The country is investing heavily in its own satellite constellations in near-earth orbit There was a wave of companies in recent years hoping to offer broadband internet from thousands of satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) that cover most of the earth’s surface. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen excitement in this category. Companies … Read more
SpaceX successfully launched an additional 52 Starlink Internet broadband satellites into orbit on Saturday, less than a week after the last batch was shipped. A small satellite from the startup Capella Space and a Tyvak observation satellite also made a trip to the launch, which took off on Saturday evening from the Kennedy Space Center … Read more
SpaceX has put another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit – meaning it has sent a total of 180 satellites to join its 1,000-plus constellation in the past two weeks alone. Today’s launch also set a record for SpaceX for its Falcon 9 rocket reusability program, as it was the ninth flight and landing for this … Read more