Items tagged with starlink satellites

by Brittany Goetting - Wed, Feb 09, 2022

SpaceX Confirms A Geomagnetic Storm Just Vaporized 40 Of Musk's Starlink Satellites

SpaceX has been eagerly deploying its Starlink satellites over the last few years. Unfortunately, the Elon Musk company recently encountered a setback. Up to 40 Starlink satellites were taken out by a geomagnetic storm this past Friday. SpaceX launched 49 satellites to low Earth orbit on Thursday, February 3rd at... Read more...

by Nathan Ord - Sun, Sep 19, 2021

SpaceX Starlink Service Exiting Beta Trials In October, It Only Gets Better From Here

SpaceX’s Starlink program has been growing exponentially in the past year, adding new customers and sending more satellites to space. Whether or not you think this is a good thing, it is impressive, nonetheless. Now, the founder and face of SpaceX, Elon Musk, has announced that Starlink will be exiting its beta phase... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Wed, Oct 23, 2019

SpaceX To Launch Broadband Service In 2020 Via Growing StarLink Network

60 Starlink satellites prior to deployment. (Image courtesy SpaceX) SpaceX has announced that it is confident that it will be able to start offering broadband service in the United States by mid-2020 using a constellation of laser-connected Starlink mesh satellites. Reaching that goal will require the company to... Read more...

by Brittany Goetting - Mon, May 13, 2019

Elon Musk Teases Launch of 60 SpaceX Starlink Micro Satellites

Elon Musk loves a good Twitter tease. The CEO of SpaceX recently posted a few photos of their Starlink satellites that have been loaded into a Falcon fairing. Musk remarked that the first 60 satellites are expected to launch on Wednesday. Starlink is a satellite constellation project that is intended to bring 1... Read more...