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Starlink’s launch in India now a matter of when, not if

8 May 2025 at 16:28
Elon Musk’s Starlink has received anticipated state approval in India, opening the door to enter the world’s second-biggest internet market after China — over three years after SpaceX’s previous attempt to launch its satellite-based broadband in the country eventually failed. On Wednesday, India’s Department of Telecommunications gave its nod to Starlink to start working toward its […]

Amazon launches its first internet satellites to rival SpaceX Starlink

28 April 2025 at 23:08
Amazon has successfully launched its first satellites for the company’s Project Kuiper internet-from-space service, which will take on SpaceX’s Starlink service. The satellites launched aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from  Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7 p.m. ET on Monday. The KA-01 mission is deploying 27 satellites to […]

SpaceX marks 250th Starlink mission with spectacular photo

28 April 2025 at 04:55
SpaceX has marked its 250th dedicated Starlink launch with a breathtaking photo showing its Falcon 9 rocket heading to orbit. The long-exposure image shows the rocket on its way to space, and also includes numerous star trails and bright lights along Florida’s Space Coast. The mission got underway on Sunday shortly after 10 p.m. ET […]

Amazon ready for debut Project Kuiper launch, but one thing could get in the way (again)

28 April 2025 at 00:45
Amazon is champing at the bit to get its first Project Kuiper satellites into orbit so that it can start building a service that will one day rival SpaceX’s Starlink, which offers broadband connectivity to more than five million customers globally. The web giant is planning to launch 27 Project Kuiper internet satellites on a […]

Amazon’s Starlink competitor runs into production delays

23 April 2025 at 15:01
Amazon’s Project Kuiper, the company’s initiative to launch a fleet of satellites into low-Earth orbit and beam internet connection to users, is struggling to ramp up production, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink has completed only a few dozen satellites, according to the report. The venture reportedly needs to quadruple its […]
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