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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XipLink provides satellite-based bonding technology and aggregates several link types, including cellular, terrestrial microwave, Starlink, and OneWeb LEO constellations.
Telstra’s Starlink agreement will include the addition of Telstra voice service as part of the offered product.
Telstra has signed an agreement to become the first provider in the world to offer voice-only and voice-plus-broadband services powered by Starlink to rural and remote Telstra customers in Australia.
Telstra expects the Starlink-powered voice and broadband product to launch in late 2023.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has a coordination agreement with SpaceX that includes efforts to reduce Starlink satellite brightness to at least magnitude 7 and to avoid transmissions while passing over major radio observatories.
Starlink will provide an additional connectivity option for people and businesses in rural and remote locations where distance and terrain make it difficult to reach with existing networks.
The Telstra and Starlink bundled consumer and business services are planned to be available towards the end of 2023, at which time pricing, plan details, and the operation of basic voice calls with a modem will be shared.
The Telstra–Starlink partnership includes offering a modem as part of the Starlink service bundle.
Telstra is partnering with Starlink to deliver Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity to provide voice and fixed broadband services in remote and rural locations in Australia.
In 2020 Elon Musk expressed that he was 'thinking about that zero' regarding spinning out Starlink in order to focus on making the broadband service a technical and financial success.
In an internal June 2022 company meeting Elon Musk estimated that taking Starlink public would be at least three to four years away.
SpaceX is collaborating with NASA on an integrated low Earth orbit architecture that includes Starship as a transportation and in-space destination element supported by Super Heavy, Dragon, and Starlink.
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California is collaborating with NASA on an integrated LEO architecture that includes Dragon evolution, concurrent Starship development, Starship as a transportation and in-space LEO destination element supported by Super Heavy, Dragon, and Starlink, and constituent capabilities including crew and cargo transportation, communications, and operational and ground support.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster used on the PSN SATRIA mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 0.013 kg, mPOWER-a, and four Starlink missions.
Starlink’s LEO service forms an integral part of Marlink’s hybrid network solution designed to provide a reliable Committed Information Rate (CIR) and high Maximum Information Rate (MIR) performance.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is using Starlink’s LEO solution onboard its fleet of car carriers to provide an additional layer of high-speed connectivity.
The first stage booster supporting the Transporter-8 mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and four Starlink missions.
SpaceX's Starlink maritime connectivity prices start at $250 per month and include a one-time $2,500 hardware fee for an in-house built antenna.
SpaceX generates billions of dollars in revenue from its launch business while rapidly expanding the Starlink LEO broadband constellation.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, and seven Starlink missions.