The company is also aiming to launch the first V3 Starlink satellites during next year's first half —assuming SpaceX can stop its Starship vehicle from exploding.

Musk often talks about pushing SpaceX to compete against the limits of physics and has set ambitious latency goals for Starlink. In 2024, SpaceX disclosed that median latency for Starlink was 33 millisec., and it was aiming for 20 millisec.

SpaceX, the rocket and satellites company founded by Elon Musk, has become one of the most sought-after investment opportunities.

Users in the US, Australia and Indonesia have reported receiving an email message about the 20% discount on their monthly Starlink bill.

SpaceX is expected to launch Starlink satellite internet services in Vietnam from the fourth quarter of this year, state media cited a government official as saying on Tuesday.

Live updates from SpaceX's Starlink 10-28 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday, July 8, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Mobile, Rogers plan on offering the cellular Starlink service as a free beta before officially launching it later this year for CAD$15 per month.

The Federal Aviation Administration told lawmakers it is not considering replacing its current telecommunication contracts it holds with L3Harris or Verizon Communications with Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starlink satellite unit.