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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Starlink has more than 10 million subscribers.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 carried Starlink satellites on a launch in April 2026.
Ukraine and partner countries are planning a 245-satellite low-Earth-orbit internet-beaming constellation to let Ukrainian forces control drones without access to Starlink.
ABI Research identified Starlink, Amazon LEO, Chinese satellite service providers, and AST SpaceMobile as major disruptors in the satellite communications industry.
Ukraine has about 300,000 Starlink terminals deployed, including 100,000 terminals used by its defense forces.
Starlink’s current direct-to-cellular service is limited by link budget constraints and network capacity to text messaging.
Starlink is projected to provide about 80% of SpaceX's revenue in 2026.
Russian units lost access to the Starlink network earlier in 2026.
Russia is using the Rassvet project to pursue a high-speed, low-latency alternative to Starlink for military use.
Reuters and Payload Space estimated that Starlink generated $10.4 billion in revenue in 2025 from more than 9 million active subscribers.
Starlink is expected to generate between $15.9 billion and $18.7 billion of SpaceX's revenue this year.
SpaceX plans to lower a portion of the Starlink constellation to approximately 480 kilometres.
A SpaceX filing alleged that the deployment altitude forced Starlink satellites to perform 30 collision avoidance maneuvers within hours of the launch.
SPACE-PIONEER tested the release mechanism for deploying 36 Starlink-like satellites for its upcoming Tianlong-3 rocket.
SpaceX operates its Starlink constellation at about 550 kilometres in altitude.
Starlink 10-58 was launched by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 rocket from SLC-40.
SpaceX launched the Transporter-16 mission on a Falcon 9 rocket hours after the Starlink-34343 anomaly.
LeoLabs said the Starlink-34343 incident appears similar to the December 17 anomaly involving Starlink-35956.
LeoLabs expects the fragments from the Starlink-34343 anomaly to deorbit within a few weeks because of the event's low altitude.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.