Global Scans · SpaceX · Weekly Summary

• [New] SpaceX plans to begin testing its new direct-to-device spectrum by the end of next year. KeepTrack
• [New] Once Starship is flying frequently with real payloads in 2026, then SpaceX will probably deliver > 95% of total Earth payload to orbit. The Times Of India
• [New] SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has predicted that his company's Starship rocket will be responsible for over 95% of Earth's total orbital payload in 2026. The Times Of India
• [New] Musk has even indicated that Starlink could become a global carrier of satellite and terrestrial services following the recent agreement by SpaceX to buy spectrum licences from EchoStar for $17bn. TelecomTV
• [New] SpaceX plans to use AI-based guidance and diagnostics for Starship deep-space missions, with major test flights expected after 2025. Space Daily
• [New] Owning EchoStar's AWS-4 spectrum will free SpaceX/Starlink from relying solely on operator partners' terrestrial spectrum to provide service, opening its aperture for wholesale opportunities. Verdict
• [New] If Starship succeeds in early 2026, SpaceX could begin offering voice and data directly to standard phones, essentially functioning as a hybrid satellite-cell carrier. Bez Kabli
• [New] SpaceX will buy wireless spectrum licences from EchoStar for its Starlink satellite network for about $17bn, a major deal crucial to expanding Starlink's nascent 5G connectivity business. Al Jazeera
• [New] The spectrum purchase allows SpaceX to expand the cell network's capacity by 'more than 100 times' and will help 'end mobile dead zones'. Al Jazeera
• SpaceX is at $400 billion and could become a trillion dollar company or more in 2026. NextBigFuture.com
• SpaceX says larger Starlink Version 3 satellites will begin being launched from the Space Force base in 2026. Yahoo News
• SpaceX expects to begin testing direct-to-device services using newly acquired spectrum from EchoStar as soon as the end of 2026. SpaceNews
• SpaceX has agreed to cover roughly $2bn in interest payments on EchoStar's debt obligations through late 2027. Al Jazeera

Last updated: 29 September 2025