Starlink, a division of SpaceX, is a satellite internet constellation operator aiming to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband internet to underserved areas globally. With over 7,000 satellites in low Earth orbit as of March 2025, Starlink offers internet services with download speeds between 50 and 220 Mbps. It utilizes phased array antennas and optical space lasers for global coverage and supports various applications, including remote work, disaster recovery, and IoT. Keywords associated with Starlink are satellite internet, SpaceX, broadband, and LEO constellation.
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Iridium expects a 5–10% hit to average revenue per user in 2024 from losing maritime broadband business to SpaceX’s Starlink.
SpaceX deployed the first batch of 60 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit in May 2019.
The first stage booster used on USSF-124 completed its seventh flight after previously supporting Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER, and four Starlink missions.
SpaceX planned to launch 22 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 2024-02-15.
The first stage booster for IM-1 previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, and 12 Starlink missions.
SpaceX has initiated the disposal of 406 Starlink units from the nearly 6,000 Starlink satellites launched to date.
Intelsat offers a multi-orbit flat panel antenna for ground vehicles that provides broadband services from Intelsat’s geostationary satellites and from SpaceX’s Starlink.
The first stage booster supporting the IM-1 mission is flying for the 18th time and previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, and 12 Starlink missions.
one.nz is offering a collaboration with SpaceX to provide Starlink satellite-to-mobile service in New Zealand.
SpaceX had 2.2 million Starlink customers worldwide, 59% of whom were in the United States.
Polaris Dawn will test intersatellite communications using optical links between the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Starlink satellites.
The Falcon 9 first stage that launched PACE was flying its fourth mission and had previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, and one Starlink mission.
Starlink has more than 5,500 low Earth orbit satellites in orbit with a plan to grow to more than 42,000 LEO satellites.
The first stage booster on the Falcon 9 supporting the PACE mission is flying for the fourth time after previously launching Crew-7, CRS-29, and one Starlink mission.
The first stage booster previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, and seven Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the PACE mission is making its fourth flight after previously launching Crew-7, CRS-29, and one Starlink mission.
Early 2024, using T-Mobile’s network, SpaceX successfully sent and received text messages using new Starlink direct-to-cell satellites.
On 2023-01-31, during the third session of the United Nations Open Ended Working Group Meeting on Reducing Space Threats in Geneva, Iran protested the illegal operation of the broadband satellite internet service known as Starlink within its territory with U.S. government support.
The Office of Space Commerce will perform an astrodynamics evaluation of the tools SpaceX uses to manage more than 5,000 Starlink broadband satellites.
Starlink has over 2.2 million subscribers and is a key driver of revenue growth in the broadband access market.