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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SpaceX launched the Starlink beta in October 2020 to allow users in certain geographic areas of the United States to purchase a starter kit.
A Falcon 9 launch carrying a set of Starlink satellites was scheduled from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for 2021-11-12.
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband constellation has more than 1,600 satellites in orbit and is the largest LEO broadband constellation.
Joshua Montgomery, who runs Wicked Broadband, a rural broadband provider based in Kansas and a competitor to Starlink, supports allowing SpaceX to continue launching from Boca Chica while the FAA proceeds with the provided environmental studies.
SpaceX and NASA have an agreement, announced in March, under which SpaceX agreed to move Starlink satellites in the event of close approaches with NASA satellites.
Non-Geostationary Satellites (NGSOs) accounted for 97% of supply added in 2020, primarily from satellites launched by Starlink and OneWeb.
SpaceX planned to deploy some Starlink satellites to altitudes between 335 and 346 km under an FCC-approved plan from 2018 for approximately 7,500 satellites.
A Falcon 9 rocket launched on 2020-01-06 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying an installment of Starlink satellites.
NGSO satellites accounted for 97 percent of the supply added in 2020 from satellites launched by Starlink and OneWeb.
The current user terminals for Starlink subscribers cost far more than the $499 price set by SpaceX.
Bret Johnsen, SpaceX's CFO, acknowledged that the company is losing money on the user terminals sold to Starlink subscribers.
SpaceX plans to introduce a new version of its user terminal for Starlink later this year that will be less expensive to produce.
Elon Musk has applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for permission to launch planned Starlink satellites in batches of up to 400 on Starship rockets.
Elon Musk has applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to slightly modify the orbits of around 30,000 planned Starlink satellites to boost coverage and operational efficiencies.
SpaceX is not seeking insurance coverage for its LEO Starlink launches due to redundancy in its constellation plans.
One reason for the Falcon 9 launch hiatus was a delay in Starlink launches to equip those satellites with laser inter-satellite links.
SpaceX has built and launched more than 1,600 Starlink satellites to date.
SpaceX had launched 1,740 satellites for its first-generation Starlink constellation as of a July presentation.
SpaceX’s first-generation Starlink was serving around 90,000 customers in 12 countries as of a July presentation.
SpaceX launched 10 Starlink satellites with laser crosslinks to polar orbit in January 2021, which was the company's first Starlink launch with crosslink capability.