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Zur StartseiteSpaceX Launches Another 60 Starlink Satellites, Sets Two Rocket Reuse Records
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: SpaceX launched another 60 of its internet satellites on Monday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in a mission that set two new company records for reusing its rockets. Starlink represents SpaceX's ambitious
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Took 'Key Steps' To Reduce Starlink Satellites' Brightness
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"SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites will soon sport an accessory to tamp down their surprising brightness," reports Live Science:
That brightness worries many astronomers, who say that the huge Starlink constellation could seriously disrupt a variety
Leaked SpaceX Starlink Speedtests Reveal Download Speeds of 11 to 60Mbps
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Some leaked speedtests from beta users of SpaceX's Starlink satellite-broadband service "aren't showing the gigabit speeds SpaceX teased," writes Ars Technica, "but it's early."
Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shared their report:
Beta users of SpaceX's
SpaceX Plans To Start Offering Starlink Broadband Services In 2020
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SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said the goal is to complete six to eight Starlink launches to get sufficient coverage to start offering the service to consumers in 2020. SpaceNews reports: SpaceX is confident it can start offering broadband service
Starlink Beta Testers Are Impressed With Its Speed
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One beta tester of SpaceX's new Starlink satellite internet service is a Reddit user named "wandering-coder". This week they shared their experience online, testing the equpiment in a national forest which gets no cell service from any carrier -- and
SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites On Thrice-Flown Rocket, Sticks Landing
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SpaceX's fifth Falcon 9 rocket of the year successfully launched from Cape Canaveral this evening, sending 60 internet-beaming satellites into space. Space.com reports: Following the successful launch, the rocket's first stage gently touched down on a
SpaceX's Starlink Asks Potential Service Testers For Addresses, Says Private Beta Starts This Summer
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A private beta for SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service will kick off this summer, with a "public beta to follow," reads an email sent out to those who've registered their interest in becoming beta testers. "The email asks for a specific address,
SpaceX Kicks Off a Busy Year With Launch of 60 More Starlink Satellites Into Space
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SpaceX launched its third batch of internet-beaming satellites Monday evening, kicking off what is expected to be a remarkably busy year for the company as it readies its new broadband business. From a report: About 60 small satellites were fired into
Elon Musk: Starlink Latency Will Be Good Enough For Competitive Gaming
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In a conference yesterday, Elon Musk said SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband will have latency below 20 milliseconds -- low enough to support competitive online gaming. "Despite that, the SpaceX CEO argued that Starlink won't be a major threat to telcos
Starlink Will Hit 300Mbps and Expand To 'Most of Earth' This Year
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Starlink broadband speeds will double to 300Mbps "later this year," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter this week. SpaceX has been telling users to expect speeds of 50Mbps to 150Mbps since the beta began a few months ago. From a report: Musk also wrote
Washington Emergency Responders First To Use SpaceX's Starlink Internet In the Field: 'It's Amazing'
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The Starlink satellite internet network that SpaceX is developing has been used in the field by Washington state emergency responders in recent weeks, the first early application of the company's service to be disclosed. CNBC reports: Washington's state
SpaceX Launches 60 More Starlink Satellites and Achieves a Reusability Record For a Falcon 9 Booster
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SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 rocket in the span of just four days on Wednesday at 9:25 PM EDT (6:25 PM PDT). This one was carrying 60 more satellites for its Starlink constellation, which will bring the total currently in operation on orbit to