It's official, Starlink has surpassed 400,000 users worldwide. In recent months, the satellite Internet service has grown exponentially, having only had 250,000 users just three months ago. SpaceX's support for Ukraine could be the cause of this sudden surge in popularity.
In recent months, Starlink seems to be growing at breakneck speed. When the service is not breaking new throughput records , it is welcoming new users by the thousands. Indeed, in a document published on Monday for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the American market regulation authority, the latter reveals that it has exceeded 400,000 users worldwide.
Beyond this fine performance, it is above all an exponential growth. Only three months ago, Starlink still had 250,000 users. During this same period, the satellite Internet service saw its number of subscribers climb by 60% . It makes you wonder where SpaceX could find all these users in such a short time. The answer may well be in Ukraine.
STARLINK GAINS 150,000 USERS IN JUST THREE MONTHS
Remember: at the beginning of the war triggered by the invasion of the country by Russia, Elon Musk announced the dispatch of several hundred SpaceX antennas to Kiev and other key cities. Since then, many Ukrainians have been using the service to circumvent the enemy's relentless cyberattacks. Thus, there are potentially several tens of thousands of users who have suddenly been added to the total number of subscribers.
Nevertheless, it is difficult to be certain, since the document does not specify whether these Ukrainian users are truly counted in the total number of subscribers. SpaceX adds, however, that it plans to "connect even more people and places with its next-generation user terminals ". At present, the space company already has 25,000 satellites in orbit .
As for the next generation, we will certainly have to wait a little longer before its launch. Indeed, Elon Musk recently explained that the Falcon 9 rocket “has neither the volume nor the mass in orbit necessary for the V2 satellite”. What's more, SpaceX is still waiting for the final agreement to launch its first flight test in orbit.
Source: PC Mag
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