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Starlink explained: how SpaceX's satellite internet works
Starlink is SpaceX's satellite internet, with more than 11,000 working satellites and 12 million subscribers. Here's how it works and what's coming next.SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit and releases 26 Starlink V3s
SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on Flight 14 on 28 September and released 26 Starlink V3 satellites, then splashed down near Hawaii.SpaceX's Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for the NRO
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched NROL-97 on 1 October, the spy agency's first Heavy mission, using side boosters back from the Roman launch a month earlier.SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare carries 130 payloads to orbit
SpaceX's Transporter-18 flew 130 payloads from California on 1 October, including Google's first Suncatcher satellite and two Varda capsules.Starlink Mobile goes live in Kazakhstan with Beeline
Starlink Mobile went live in Kazakhstan through Beeline on 29 September, a first for Central Asia, and it's free to try during the launch period.Starlink opens sign-ups for Community hosts selling hourly passes
Starlink is signing up Community hosts who'd share one kit with neighbours on hour, day, week or month passes. No prices have been announced yet.SpaceX puts Starship Booster 21 on the pad for Flight 14
SpaceX has rolled Super Heavy booster B21 to Starbase Pad 2 for Starship Flight 14, the first planned orbital attempt, no earlier than 28 September.NASA buys three more SpaceX crew flights
NASA has bought SpaceX's Crew-15, Crew-16 and Crew-17 missions for $946 million, taking SpaceX to 17 missions and $5.92 billion on the contract.Florida Starlink Waits on Starship
SpaceX has flown its last planned Starlink launch on a Florida Falcon 9, and future East Coast constellation flights move to Starship.Pad 2 holds the hardware for SpaceX's Starship Flight 14
Booster 21's 33-engine static fire on Pad 2 and Ship 41's tests at Massey's set up SpaceX's Starship Flight 14, aimed at orbit in mid-September.Falcon 9 booster flies 27th time on Space Force's USSF-153
A Falcon 9 launched the US Space Force mission USSF-153 from Vandenberg on 10 September, its first stage's 27th flight. The payload wasn't disclosed.Eighty Starlink Missions This Year
Starlink Group 15-24 from Vandenberg was framed as SpaceX's 80th Starlink mission of 2026, on booster B1088's nineteenth flight or so.Starship Flight 14 targets orbit no earlier than 15 September
SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 is set for no earlier than about 15 September from Starbase Pad 2, with Ship 41 and Booster 21. FAA approval was still pending.The Vandenberg Starlink Tape
Spaceflight Now called Starlink Group 15-24, flying from Vandenberg on booster B1088, SpaceX's 80th Starlink mission of 2026.Mount Starlink for a Caravan
Mounting Starlink on a caravan starts with the app's obstruction scan, then a choice between a portable tripod and a sealed roof mount.SpaceX Picked Vera Rubin
Elon Musk called Nvidia's Vera Rubin the best AI computer and said SpaceX will build only on Nvidia as its installed compute grows from 1.4 GW.Eighty Starlinks and Counting
A Falcon 9 was set to fly Starlink Group 15-24 from Vandenberg as SpaceX's 80th Starlink mission of 2026, as Florida Starlink flights shift to Starship.Cybercab Starlink on the roof
Elon Musk and the Starlink account have confirmed a factory-integrated V5 unit in Tesla's Cybercab roof. It weighs 1.1 kg, per Starlink's specs.FAA's final review backs wider Starship Pacific reentry zones
The FAA's final environmental review expands Starship's Pacific reentry contingency zones and adds a Northern Pacific one. It's paperwork, not a launch.SpaceX's Flight 14 FCC filing includes an orbital second stage
SpaceX has asked the FCC for radio authority for Starship Flight 14's orbital second stage, from 15 September. It's not a flight licence.



















