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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by wongarsu on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:54PM (#32602462)
Just a couple days ago they announced that they will also be using Falcon 9 to launch the new Gen2 Starlink satellites, instead of the original plan to launch all of them using the still-in-development Starship. So it seems like Musk is pretty committed to doing this in a reasonable timeline, with smaller technology risk.
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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by jacquesm on Thursday August 25, 2022 @10:21PM (#32602647)
Starship's orbital test may happen somewhere in the next 6 months, so until they succeed with that Falcon 9 is all they have (it's plenty though).
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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by Robotbeat on Friday August 26, 2022 @10:02AM (#32607681)
It could be earlier than that, but they won’t deploy Starlink satellites to a permanent orbit until later flights, so I agree.

And Falcon 9, with droneship landing and fairing recovery now routine, is really a workhorse. Remarkable how much they fly it.

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by Robotbeat on Friday August 26, 2022 @12:08AM (#32603253)
F9 is the backup plan, but they're still planning to launch within a few months on Starship.

You'll know Starship is about ready to launch after they've completed static fires for both stages.

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