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The 2022-12-28 Starlink launch marked the first deployment of Starlink’s upgraded network.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster that supported the 2022-12-28 Starlink launch completed its 11th launch and landing on that mission.
Elon Musk calculated that continuing Starlink service in Ukraine will cost $120,000,000 for the rest of the year and as much as $400,000,000 for the next 12 months.
Speedcast was the first company to sign a distribution deal with Starlink prior to Marlink’s 2022-09-22 agreement.
Starlink introduced enterprise and maritime connectivity services and equipment earlier in 2024 delivered via the world’s largest constellation of advanced satellites operating in low Earth orbit.
In February 2021 Elon Musk tweeted that Starlink will launch an IPO once the company can predict cash flow reasonably well.
The Philippines became the first country in Southeast Asia to approve Starlink’s operations one week before France’s 2022-06-02 permission decision.
Starlink unveiled a service plan designed for campervans, motorhomes, and other recreational vehicles on 2022-05-23 but the service is not yet ready for mobility.
The Starlink terminal price in the United States is $599 for new customers, a 20% increase from $499.
Booster B1051 first launched the Demo-1 commercial crew test flight three years ago and has also launched the Radarsat Constellation Mission, the SXM-7 radio satellite, and nine Starlink missions including the 2022-03-19 flight.
Hughes and Viasat together lost almost as many U.S. subscribers in 2021 as Starlink gained during the same period.
The Falcon 9 booster used for Transporter-2 had its first launch exactly one year earlier when it launched a GPS III satellite and was also used to launch Turksat 5A and five Starlink missions prior to Transporter-2.
The next Falcon 9 Starlink launch, scheduled no earlier than 2021-05-09, is expected to use the other Falcon 9 booster that has flown nine times, most recently in March.
Starlink's service will deliver broadband internet connections at 50-150 Mbps with latency below 40 ms and no data cap.
Starlink plans to launch its service in these European markets in mid to late 2021 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Starlink plans to launch its service in these European markets in mid to late 2021 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Starlink planned to start services globally in 2022, including South Africa.
Starlink can deliver 100 Mbps broadband speeds compared with the FCC baseline standard of 25 Mbps.
The Falcon 9 first stage that landed first flew in 2018-09-01 launching the Telstar 18 Vantage satellite, flew the final Iridium mission in 2019-01-01, and launched four Starlink missions beginning in 2019-05-01, most recently on 2020-08-18.
Starlink plans to expand overseas coverage in markets with minimal broadband and higher consumer purchasing power, with parts of Australia, Germany, and Japan identified as initial opportunities.