaceX Transporter-1 Mission Is A “Go” + Is Successfully Launched

The 10 Starlink satellites on Transporter-1 will be the first Starlink satellites to operate in polar orbits following FCC permission granted on 2021-01-08 to use polar orbits for those 10 satellites.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative PlanJan 24, 2021SpaceX launches record-setting cluster of smallsats

SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission delivered 143 payloads, including satellites from Spire, Capella, NanoAvionics, Spaceflight, HawkEye, PlanetiQ, Astro Digital, D-Orbit, and 10 Starlink satellites.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative GeneralJan 24, 2021Hiber’s Green Propulsion Smallsat, Hiber Four, Launched Via The SpaceX Transporter-1 Mission

Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously supported seven other missions: the SXM-7 mission in December 2020, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission launch in June 2019, Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission in March 2019, and four Starlink missions.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative GeneralJan 20, 2021SpaceX’s Next Starlink Sixty Sent To Space

SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites to orbit on 2021-01-20 at 8:02 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative PlanJan 20, 2021SpaceX’s Next Starlink Sixty Sent To Space

SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites on 2021-01-20.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative PlanJan 20, 2021SpaceX surpasses 1,000-satellite mark in latest Starlink launch

Starlink's offered network can achieve speeds of approximately 100 Mbps with a latency of around 20 milliseconds.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative CapabilityJan 20, 2021NSR’s Latest VSAT + B’Band Markets Report + Analysis

With the 2021-01-20 launch, SpaceX has delivered 1,015 Starlink satellites into orbit dating back to the two Tintin prototypes launched in 2018-02-01.

Mentioned as: StarlinkOrg RelationshipJan 20, 2021SpaceX surpasses 1,000-satellite mark in latest Starlink launch

Every Starlink satellite launched after August 2020 is equipped with visors, accounting for more than 400 satellites.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative CapabilityJan 20, 2021SpaceX surpasses 1,000-satellite mark in latest Starlink launch

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 upper stage deployed a payload of 60 Starlink satellites 65 minutes after liftoff.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative CapabilityJan 20, 2021SpaceX surpasses 1,000-satellite mark in latest Starlink launch

The 2021-01-20 launch completed SpaceX’s seventeenth Starlink mission.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative PlanJan 20, 2021SpaceX’s Next Starlink Sixty Sent To Space

SpaceX opened Starlink’s public beta-testing with over 900 satellites in orbit.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative PlanJan 20, 2021NSR’s Latest VSAT + B’Band Markets Report + Analysis

Starlink charges $499 for equipment and $99 per month for service.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative FinancialJan 20, 2021NSR’s Latest VSAT + B’Band Markets Report + Analysis

The ten Starlink satellites will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 no earlier than 2021-01-14.

Mentioned as: StarlinkNarrative PlanJan 11, 2021SpaceX Gains FCC Permission for Polar Starlink Satellite Launch
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