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Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX [5] [6] providing satellite Internet access to most of the Earth. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Starshield is a classified derivative of Starlink designed to be operated for, and which can host payloads for, military or government purposes.
The Starshield name was publicly announced December 2022, [15] however in 2021, Starshield had already entered a $1.8 billion classified contract with the U.S. government, revealed in 2023. [1] In the documents of the contract, SpaceX says that funds from the contract were expected to become an important part of the revenue mix of the company ...
First launch of an Australian developed launch vehicle. March (TBD) [54] Electron: Mahia LC-1: Rocket Lab ⚀ Kinéis × 5 Kinéis: Low Earth: IoT Fifth of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. March (TBD) [97] Electron: Mahia LC-1: Rocket Lab: TBA iQPS: Low Earth: Earth observation First of five dedicated launches ...
The Pentagon is already a big SpaceX customer, using its Falcon 9 rockets to launch military payloads into space. Starshield's first prototype satellite, launched in 2020, was part of a separate ...
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Intelsat Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 satellite looks to lift off from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 during a two-hour window that opens at 12:15 a.m. Thursday with ...
The Space Coast saw a record number of launches from the two facilities with 57 in 2022. Space Launch Delta 45 commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said in January that there could be between 86 and ...
Fourth of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. [96] 13 March 02:01:12 [98] KAIROS: Spaceport Kii: Space One: CSICE Quick Response Satellite (Rapid Launch Small Satellite) [99] CSICE: Low Earth: Technology demonstration: 13 March 02:01:17 [100] Launch failure Maiden flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle. The rocket exploded ...
Through Starshield, the USSF will increasingly rely on SpaceX for national security missions across GPS, geospatial intelligence, satellite communications (SatCom), space domain awareness, in ...