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A Soyuz 2.1a carrier rocket blasts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 8, 2021

UK satellite company will use SpaceX rockets after Russian ban

By Ben Turner published

The deal comes in the wake of the Russian demand that OneWeb guarantee not to use its satellites for military purposes.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 48 Starlink internet satellites launches from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida on March 9, 2022.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 'American broomstick' and lands rocket at sea

By Mike Wall, Tariq Malik published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 48 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit in the company's 10th launch in as many weeks.

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An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. The company has won a U.S. military contract for missile-warning satellites.

How will Ukraine keep SpaceX's Starlink internet service online?

By Chelsea Gohd published

SpaceX's Starlink internet is now active in Ukraine. But how will they keep it online?

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 Starlink internet satellites into space from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. It was the third flight for the Falcon 9 booster.

Geomagnetic storm sends 40 SpaceX satellites plummeting to Earth

By Ben Turner published

The satellites were hit by the storm just one day after launch.

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An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. The company has won a U.S. military contract for missile-warning satellites.

SpaceX Starlink satellites responsible for over half of close encounters in orbit, scientist says

By Tereza Pultarova published

SpaceX's Starlink satellites are involved in about 1,600 close encounters between two spacecraft in low Earth orbit every week, according to available data. That’s about 50% of all such incidents.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink internet satellites launches on a record 10th flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 9, 2021.

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites in record 10th liftoff (and landing) of reused rocket

By Amy Thompson published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Sunday (May 9) and stuck a landing in a record 10th flight.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on the Starlink 24 mission, on April 28, 2021, at 11:44 p.m. EDT (0344 April 29 GMT).

SpaceX rocket launches another 60 Starlink satellites, nails its 7th landing at sea

By Amy Thompson published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Wednesday evening (April 28) and nailed a landing at sea to top off a successful mission.

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This pressure vessel, which came from the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, fell onto a farm in central Washington, local authorities reported April 2, 2021.

Debris from SpaceX rocket launch falls on farm in central Washington

By Hanneke Weitering published

A piece of debris from a SpaceX launch has turned up on someone's farm in central Washington, local authorities reported Friday (April 2).

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 Starlink internet satellites into space from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. It was the third flight for the Falcon 9 booster.

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites and lands rocket at sea

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX delivered its 13th batch of Starlink satellites to orbit Tuesday (Oct.6), following a two-week delay due to bad weather.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink internet satellites stands atop Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida during a Sept. 28, 2020 launch attempt.

SpaceX delays next Starlink satellite fleet launch due to bad weather

By Tariq Malik published

SpaceX postponed the launch of a new fleet of Starlink internet satellites today (Sept. 28) due to bad weather at the mission's Florida launch site.

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