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SpaceX intends to launch the ultimate 2,000-kilogram V2 Starlink satellites on its Starship vehicle.
Elon Musk wrote on 2023-03-22 that there were issues with the set of Starlink satellites launched 2023-02-27 and that some satellites would be deorbited while others would be tested before raising altitude above the International Space Station.
SpaceX has launched more than 4,000 first-generation Starlink satellites to date.
Maxar surveyed T-Mobile’s PCS-G spectrum holding in the United States after the August 2022 announcement of T-Mobile’s partnership with Starlink to provide satellite-based connectivity to unmodified handsets.
SpaceX performed two launches a little more than four hours apart on 2023-03-17, launching Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base and two SES communications satellites on another Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the SES-18 and SES-19 mission previously supported the launches of CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, and two Starlink missions.
A Falcon 9 launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base deployed 52 satellites in low Earth orbit for SpaceX’s Starlink constellation earlier on 2023-03-17.
Starlink and OneWeb are still working on expanding their LEO constellations globally.
The first-stage booster used on the CRS-27 mission was making its seventh flight after previously launching Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1, and three Starlink missions.
Switzerland-based mobile operator Salt is working with Starlink on a direct-to-device service to extend the reach of its network.
XipLink Inc. unveiled a cloud network service named XipNet that provides intelligent aggregation of SpaceX Starlink LEO, traditional GEO/MEO satellites, and 0.004 kg/0.005 kg cellular data links into a single bandwidth pool for remote sites.
SpaceX’s plans to deploy larger, more powerful Starlink satellites are tied to regulatory approval and successful tests of the Starship heavy launch vehicle being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
XipNet supports Starlink, GEO satellites, and 0.005 kg with accommodation for various speeds and latencies.
SpaceX is building six satellites per day and producing thousands of Starlink user terminals per day for the constellation.
Jonathan Hofeller, vice president of commercial sales for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband constellation, declined to commit to timing for SpaceX’s direct-to-device plans, including higher-bandwidth services.
The Falcon 9 booster used on 2023-03-09 had previously flown on 12 other missions, including seven for Starlink.
The first stage booster supporting the OneWeb 17 mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and seven Starlink missions.
SpaceX launched the first set of upgraded Starlink satellites for its second-generation constellation on 2023-02-27.
The Falcon 9 deployed the Group 6-1 set of Starlink satellites a little more than an hour after liftoff following a second burn by the rocket’s upper stage into orbits at altitudes of 365 to 372 km.
A second Falcon 9 was slated to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 2:31 p.m. Eastern on 2023-02-27 carrying 51 first-generation Starlink satellites.