List of Starlink and Starshield launches

Starlink
60 Starlink v0.9 satellites stacked together before deployment on 24 May 2019.
ManufacturerSpaceX
Country of originUnited States
OperatorSpaceX
ApplicationsInternet service
Websitestarlink.com
Project cost$10 Billion
Specifications
Spacecraft typeSmall satellite
Launch massv 0.9: 227 kg (500 lb)
v 1.0: 260 kg (570 lb)
v 1.5: ~295 kg (650 lb)[1]-306 kg (675 lb)
v 2.0 ~1,250 kg (2,760 lb)[2]
Equipment
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Sun-synchronous orbit[citation needed]
Production
StatusActive
Launched
  • 6054[3]
  • Tintin: 2
  • v 0.9: 60
  • v 1.0: 1665
  • v 1.5: 2987
  • v 2.0 Mini: 1702 (13 May 2024)
Operational5233 as of 13 May 2024
Maiden launch22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)
Last launch13 May 2024 (2024-05-13)

Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX[4][5] providing satellite Internet access to most of the Earth.[6][7]

Starshield is a classified derivative of Starlink designed to be operated for and can host payloads for military or government purposes.

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  2. ^ Go up SpaceX's Starship-catching robotic launch tower with Elon Musk!, 26 May 2022, archived from the original on 20 April 2023, retrieved 20 August 2022
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference JM-stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Hall, Shannon (1 June 2019). "After SpaceX Starlink Launch, a Fear of Satellites That Outnumber All Visible Stars - Images of the Starlink constellation in orbit have rattled astronomers around the world". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. ^ Grush, Loren (15 February 2018). "SpaceX is about to launch two of its space Internet satellites – the first of nearly 12,000". The Verge. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. ^ de Selding, Peter B. (5 October 2016). "SpaceX's Shotwell on Falcon 9 inquiry, discounts for reused rockets and Silicon Valley's test-and-fail ethos". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. ^ Gates, Dominic (16 January 2015). "Elon Musk touts launch of "SpaceX Seattle"". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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