WATCH: SpaceX’s Starlink Pays Homage to Consumers of Satellite Internet

Starlink’s service reaches across 150 countries, territories and markets

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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Five years ago, Starlink connected its first paying customer, providing high-speed, low-latency internet directly from space.

What began as a groundbreaking moment for Wendy and Sean, the company’s first users, has since grown into a global network serving more than seven million people.

Today, Starlink’s service reaches across 150 countries, territories, and markets, bringing reliable internet access to communities around the world.

The company expressed its gratitude to customers for their continued support, marking the milestone as a testament to how far satellite connectivity has advanced in just half a decade.

Engineered for durability, the Starlink Performance is enclosed in aluminum and designed for resilient connectivity in harsh and remote environments, extreme weather, and in-motion usage, which operates on AC and/or DC power.

Starlink Performance includes a 3-year warranty, is built for 10-year survivability, and comes ready for permanent installation with a mount of your choice.

Starlink is focused on making network enhancements that will enable gigabit speeds starting in the most remote places on Earth with the Performance Kit. Service plan upgrades will be available in 2026. No hardware changes needed.

The Starlink Performance Kit is currently capable of download speeds up to 400+ Mbps for fast, reliable connectivity whenever you need it.

Connect employees across sites, monitor IoT devices, and back up your network —even in the most remote locations around the globe.

The Starlink Kit arrives with everything needed to get online in minutes. All you need is a clear view of the sky. Download the Starlink App to determine your best install location.

Priority Plans give you the flexibility to match your data needs. Choose from one preset plan, and adjust by adding blocks of data in increments of 50GB or 500GB.

Priority Data customers receive network precedence and consistently faster speeds. Customers on Priority Plans will also benefit from 24/7 prioritized support, a publicly routable IPv4 address, and a Service Level Agreement.

Use Global Priority data on the ocean. Now includes up to 1 Mbps download and 0.5 Mbps upload speeds after exhausting your Priority Data allotment.

As the world’s leading provider of launch services and the only provider with an orbital-class reusable rocket, SpaceX has deep experience with both spacecraft and on-orbit operations.

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