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SpaceX attempts to launch Indonesian communications satellite following three days of scrubs – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX attempts to launch Indonesian communications satellite following three days of scrubs – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is pictured in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, ahead of the first launch attempt of the Nusantara Lima communications satellite. Image: SpaceX Update Sept. 10, 5:55 p.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed the mission, targeting no earlier than Sept. 11. SpaceX scrubbed launching a …

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SpaceX buys $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum to beef up Starlink broadband service

SpaceX buys  billion worth of satellite spectrum to beef up Starlink broadband service

SpaceX has bought $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum from debt-ridden operator EchoStar to enhance Starlink direct-to-cell phone performance. The sale ends EchoStar’s plans to build its own constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) that would beam 5G connectivity directly to smartphone users in under-connected areas on Earth. The company, founded in 1980, operates a fleet of 10 geostationary satellites, …

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SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA’s IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system

SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA’s IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system

SpaceX is preparing to launch three spacecraft on a first-of-its-kind mission to study the sun’s influence throughout the solar system, from Earth’s atmosphere to the edge of interstellar space. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex-39A, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Sept. 23 at 7:32 a.m. EDT (1132 GMT). Stowed inside Falcon’s …

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Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell market

Why SpaceX made a B bet on the direct-to-cell market

SpaceX just fired off one of the biggest shots yet in the spectrum wars, agreeing to pay $17 billion to take over a massive chunk of wireless airwaves from EchoStar for Starlink’s direct-to-cell services. The deal is the most aggressive signal yet that SpaceX wants to rule the satellite-to-phone market. The significance of the sale, which sees SpaceX paying a …

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AT&T Stock Rebounds After EchoStar and SpaceX Deal. Why the Shares Can Jump 10%. – Barron's

AT&T Stock Rebounds After EchoStar and SpaceX Deal. Why the Shares Can Jump 10%.  Barron’s Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell market  Yahoo Finance SpaceX’s $17 Billion Deal Plunges Musk Deeper Into Wireless Market  The Wall Street Journal EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX, cancels MDA satellite contract  SpaceNews EchoStar to Sell Spectrum to SpaceX for $17 Billion  TVTechnology Source link

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SpaceX to pay $17 billion to EchoStar for wireless spectrum – Axios

SpaceX to pay $17 billion to EchoStar for wireless spectrum  Axios Verizon CEO says SpaceX’s $17 billion 5G deal will be ‘complementary’ to business  Yahoo Finance AT&T Stock Rebounds After EchoStar and SpaceX Deal. Why the Shares Can Jump 10%.  Barron’s SpaceX’s $17 Billion Deal Plunges Musk Deeper Into Wireless Market  The Wall Street Journal EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX, cancels MDA satellite contract  SpaceNews …

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SpaceX to launch Indonesian communications satellite from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX to launch Indonesian communications satellite from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now

An artist’s rendering of the Nusantara Lima satellite in gestationary Earth orbit. Graphic: Boeing Update Sept. 8, 8:08 p.m. EDT: SpaceX pushed back the T-0 liftoff time. An Indonesian company is looking to improve its space-based communications service with a state-of-the-art Boeing-built satellite bound for geostationary orbit. The spacecraft comes from Satelit Nusantara Lima (SNL), a subsidiary of Indonesia’s first …

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Watch SpaceX blast its Super Heavy booster for 11th Starship flight

Watch SpaceX blast its Super Heavy booster for 11th Starship flight

SpaceX has performed a static test fire of a Super Heavy booster in preparation for the 11th flight of the mighty Starship rocket. The test took place at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in southern Texas on Sunday. A date has yet to be set for the Starship’s 11th flight, but it’s widely thought that it could take place at the end …

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