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SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink internet satellites, nails latest rocket landing at sea

“A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Wednesday (March 24) and nailed a landing at sea to top off the company’s latest successful mission. The veteran Falcon 9 rocket …

SpaceX just launched a Falcon 9 rocket on a record 9th flight and stuck the landing

“It launched 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Sunday (March 14) and nailed its landing at sea to top off a record-setting mission …

SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink satellites, while Starship moves closer to being able to launch up to 400 at a time

“SpaceX has launched another batch of its Starlink satellites — the usual complement of 60 of the low Earth orbit spacecraft, which will join the more than 1,000 already making up the existing constellation. This is the fifth launch of …

Musk: Starlink will hit 300Mbps and expand to “most of Earth” this year

“Starlink broadband speeds will double to 300Mbps “later this year,” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter yesterday. SpaceX has been telling users to expect speeds of 50Mbps to 150Mbps since the beta began a few months ago. Musk also …

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites but attempted landing of booster fails

“Running a day late because of bad weather, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted 60 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit late Monday from Cape Canaveral. An attempt to recover the first stage with a landing on an off-shore droneship …

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites on record-setting used rocket, nails landing

“SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit this morning (Feb. 4) on a mission that notched a booster-reusability milestone for the company. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket topped with the 60 broadband spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch …

SpaceX adds laser crosslinks to polar Starlink satellites

“The first Starlink satellites launched to polar orbit are equipped with laser crosslinks, a technology the company plans to add to other satellites next year. SpaceX included 10 Starlink satellites on its Transporter-1 dedicated rideshare launch Jan. 24. Those satellites …

SpaceX’s 1st Starlink launch of 2021 went off without a hitch Wednesday

“SpaceX launched 60 more of its Starlink satellites on January 20, 2021. SpaceX ultimately intends to launch tens of thousands of these satellites, to provide global internet access. Here’s why astronomers are concerned. SpaceX launched another 60 Starlink internet …

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites and lands rocket at sea

“The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:29 a.m. EDT (1129 GMT), hauling a full stack of 60 Starlink satellites. Approximately 9 minutes later, the booster’s first …

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink internet satellites, sticks rocket landing

“SpaceX delivered a new batch of its Starlink satellites into orbit today (Sept. 3) and nailed a rocket landing, following a few delays. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying a full load of 60 Starlink satellites lifted off at 8 …

SpaceX successfully launches 11th Starlink mission using record-setting reused Falcon 9 booster

“SpaceX has successfully launched 58 more Starlink satellites for its growing internet broadband constellation. This is the eleventh batch of Starlink satellites to go up, bringing the total on orbit to well over 600. Today’s mission also carried three …

Starlink discussion National Academy of Sciences

“SpaceX is launching Starlink to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity across the globe, including to locations where internet has traditionally been too expensive, unreliable, or entirely unavailable. We also firmly believe in the importance of a natural night sky for …

Elon Musk says Starlink internet private beta to begin in roughly three months, public beta in six

“SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk has shared more details about when in 2020 we can expect the company’s Starlink low-latency, high-bandwidth satellite internet service to actually be available to customers. He said on Twitter that a private beta …