Tag: Satellite Internet
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SpaceX Slams FAA’s Claims of Space Junk Dangers as ‘Preposterous’
After the Federal Aviation Administration released a scathing report on the dangers of space junk, specifically calling out SpaceX, the company sent a letter on October 9 disputing its claims Starlink satellites pose a deadly threat. SpaceX called the FAA report “preposterous, unjustified, and inaccurate.” The company claims The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research…
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SpaceX Will Surpass 5,000 Active Starlink Satellites This Month
SpaceX’s Starlink internet service will pass a significant milestone this month, with the company’s constellation surpassing 5,000 active satellites in low-Earth orbit after the launch of two Falcon 9 rockets. The first Falcon 9 will launch from SLC-40 at CCSFS in Florida on October 28 at 7:13 p.m. ET. The rocket will bring 23 Starlink…
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SpaceX Ramps Up Starlink Internet Speeds With Thousands of Space Lasers
Starlink is upgrading its satellite constellation to rev up its internet service. The company launched 8,000 upgraded space lasers capable of transmitting data at speeds up to 100 Gbps. On September 26, Starlink posted a look at the improved V2 Mini satellites, which will enhance the constellation’s speed, reliability, and reach. “Our next generation Starlink…
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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Will Also Power 5G Networks
British mobile operator Vodafone wants to expand its 4G and 5G coverage with the help of Amazon’s low-Earth orbit satellite constellation, Project Kuiper. Vodafone wants to use Project Kuiper’s high-bandwidth, low-latency network to improve connectivity services in Africa and Europe, two areas where the company has high concentrations of customers. In addition, the partnership would…
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A New Satellite Internet Service For Alaska Suffers a Massive Failure
Astranis has a slight issue with its recently launched internet satellite Arcturus, the company’s first. The satellite was intended to begin providing much-needed internet access to Alaska and other rural areas starting this summer. Roughly 40% of Alaskans don’t have reliable access to broadband internet. After launching into orbit earlier this year Astranis now reports…
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SpaceX’s Starlink Internet Service is Now Available at Home Depot
SpaceX is now selling its high-speed satellite internet service at third-party retailers, starting with Home Depot.
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SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet Will Initially Cost $99 Per Month, Email Shows
SpaceX is getting closer to making its Starlink satellite internet service available to customers. This week, the company sent out emails to those who showed interest in being part of the Starlink beta testing. SpaceX is calling the beta test “Better Than Nothing” with the email starting out by saying SpaceX is “trying to lower…
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SpaceX Will Launch 60 More Starlink Satellites Today: Here’s How to Watch Live
Update: Today’s launch was delayed due to a recovery issue. It has been rescheduled for tomorrow, September 18 at 1:57 pm, weather permitting. SpaceX has another launch scheduled for Thursday afternoon, adding 60 more Starlink satellites to the constellation. The launch is scheduled for 2:19 pm ET, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch…
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SpaceX Confirms Early Starlink Speed Test Results
Just before the launch of Falcon 9 in SpaceX’s twelfth Starlink mission, the company went to Twitter to offer an official update on the satellite internet service. SpaceX confirmed that the service is in private beta testing, with public testing coming later this year, and shared some general results of early speed testing. The tweets…
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SpaceX Raises $1.9 Billion in Latest Round of Funding
SpaceX has raised $1.9 billion in funding in this month alone. The funding came from around 75 investors, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing also shows that the company is selling $165 in stock, putting the total at around $2.07 billion. Reuters first reported on the SEC filing earlier…