Coverage dated July 23, 2025 to July 24, 2025

Starlink Acknowledges Software Failure Behind Outage of Satellite Internet Service

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Outage reports spiked Thursday afternoon for Elon Musk's high-flying satellite operations.

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Engadget
Starlink outage: Service returns after over two hours down (opens Engadget)
Published Jul 23, 2025
Engadget's feed description
SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service is down due to an outage. The company is currently implementing a fix.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Musk's Starlink hit with outage day after rollout of T-Mobile satellite service (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Jul 23, 2025
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
The Starlink-powered satellite service from T-Mobile called T-Satellite rolled out to the public on Wednesday.
BNO News
Starlink experiences widespread outage in U.S. and other countries (opens BNO News)
Published Jul 23, 2025
BNO News's feed description
A widespread outage affecting Starlink users has been reported in several countries and parts of the United States, according to user reports. Issues began around 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, with users across multiple U.S.
NBC Los Angeles
Musk's Starlink hit with hours-long outage after rollout of T-Mobile satellite service (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published Jul 23, 2025
NBC Los Angeles's feed description
The Starlink-powered satellite service from T-Mobile called T-Satellite rolled out to the public on Wednesday.
News Nation Now
Starlink back up after network outage, company says (opens News Nation Now)
Published Jul 23, 2025
News Nation Now's feed description
Starlink, a satellite internet provider constructed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, suffered a network outage Thursday, according to the company.
Newsweek
Starlink outage across US as some users report total blackout today (opens Newsweek)
Published Jul 23, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
Starlink outages were reported across the U.S. and in other parts of the world on Thursday afternoon. The company said it
The Guardian
Musk’s Starlink satellite system hit by network outage, company says (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 23, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Thousands of users left with no service as company says ‘we are actively implementing a solution’
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Starlink says it is experiencing network outage | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Jul 23, 2025
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
Starlink is experiencing a network outage, Elon Musk’s SpaceX-owned satellite internet company said today, with Downdetector showing that the service was down for thousands of users.
CNET
Starlink Acknowledges Software Failure Behind Outage of Satellite Internet Service (opens CNET)
Published Jul 24, 2025
CNET's feed description
Outage reports spiked Thursday afternoon for Elon Musk's high-flying satellite operations.
CNET
Starlink Restored After Hours-Long Outage Took Down Elon Musk's Satellite Internet Service (opens CNET)
Published Jul 24, 2025
CNET's feed description
The global satellite internet service appears to be back up and running after a "failure of key internal software services that operate the core network" was repaired.
NBC News
Musk's Starlink hit with hourslong outage after rollout of T-Mobile satellite service (opens NBC News)
Published Jul 24, 2025
NBC News's feed description
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink said it had a “network outage” on Thursday.
Forbes
Starlink Down—What Caused The Outage And Is It Back Up Yet? (opens Forbes)
Published Jul 24, 2025
Forbes's feed description
Elon Musk’s Starlink went down on Thursday afternoon, causing chaos across the globe. What caused the global outage and is it back up and running yet?

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