Tag: Starlink
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SpaceX to ramp up Vandenberg launch cadence with Starlink missions
File photo of a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on Jan. 11, 2019. Credit: SpaceX After a lull in launches from America’s primary West Coast rocket base, SpaceX is set to resume a regular cadence of missions from Vandenberg Air Force Base as soon as July to deploy Starlink internet satellites…
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Expert skywatchers quickly solve Pacific Northwest’s meteor mystery
The breakup of a SpaceX rocket stage sparks a light show over Seattle. (Cedric Padilla Photo) Was it a meteor? A broken-up satellite? Maybe a UFO? Leave it to an astronomer to identify what caused the light show that was visible over a wide stretch of the Pacific Northwest around 9 p.m. PT tonight. Jonathan…
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Falcon 9 Starlink v1.0 L22 launches from Cape Canaveral SLC-40
The Starlink constellation received another 60 satellites, as Falcon 9 B1060-6 launched on Falcon 9’s ninth flight of 2021 and fourth flight. Liftoff was on schedule at 4:28 am EDT (08:28 UTC), Wednesday, March 24, the 15th anniversary of SpaceX’s first-ever orbital launch attempt. This launch was conducted from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster flies for 9th time as Starlink constellation grows
SpaceX has launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites on the Starlink v.0 L21 mission from historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Liftoff took place on March 14 at 6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC) and was the 21st operational and the 22nd overall Starlink mission. This also marked the first time a…
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Critics take aim at SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper and other satellite constellations
A rocket’s-eye view shows a stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites just before orbital deployment. (SpaceX Photo) SpaceX, Amazon and OneWeb say their satellite mega-constellations will make broadband internet goodness available to billions of people around the world who are unserved or underserved — but some say those promises have to be weighed against the potential…
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SpaceX successfully launches Starlink v1.0 L20 mission
As SpaceX continues its push towards a new record number of launches in a single year, the company has launched the Starlink v1.0 L20 mission — the 20th launch of operational Starlink satellites and the 21st Starlink launch overall. The launch from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred as scheduled at 3:13 am…
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SpaceX seeks FCC’s OK to extend Starlink satellite service to vehicles, ships, planes
SpaceX’s Starlink antenna connects with a network of satellites to provide high-speed internet access. (SpaceX Starlink Photo) SpaceX is asking the Federal Communications Commission to authorize the operation of equipment extending the company’s Starlink satellite broadband internet service to aircraft, ships and moving vehicles. Commercial mobile services would represent a new frontier for Starlink, which…
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SpaceX successfully launches long-delayed Starlink L-17 mission
SpaceX launched the Starlink v1.0 L17 mission with a new batch of Starlink satellites from historic LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center aboard a flight proven Falcon 9 booster Thursday morning. The previous launch attempt on Sunday, February 28 ended in a scrub at T-1 minute 24 seconds. Falcon 9 launched at 03:24 EST (08:24…
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SpaceX aims to expand its Starlink satellite operation to Texas and set up Starbase City
SpaceX’s Starlink antenna connects with satellites for high-speed internet access. (SpaceX Starlink Photo) SpaceX is planning to break ground on a “state-of-the-art manufacturing facility” in Austin, Texas, to support a satellite operation that got its start in Redmond, Wash. The company’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, set up the Starlink satellite operation in Redmond five years…
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SpaceX successfully launches Starlink v1.0 L19 mission, loses first stage during landing
SpaceX launched another set of 60 satellites for their Starlink internet constellation on Monday, February 15 at 22:59 EST (Tuesday, February 16 at 03:59 UTC) from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The payload was successfully deployed into low Earth orbit; however, the first stage B1059 booster was lost during its landing attempt.…