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Starlink

Aerospace Engineering

Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services LLC, a subsidiary of the American spaceflight company SpaceX, providing broadband internet service in approximately 160 countries and territories. SpaceX began launching Starlink satellites in 2019. As of June 2026 the network consisted of approximately 10,413 satellites in low Earth orbit 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, accounts for approximately 75 percent of all active maneuverable satellites in Earth orbit, and had more than 12 million subscribers as of June 2026. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year
2019 1
Significance
Starlink accounts for approximately 75% of all active maneuverable satellites in Earth orbit and had more than 12 million subscribers as of June 2026. 1
Classification
Status
Operational 1
Sources
1. Starlink (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section, launch-start sentence
    SpaceX began launching Starlink satellites in 2019.
  • Lead section, market-share sentence
    Starlink accounts for approximately 75% of all active maneuverable satellites in Earth orbit and had more than 12 million subscribers as of June 2026.
  • status sentence
    As of June 2026 the network consisted of approximately 10,413 satellites in low Earth orbit that communicate with user terminals and gateway ground stations connecting the constellation to terrestrial internet infrastructure.
  • In Group: Satellite Communication Constellations, Introduction
    SpaceX began launching Starlink satellites in 2019.
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