Tag: direct-to-cell
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AST Eyes $1B Notes as Vikram-1 Targets Orbit
What Is Driving AST SpaceMobile Toward Vertical Launch Integration? AST SpaceMobile announced $1 billion in convertible notes — and its stock dropped more than 10 percent the same evening. The stated rationale tells the more important story: the direct-to-device satellite operator says it needs more rockets, and it is explicitly considering "partnerships and/or acquisitions" to…
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Falcon 9 Booster Hits 35 Flights, 12,472 Starlinks Launched
Is a 35-Flight Falcon 9 Booster the New Normal for Launch Economics? A single Falcon 9 first stage flew its 35th mission on July 10, 2026, deploying 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit and landing intact for future reuse. The flight is the highest confirmed reuse count in the Falcon 9 fleet to date,…
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Northwood Space Unveils Prism Antenna to Support High-Throughput Satellite Communications
Northwood Space has introduced Prism, a new parabolic antenna system designed to support high-volume satellite communications and growing demand for data-intensive space applications. The company said the 2.4-meter antenna is engineered to deliver high-throughput, bidirectional connectivity across multiple orbital regimes and is intended for use cases including enterprise backhaul, direct-to-cellular services, and space-based computing networks.…
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MasOrange to Trial Starlink Direct-to-Cell Service in Spain
Spanish telecom operator MasOrange will trial Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell service under a new agreement with SpaceX, the companies said on Monday. Spain’s telecoms regulator, the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, has approved the use of spectrum assigned to MasOrange for Starlink Direct-to-Cell, a technology also referred to as supplemental coverage from space (SCS). MasOrange…
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 12-24 mission on June 10, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update June 10, 11:19 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with its latest batch…
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SpaceX scrubs Monday night Falcon 9 launch minutes before liftoff
SpaceX froze the countdown of its Falcon 9 about 2.5 minutes ahead of the planned launch of the Starlink 12-15 mission on Monday, May 19, 2025. A reason for the abort wasn’t given before SpaceX ended its broadcast. Image: SpaceX via livestream Update May 20, 12:14 a.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed its planned launch. SpaceX scrubbed…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches 250th mission from SLC-40
SpaceX has launched its 250th mission from SLC-40 in Florida this week. The company had up to four Starlink missions planned during the week and continues to reach new milestones. These include the first booster to reach 28 flights at the end of the week, following a scrub the night before. SpaceX has now exceeded…
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SpaceX launches 400th flight-proven Falcon booster with Saturday Starlink mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the Starlink 12-17 mission. This was the 400th launch of a flight-proven booster. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now After being stymied by back-to-back scrubs on consecutive nights, SpaceX managed to launch the Starlink 12-17 mission from NASA’s Kennedy…
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites Tuesday afternoon Falcon 9 flight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) to begin the Starlink 12-25 mission on March 18, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched a batch of 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit as it and NASA are in the process of returning four people from the…
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Launch Roundup: Soyuz flies; New Shepard simulates lunar gravity
This week’s launch manifest is quite diverse, featuring the launches of four different rockets worldwide. Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket has simulated the Moon’s gravity from just beyond the Kármán line, and Rocket Lab launched Electron for the first time this year from New Zealand. Russia launched Soyuz for the first time in 2025…