Rocket Internet

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  Pixxel to Launch India’s First Private Satellite Network, Eyes $19 Billion Market

  Pixxel is set to launch three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday. The launch is scheduled to take place at the Vandenberg Space Force Base at around 10:45 a.m. Pacific Time (1845 GMT) on Tuesday - just after midnight the next day in India - subject to final approvals.

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  SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites to Expand Global Internet Coverage

  SpaceX successfully launched its first Starlink mission of 2025 on January 6, sending 24 satellites into orbit to expand its global internet network. The Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage returned to Earth, landing on the droneship "Just Read the Instructions," marking the 17th successful landing for this particular booster. The Starlink constellatio...

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  ISRO Successfully Launches Two SpaDeX Satellites, Completes Space Docking Test Flight

  India has launched its first space docking mission, SpaDeX, using the PSLV-C60 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. The mission involves deploying two spacecraft into a 470-km orbit to demonstrate docking technology and power transfer between satellites. Advanced payloads, including imaging systems and radiation monitors, w...

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  SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites to Strengthen Global Internet Services

  SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral in its latest mission to enhance global internet coverage. Thirteen of these satellites feature direct-to-cell technology, enabling mobile phones to connect directly to satellites without requiring modifications. This marks SpaceX’s 123rd Falcon 9 mission of the year, demonst...

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  SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 24 Starlink Satellites to Expand Internet Network

  SpaceX successfully launched 24 Starlink satellites aboard its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on November 30 at 12:00 a.m. EST. The mission aimed to enhance the company’s global internet network by adding to its expanding satellite megaconstellation in low-Earth orbit. The Falcon 9's first stage booster, identified as B10...

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  SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Completes 400th Successful Mission, Deploys 24 Starlink Satellites

  SpaceX's Falcon 9 achieved its 400th successful mission with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites on 26 November 2024. Lift-off occurred from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, and the satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit as planned. The rocket’s first stage landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, marking its 15th reuse.

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  SpaceX Launching 23 More Starlink Satellites Aboard Falcon 9 Rocket from Florida

  SpaceX is preparing to launch 23 Starlink satellites, including 12 with direct-to-smartphone technology, from Florida's Space Coast on November 25. A Falcon 9 rocket will carry the payload, and its booster will attempt its 13th landing post-liftoff on a droneship. Deployment into low Earth orbit is scheduled about 65 minutes after liftoff. The Star...

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  Musk's SpaceX To Launch Tonight ISRO's Advanced Satellite For Enabling In-Flight Internet

  At the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, ISRO's most sophisticated communications satellite will set off for its 34-minute journey into outer space onboard Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

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  ISRO Preps US Launch Of Advanced Satellite For Enabling In-Flight Internet

  India is ready to launch from the US' Cape Canaveral its most sophisticated communications satellite named GSAT-N2, also called GSAT-20, using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

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  SpaceX's Falcon 9 Grounded for Failing Earth Landing After Routine Starlink Mission

  SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully launched a batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit early on Wednesday morning from Florida. The rocket's reusable first stage booster returned to Earth and attempted to land on a sea-faring barge as usual, but toppled into the ocean after a fiery touchdown, a SpaceX live stream showed.

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  SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Catapults 22 Starlink Satellites into Orbit; Achieves Successful Landing

  On August 20, 2024, SpaceX successfully launched 22 new Starlink satellites, significantly expanding its global satellite network. The launch took place at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with the Falcon 9 rocket lifting off at 9:20 a.m. EDT. This mission was particularly noteworthy because it involved a brand-new Falcon 9 rocket mak...

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  ISRO's NSIL to Use SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket to Launch Communications Satellite

  In a first, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch a 4.7 tonne communications satellite onboard SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket in the second quarter of this year, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) announced on Wednesday.

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  ChatGPT Maker OpenAI in Talks to Raise New Funding at $100 Billion Valuation

  OpenAI is in early talks to raise new funding at a valuation at or above $100 billion, making the firm one of the most valuable startups in the world, and second to Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies in valuation in the US, according to CBInsights data.

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  Elon Musk Denies Report Of Potential Starlink IPO Next Year

  Elon Musk on Wednesday denied a report that his rocket company SpaceX was discussing an initial public offering (IPO) for its satellite internet business, Starlink, as soon as 2024.

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  SpaceX's Starlink Achieves Cash-Flow Breakeven, Says Elon Musk

  SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday the rocket company's satellite internet unit, Starlink, had achieved cash flow breakeven.