Tag: Starlink
Does Starlink obscure the view of the universe?
More than 1900 Starlink satellites are now in low earth orbit. And Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX has permission to launch more than 11,000 more. However, astronomers fear that such…
SpaceX sends 49 new Starlink satellites into space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off on the night of January 17 to 18, 2022, with 49 Starlink satellites on board. The flight is broadcast live. Update: the flight…
Starlink: cats are rocking the internet by Elon Musk
Mathilde Rochefort January 13, 2022 at 10:10 am 0 © SpaceX While the constellation Starlink continues to grow, SpaceX’s satellite Internet network faces a new and unexpected obstacle: cats. Aiming…
Starlink: soon 2,000 satellites sent into orbit, but still some big challenges
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist January 05, 2022, 4:00 p.m. 15 Antennas, yes, and lots of satellites too © SpaceX / Starlink This January 6, SpaceX should make its first takeoff…
Starlink satellites threaten China’s Tiangong space station?
So many satellites orbit the earth that evasive maneuvers are the order of the day to avoid collisions. One way out would be international agreements that regulate traffic in orbit.…
China complains to the UN: Starlink satellites pose a threat to their own space station
China advised the United Nations earlier this month that its own space station had to perform two evasive maneuvers this year to rule out a possible collision with a SpaceX…
China complains to the UN about Elon Musk’s Starlink
Hans-Christian Dirscherl China is angry with Elon Musk. There are said to be calls for boycotts in Chinese Internet forums. The reason is Musk’s Starlink satellites. Enlarge If there had…
Musk on Starlink Mission: Will Satellite Internet be a Danger?
SpaceX and Starlink boss Elon Musk wants to place 42,000 satellites in orbit. The goal: fast internet anywhere in the world without the gigantic effort of laying fiber optic cables.…
Elon Musk’s Starlink missiles seen over Switzerland
A “strange flying line of lights” could be seen over Switzerland on Friday night. This is how a reader reporter describes the bright points in the night sky. But there…
Musk's Starlink shortly before launch: satellite internet is coming to Germany
The aim of Starlink, a company belonging to Elon Musk's startup empire, is to bring fast Internet via satellite "to remote areas of the world". An interesting market for this…