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SpaceX satellite Internet constellation
Starlink Services, LLC is a telecommunications subsidiary of the American spaceflight company SpaceX, providing broadband Internet service in approximately 160 countries and territories. It also aims to provide global mobile broadband. SpaceX began launching Starlink satellites in 2019. As of June 2026, the network consisted of approximately 10,413 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) that communicate with user terminals and gateway ground stations connecting the constellation to terrestrial internet infrastructure. Starlink also provides in-flight internet access for numerous airlines.
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SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time on Sept. 28 and released 26 Starlink V3 satellites, then cut a planned 10-hour flight to about three hours.
SpaceX put Starship into Earth orbit for the first time on Monday and deployed all 26 Starlink V3 satellites on board, despite an engine going out during ascent, a SpaceX representative said during the company