SpaceX has launched 26 more Starlink satellites to the ever-growing constellation of internet relay stations in low Earth orbit. The flight took off at 8:36 p.m. PDT (11:36 p.m. EDT or 0336 GMT, June 17) on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. It was the third trip to space … Read more
SpaceX marked its 60th Falcon 9 flight of 2025 by successfully launching a brand-new Falcon 9 booster rocket on the 20th of May. This rocket carries 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. Among those, 13 feature Direct to Cell capabilities. Originally, it was targeting 11:58 p.m. EDT on May 19 (0358 UTC … Read more
India tried its first real-time use of satellite-based Internet during New Delhi’s Operation Brahma – providing aid to the quake-hit residents of Myanmar. Marking a huge leap, the Indian team set up a OneWeb Eutelsat terminal in Myanmar’s Mandalay to communicate with the base in New Delhi. Advertisement – Scroll to continue Till date, India … Read more
India needs satellite internet especially in its rural areas, its telecom minister said, a positive regulatory sign for Elon Musk’s Starlink which has aspirations to operate in the world’s most-populous nation. “There are many remote corners of the country where you cannot take fiber or mobile connectivity. How do you do 100 percent saturation if you don’t … Read more