November 7th saw satellite operator SES present its latest set of numbers. By and large the all-important analysts thought they were solid, and there was an initial uptick with share […]
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SpaceX launches Koreasat-6A on Veterans Day to improve items including the GPS position error from current 15-33 meter to 1.0-1.6
SpaceX was successful in launching the 3.9-ton (3.5 metric tons) Koreasat-6A, on Monday, November 11, Veterans Day, at 12:25 PM EST where it will proceed to geostationary orbit 22,236 miles […]
Forrester’s Digest: Could Musk’s influence extend to FCC authorization?
The past months have seen a tennis match of submissions volley back and forth between SpaceX and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over granting SpaceX and its Starlink satellites access […]
SpaceX’s Group 6-69 of Starlink smallsats launch is moved to Monday, Veterans’ Day, and Koreasat 6-A launch
SpaceX is targeting Monday, November 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station […]
SpaceX finally launches Starlink Group 9-10 of 20 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell — now four launches from DTC goal
On Friday, November 8 at 10:14 p.m. PT, after a two-day delay, Falcon 9 launched 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space […]
SpaceX’s Wednesday Starlink Group 9-10 smallsats launch from Vandenberg including 13 Direct to Cell is ‘No Go’ again
SpaceX will launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low Earth orbit internet satellite constellation. The launch includes a mix of 13 Direct to […]
SpaceX’s calendar fills up quickly with a variety of missions including a Sixth Integrated Flight Test and Direct to Cell smallsats
SpaceX is planning an ambitious upcoming week of launches for this Friday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and the following Monday that includes a Sixth Integrated Flight Test. Friday, November 8, […]
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink oversubscribed in Africa + SES results ahead of expectations
Starlink is pausing its subscriber drive in several African countries because of “soaring demand for its broadband service”. SpaceX says too many users are trying to access the Starlink service […]
SpaceX reschedules Wednesday Starlink launches to Thursday and Friday including 13 Direct to Cell
SpaceX is targeting Friday, November 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 […]
SpaceX’s Wednesday Starlink satellites’ launches on East and West Coasts still “Go”
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, November 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink Group 6-77 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space […]