SpaceX says likely won’t need 42,000 satellites for Starlink internet
- 13-Sep-2022
SpaceX, which has requested authorisation to deploy up to 42,000 satellites to provide its Starlink satellite internet service, probably won’t need to launch that many into orbit, its chief operations officer said Monday. Starlink — the satellite internet service of tech billionaire Elon Musk — offers high-speed broadband service to customers in areas that are […]
Solar storm disables 40 newly launched SpaceX satellites
- 10-Feb-2022
LOS ANGELES: A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the sun has disabled at least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet communications network, the company said. The announcement, posted on the company’s website on Tuesday, said the satellites were stricken last Friday, […]