SpaceX, Starlink
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Starlink satellites launch weekly from Florida, but what are they exactly? Here's a look at SpaceX's Starlink satellites.
Some hardware can connect to both of the satellite internet services, and a recent Starlink outage took out access to Starshield.
The company asks the FCC for permission to add E-Band capacity to its first-generation Starlink constellation. The second-gen network received clearance over a year ago.
SpaceX has been attempting to launch its Falcon 9 rocket since Aug. 9 from California - a launch that could be visible in Arizona.
Starlink operator SpaceX is continuing its fight against state plans to expand fiber broadband availability. After saying the Trump administration should deny a Virginia proposal, SpaceX is taking the same approach in a fight against Louisiana.
SpaceX has warned it will ask the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to reject Louisiana’s plan unless it shifts more money toward satellite service. That sets up a showdown between state governments betting on fiber and federal agencies under pressure to consider cheaper, faster-to-deploy technologies.
SpaceX launches its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
A Broadband.io analysis found that West Virginia's plan would direct 99 percent of a $624.7 million outlay to fiber projects, with Starlink receiving $6.4 million. Under the new plan, fiber would be deployed to about 94 percent of 73,