The Starlink Explosion The giant behind this satellite coup is none else but Starlink, an Internet satellite constellation project of SpaceX. Starlink can be described as an interstellar freeway as it is currently delivering internet connection to even the hard-to-reach areas of the world. In 2019, SpaceX started launching Starlink satellites, and every day since, they’ve been launching three of them. More recently, Starlink achieved another significant achievement with the deployment of 7,000 satellites. The website called CelesTrak has recorded that 6,370 of these satellites are still operational while others indicate that there are still several hundred satellites that have been deorbited or have stopped functioning. That number is six times higher than what it was just three years ago. How Starlink Towers Over Its Rivals For instance, OneWeb, a UK-based company that is considered to be the main rival of SpaceX’s Starlink, has a far way to go. OneWeb at this moment has a significantly lower number of satellites compared to SpaceX with only around ten satellites. What’s more intriguing is that OneWeb had to rely on SpaceX rockets for launching its satellites since it canceled the partnership with Russia’s Soyuz after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Musk’s Global Reach Starlink has already established its presence across different regions. It operates in about 102 countries and has a customer base of over 3 million. Those with $300 for the dish and a monthly subscription fee are today receiving high speed internet across the world. With these satellites, you can watch cat videos on the internet irrespective of whether you are in a city or in a remote village. SpaceX isn’t stopping there. The firm aims to put up to forty-two thousand satellites in orbit for each and every bit and piece of the earth, including the Himalayas and the Amazon region. Well, almost every corner. Some countries, for instance, North Korea and China do not appear in the list due to limited internet access and international sanctions on trade.