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Air France is rolling out Starlink-powered high-speed Wi-Fi across its aircraft, starting with 30 percent of the fleet by the end of 2025 and aiming for full coverage by the end of 2026. The service — free for passengers and accessible via Flying Blue account login — will allow high-quality internet activities at cruising altitude, including streaming, work, video calls, and online gameplay.

Starlink has partnered with The Bahamas’ Ministry of Education to deliver high-speed satellite internet to schools across the island nation, beginning with installations at schools like C. H. Reeves Junior High. This initiative provides dependable broadband for online learning, supports modern educational tools such as coding and robotics, and helps bridge the connectivity gap for students in remote or underserved areas.

On December 17, 2025, Starlink satellite 35956 experienced an anomaly that caused a loss of communications at about 418 km altitude and triggered venting from its propulsion tank, altering its orbit and resulting in the release of a small number of trackable debris objects. The satellite is now tumbling and is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere within weeks, with no risk to the International Space Station. SpaceX is working with the U.S. Space Force and NASA to monitor the object and is deploying software updates across its fleet to help prevent similar issues.

SpaceX has reached 165 launches in 2025, slightly under its original target of 170 but still a record-breaking rate for a single provider. The milestone reflects a high operational cadence across Falcon 9 missions and shows the company’s shift in focus for certain launch pads toward Falcon Heavy and Starship operations.

Starlink and Airtel Africa have entered a major partnership to launch Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite-to-mobile services across all 14 Airtel African markets, connecting over 170 million people starting in 2026. The service will begin with data that supports voice, video and messaging, and evolve to high-speed broadband with up to 20 times faster data speeds on compatible smartphones, helping bridge the digital divide in remote and underserved areas.