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Starlink and Low-Earth-Orbit Internet Constellations Deployment (2018–2025)

Starlink and Low-Earth-Orbit Internet Constellations Deployment (2018–2025)

  1. Tintin test satellites validate Starlink concept

    Labels: Tintin A, SpaceX

  3. First operational Starlink v1.0 batch launched

    Labels: Starlink v1, Falcon 9

  4. VisorSat design introduced to reduce brightness

    Labels: VisorSat, SpaceX

  5. Public “Better Than Nothing” Starlink beta begins

    Labels: Better Than, Starlink

  6. Starlink reports more than 10,000 users

    Labels: Starlink users, SpaceX

  7. Starlink supports Tonga after submarine cable damage

    Labels: Tonga relief, Starlink

  8. FCC denies Starlink’s nearly $900M RDOF bid

    Labels: FCC RDOF, Starlink

  10. First “V2 Mini” satellites launch as Gen2 upgrade

    Labels: V2 Mini, Starlink Gen2

  11. First direct-to-cell Starlink satellites launched

    Labels: Direct-to-cell, Starlink

  12. First text messages sent via Starlink direct-to-cell

    Labels: T-Mobile demo, Starlink direct-to-cell

  13. FCC grants US “Supplemental Coverage from Space” authority

    Labels: FCC Supplemental, T-Mobile

  14. First direct-to-cell orbital “shell” completed

    Labels: Direct-to-cell shell, Starlink

  15. Starlink launches first nationwide satellite texting in New Zealand

    Labels: One NZ, New Zealand

  16. FCC authorizes an additional 7,500 Gen2 satellites

    Labels: FCC Gen2, SpaceX