SpaceX, Starlink and launch
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If your Starlink dish is gathering dust somewhere, unearth it and install SpaceX's latest update before Nov. 17, or it will become 'permanently inoperable.'
According to SpaceX, this will be the 28th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 23 Starlink missions.
The internet provider has bought more 'direct to cell' spectrum licenses from EchoStar and struck a deal with the owner of British Airways.
Verizon was eying the EchoStar radio spectrum, which works on the 1695-1710MHz bands for uplink. But SpaceX swooped in, likely to bolster its cellular Starlink tech.
If conditions are clear, rocket launches from Vandenberg can be seen around Southern California as the Falcon 9 gets off the ground and climbs into the sky. This time around, though, a morning launch window will have you setting your alarm pretty early if ...
International Airline Group (IAG)—which owns British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus—said it will offer Starlink Wi-Fi on 500 planes, starting in early 2026.
Starlink Group 11-14 lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today at 4:13 p.m. EST (2113 GMT; 1:13 p.m. local California time), carrying 28 satellites to join the company's growing megaconstellation in low Earth orbit (LEO).
Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before SpaceX's early morning launch target time.