Starlink, the satellite internet unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, expects to be able to provide continuous global coverage

SpaceX's Starlink expects it can provide global coverage around September

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2021-06-22 04:30:06

Starlink, the satellite internet unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, expects to be able to provide continuous global coverage by around September but will then need to seek regulatory approvals, its president Gwynne Shotwel said on Tuesday.

SYDNEY: Starlink, the satellite internet unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, expects to be able to provide continuous global coverage by around September but will then need to seek regulatory approvals, its president Gwynne Shotwel said on Tuesday.

"We've successfully deployed 1,800 or so satellites and once all those satellites reach their operational orbit, we will have continuous global coverage, so that should be like September timeframe," she told a Macquarie Group technology conference via webcast.

Starlink, which has said it plans to deploy 12,000 satellites in total at a cost of roughly US$10 billion, currently offers beta services in 11 countries, Shotwel said.