SpaceX ridesharing mission launches record 143 satellites
3 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX ridesharing mission launches record 143 satellites

India TV News  

Much like ridesharing via Uber on Earth, Elon Musk-run SpaceX has successfully launched its new cost-cutting rideshare mission with 143 small satellites -- a new record for a single rocket -- into space. "Falcon 9 launches 143 spacecraft to orbit -- the most ever deployed on a single mission -- completing SpaceX's first dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Programme mission," SpaceX said in a tweet. Much like a "rideshare Uber", a company's small satellite can hitch a ride to space with this new mission. SpaceX's previous record is 64 satellites on the SSO-A mission in December 2018, a flight that featured Spaceflight Industries' Sherpa satellite dispenser.

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Did you see it? SpaceX rocket creates huge vapour trail over California as it launches more Starlink satellites into orbit - bringing the total to over 6,000
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Did you see it? SpaceX rocket creates huge vapour trail over California as it launches more Starlink satellites into orbit - bringing the total to over 6,000

Daily Mail  

This launch brought the total number of Starlink satellites in orbit to 6,673 The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket produced an enormous contrail as it launched If you were watching the skies over California last night you may have witnessed an incredible sight. Musk's company completed two launches of its reusable Falcon Heavy rockets in just one day, bringing the total …

SpaceX records maximum satellite launches with 31 missions between January and April: Report
7 months, 2 weeks ago

SpaceX records maximum satellite launches with 31 missions between January and April: Report

The Hindu  

SpaceX has posted the biggest number of orbital launches for the first quarter of this year from January to April, according to a quarterly report by BryceTech. Elon Musk’s company took the first spot with 31 successful missions, while the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation stood in second position with nine orbital launches. India’s ISRO shared the fifth …

Why NASA Is Worried With Elon Musk's Plan To Launch 30,000 SpaceX Satellites
2 years, 10 months ago

Why NASA Is Worried With Elon Musk's Plan To Launch 30,000 SpaceX Satellites

News 18  

WASHINGTON: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration raised concerns about SpaceX's plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies. Elon Musk?s SpaceX previously received authorization for about 12,000 satellites to offer broadband internet and has requested authorization for a second-generation constellation of 30,000 satellites. Amazon.com, which has pledged to spend at least $10 billion …

NASA raises concerns about SpaceX satellite deployment plan
2 years, 10 months ago

NASA raises concerns about SpaceX satellite deployment plan

The Hindu  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration raised concerns about SpaceX's plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies. "NASA has concerns with the potential for a significant increase in the frequency of conjunction events and possible impacts to NASA’s science and human spaceflight missions," the agency wrote the Federal Communications Commission. Amazon.com, which has …

Elon Musk now controls more than a third of all active satellites as SpaceX breaks rocket launch record
3 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk now controls more than a third of all active satellites as SpaceX breaks rocket launch record

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The latest SpaceX launch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit has broken the …

How Many Satellites are Orbiting the Earth Right Now? The Correct Answer is 'Too Many'
3 years, 2 months ago

How Many Satellites are Orbiting the Earth Right Now? The Correct Answer is 'Too Many'

News 18  

Have you ever wondered how many human-made satellites are orbiting our planet right now? Just a few weeks ago, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched 51 satellites to join its satellite internet project Starlink. As per a 2019 paper published in Nature, scientists believe that the satellite megaconstellations could cause disruptions to radio frequencies used for astronomical observations, create bright streaks in …

Elon Musk's SpaceX Launches 88 Satellites into Space as Part of ‘Ride-Share’ Mission
3 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX Launches 88 Satellites into Space as Part of ‘Ride-Share’ Mission

News 18  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX has launched 88 satellites, as part of the firm’s second in-house “ride-share” mission from Florida, bringing the total number of orbital objects this year to nearly 900, the media reported. On Wednesday, June 30 at 3:31 p.m. EDT, Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-2, SpaceX’s second dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Programme mission, from Space Launch …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX now owns about a third of all active satellites in the sky
3 years, 10 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX now owns about a third of all active satellites in the sky

CNN  

Austin, Texas CNN Business — SpaceX created a swarm of about a thousand satellites that is circulating about 340 miles overhead, and building the constellation has put SpaceX in a “deep chasm” of expenses, according to CEO Elon Musk. With the latest SpaceX launch last week, which carried 60 more internet-beaming satellites into space, the company’s Starlink internet constellation grew …

SpaceX tops ISRO's record, launches 143 satellites in first dedicated rideshare for SmallSats
3 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX tops ISRO's record, launches 143 satellites in first dedicated rideshare for SmallSats

Firstpost  

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has managed to break the world record of the most number of satellites carried by a single rocket as Falcon 9 carried as many as 143 payloads into space on Monday. Falcon 9 which has taken part in numerous SpaceX missions in the past flew from Florida to take the 143 satellites of different shapes and sizes …

SpaceX launches record spacecraft
3 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX launches record spacecraft

The Hindu  

A veteran rocket from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company launched 143 spacecraft into space on Sunday, a new record for the most spaceships deployed on a single mission, according to the company. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 10 a.m. EST from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The reusable …

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches a record 143 satellites into orbit
3 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches a record 143 satellites into orbit

Daily Mail  

SpaceX has made history this week, after launching a record 143 spacecraft on a single mission. They included 133 commercial and government spacecraft, which were the first to be launched as part of SpaceX's SmallSat Rideshare Program - a programme providing access to space for small satellite operators. SpaceX's SmallSat Rideshare Program provides access to space for small satellite operators …

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites, taking total in space to 950
3 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites, taking total in space to 950

Daily Mail  

SpaceX's growing 'megaconstellation' of Starlink satellites got even bigger this afternoon, with the launch of 60 more satellites. Elon Musk 's space firm launched its seventeenth batch of Starlink satellites on board a Falcon 9 rocket at 08:03 EDT today STARLINK CONCERNS Astronomers have raised concerns about the brightness of the Starlink satellites in the night sky. Following liftoff, the …

SpaceX, Amazon, Facebook satellites scramble for space at Earth's outer limits
4 years, 5 months ago

SpaceX, Amazon, Facebook satellites scramble for space at Earth's outer limits

ABC  

You may not know it yet, but the world is in the middle of a new-age space race. "The game has changed and if you pick your areas correctly, Australia could actually be leading the game," said Professor Anna Moore, the director of the Australian National University's Institute of Space. Elon Musk's SpaceX has approval to launch more than 12,000 …

SpaceX reveals opportunity for enthusiasts to beta-test Starlink internet when launched
4 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX reveals opportunity for enthusiasts to beta-test Starlink internet when launched

Firstpost  

If you provided SpaceX with your zip code, ‘you will be notified via email if beta testing opportunities become available in your area.’ SpaceX is giving interested people an opportunity to beta-test its recently launched Starlink satellites. According to a report in ZDNet, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has said that the company needs about 400 Starlink satellites to …

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit
4 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Within days of sending two NASA astronauts to ISS on Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX has now launched 60 new internet satellites into orbit using another Falcon 9. The company intends to launch 12,000 internet satellites into the lower orbit to provide reliable high speed broadband internet on Earth through space. Low flying satellites have large, flat antennas that …

SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites amid pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites amid pandemic

CNN  

Austin, Texas CNN — SpaceX is racing against time — and now a pandemic — to build a satellite-internet business. One of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets fired 60 Starlink satellites into Earth’s orbit Wednesday, the sixth launch of its kind that Elon Musk’s company has sent up over the past year. The rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center inBrevard …

SpaceX rival OneWeb launches 34 more internet satellites
4 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX rival OneWeb launches 34 more internet satellites

CNN  

New York CNN — A rocket blazed into space Thursday afternoon carrying 34 OneWeb satellites. Thursday’s launch is expected to be the first of 10 that OneWeb will execute this year as it grows its constellation of internet-beaming satellites to more than 300 devices, the company’s CEO, Adrian Steckel, told CNN Business. SpaceX and OneWeb are both basing their satellite …

SpaceX launches 60 more satellites for its Starlink broadband internet constellation
4 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX launches 60 more satellites for its Starlink broadband internet constellation

CNN  

New York CNN Business — SpaceX launched its fourth batch of internet-beaming satellites Wednesday as the company makes an unprecedented push to build a broadband internet business by deploying hundreds of satellites in one year. About 60 small satellites were fired into orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. As many as …

SpaceX successfully deploys 60 starlink satellites, watch videos
5 years ago

SpaceX successfully deploys 60 starlink satellites, watch videos

India TV News  

Science and Technology giant SpaceX achieved a rare-feet on late Monday when it launched 60 mini internet satellites, this time testing a dark coating to appease stargazers. As the first-stage booster flew to a vertical landing on an ocean platform, the Starlink satellites continued hurtling toward orbit to join 120 similar spacecraft launched last year. His Starlink fleet now numbering …

SpaceX launch: 60 more Starlink satellites launched into space
5 years ago

SpaceX launch: 60 more Starlink satellites launched into space

CNN  

New York CNN Business — 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. And — if all goes as planned —there will be 23 more launches by the end of this year, growing SpaceX’s Starlink constellation to …

SpaceX sends up 60 mini-satellites with plans for thousands more
5 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX sends up 60 mini-satellites with plans for thousands more

Live Mint  

The private SpaceX company on Monday launched a second set of mini-satellites as it builds a huge constellation of the small orbiting devices aimed at greatly expanding internet access around the globe. The American company's Starlink network could one day total 42,000 satellites -- resulting in far more crowded skies and raising concerns among some scientists. Scenes of the launch …

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit; recovers Falcon 9 rocket
5 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit; recovers Falcon 9 rocket

Firstpost  

After deploying the satellites into the orbit, the Falcon 9 booster was successfully recovered. SpaceX successfully launched a fresh batch of Starlink satellites and deployed them into their intended target orbit. After successfully deploying the satellites into the orbit, the booster was recovered using controlled landing on the ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. …

SpaceX’s new business strategy: Rideshares for small satellites
5 years, 5 months ago

SpaceX’s new business strategy: Rideshares for small satellites

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Enormous communications and military satellites are the bread and butter of SpaceX’s launch business. SpaceX announced a new business strategy on Monday that indicates the company wants to adapt: It’s establishing a “rideshare program” for small satellites. “I think that SpaceX is very well positioned to compete here, and I think this is going to …

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket with 24 satellites
5 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket with 24 satellites

Live Mint  

Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the U.S. military early Tuesday, a night time liftoff that Musk called the company’s “most difficult launch ever.” The rocket and payload rumbled aloft at 2:30 a.m local time from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a three-hour delay. SpaceX will try to recover the rocket’s two …

SpaceX launches 60 little satellites, with many more to come
5 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX launches 60 little satellites, with many more to come

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage. Musk said Friday all 60 flat-panel satellites were deployed and online a few hundred miles above Earth. Twelve launches of 60 satellites each will provide reliable and affordable internet coverage throughout the U.S., …

SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its internet network
5 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its internet network

Live Mint  

SpaceX on Thursday launched a rocket carrying the first 60 satellites of its "Starlink" constellation, which is intended to provide internet from space and could one day number 12,000 satellites. Billionaire Elon Musk's firm, which is leading the private space race when it comes to rocket launches, is now looking to seize a chunk of the future space internet market. …

SpaceX creates history by launching 60 Starlink satellites
5 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX creates history by launching 60 Starlink satellites

India TV News  

SpaceX has taken a giant leap towards making global Internet coverage a reality as its fifth Falcon 9 rocket of the year took flight, sending 60 Internet-beaming Starlink satellites into space. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 10.30 p.m. on Thursday from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, following several delays: first a 24-hour …

SpaceX launches first satellites for Musk’s Starlink internet service
5 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX launches first satellites for Musk’s Starlink internet service

The Hindu  

High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX company launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Thursday on a mission to carry the first batch of five dozen small satellites into low-Earth orbit for his new Starlink internet service. The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at about 10:30 p.m. local time, marking a milestone in a global enterprise …

SpaceX launches first batch of 60 internet satellites in landmark mission
5 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX launches first batch of 60 internet satellites in landmark mission

CNN  

New York CNN Business — SpaceX just vaulted a rocket full of 60 satellites into the sky, marking a huge leap forward on its mission to put up a megaconstellation that could beam cheap broadband all over the planet. It’s not year clear if all 60 satellites are fully functional, but tweets from Musk and SpaceX appeared to confirm everything …

SpaceX will launch its first 60 satellites to deliver internet from space
5 years, 7 months ago

SpaceX will launch its first 60 satellites to deliver internet from space

CNN  

New York CNN Business — SpaceX wants to beam cheap broadband internet all over the planet. Elon Musk’s rocket company will try to deliver a batch of 60 satellites into low-Earth orbit, the first for a megaconstellation of satellites that SpaceX is calling Starlink. And SpaceX said in a Thursday tweet that it would wait another week so the company …

Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying three payloads
5 years, 10 months ago

Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying three payloads

Live Mint  

Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. launched its second rocket of the year, hauling three payloads including an Indonesian satellite and an Israeli lunar lander. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Thursday at 8:45 p.m. local time from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Nusantara Satu is Indonesia’s first high-throughput satellite that will improve Internet connectivity in the region, …

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