Starlink Project Current Affairs, GK & News
NASA on SpaceX Satellite Deployment Plan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently raised concerns on SpaceX’s plan to deploy around 30,000 satellites for its Starlink. What concern NASA has raised? SpaceX had previously received authorisation for around 12,000 satellites to offer broadband internet. It also requested for authorisation of a second-generation constellation of 30,000 satellites. However, NASA raised concerns with ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: NASA on SpaceX satellite deployment plan • SpaceX • Starlink Broadband Satellites • Starlink Project • Starlink’s Constellation
Starlink in India
Satellite Internet Company of Elon Musk, Starlink, is facing a tough time in Indian market. Starlink’s India head Sanjay Bhargava also announced to quit the company. Highlights Starlink rolled out internet services quietly in India, in early 2021. But it was forced to shut down services after government intervention. In November 2021, the Department of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Starlink • Starlink Broadband Satellites • Starlink in India • Starlink Project • Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited • Starlink’s Constellation
Starlink launches new smaller dish to connect with satellites
Internet Service project, Starlink unveiled a new smaller and rectangular dish, which interested customers can buy to understand SpaceX’s growing satellite constellation in low Earth orbit. Key Facts As per The Verge, the dish is a thinner and lighter-weight option as compared to the circular dish, which is being tested by Starlink beta users over ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: SpaceX • Starlink • Starlink Broadband Satellites • Starlink Project • Starlink Satellites
Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide Internet globally
According to Tesla and SpaceX chief executive, Elon Musk, Starlink was on track to provide global internet coverage. Starlink has over 70,000 users across 12 countries, presently. Key Points He underlined; SpaceX is ready to spend about $30 billion to expand Starlink in a bid to cover 5 lakh user-mark in next 12 months. Startlink ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Elon Musk • SpaceX • Starlink • Starlink Broadband Satellites • Starlink Project • Starlink’s Constellation
SpaceX: “DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon”
SpaceX is to launch DOGE-1, a satellite that is completely funded with crypto currency. Days earlier Musk did mention about DOGE crypto currencies in a TV show he was hosting. He also admitted in the show that he had Asperger’s Syndrome. About DOGE-1 It is the first ever commercial payload to be paid with Dogecoin. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Crypto Currency • Dogecoin • Falcon 9 • NASA • SpaceX • Starlink Project
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink satellites
The SpaceX recently launched sixty Starlink Internet Satellites. The satellites were carried by Falcon 9 rocket. It was launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station located in Florida. SpaceX The company has done twelve launches in 2021 alone. The majority of those launches have been its own Starlink satellites. SpaceX has permission to launch ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Falcon 9 • Florida • Internet • Low Earth orbit • SpaceX • Starlink Project