The company has been working with an observatory and the US National Science Foundation to study the effects of lowering its satellites to 350km (217 miles) versus 550km.

SpaceX is set to launch the first batch of its internet satellites this year from Florida's Space Coast today (Jan. 6).

SpaceX successfully launched its first Starlink mission of 2025 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday. SpaceX sent 24 of the communication satellites to low-Earth orbit.

SpaceX has quickly become something of a taxi service for space travel, allowing private companies and governments alike to affordably send satellites into orbit for research and commercial purposes. The frequent launches have reportedly become something of a nightmare for those who live near the launch sites, however.

SpaceX launched the second rocket of the year from Cape Canaveral. The payload was the latest batch of Starlink satellites.

Check back 90 minutes prior to liftoff for live updates on this page. Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at [email protected] or on X: @brookeofstars.

Italian opposition leaders roundly criticized Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government for engaging in talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX on a €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) deal for encrypted communications systems.

Billionaire Elon Musk is looking to carve out a role in Italy's telecommunications system by expanding his aerospace business Space X and satellite broadband venture Starlink.

Elon Musk is close to further solidifying his ties with Europe’s right-wing political class as his SpaceX group nears an historic deal with the Italian government to provide security services to the public sector,