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Spacex's Starlink

Type

Satellite internet constellation

Orbit

Low Earth orbit (LEO)

Launches

Ongoing since 2019

Operator

SpaceX

Inclination

53°

Impact areas

Consumer • Commercial • Scientific

Target market

Global

Primary service

High-speed, low-latency broadband internet

Notable achievement

First mover in large-scale low Earth orbit satellite constellations for internet provision

Total number of satellites

More than 1,600 (as of 2022)

Planned number of satellites

Up to 42,000

Spacex's Starlink