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Business Insider by  Kate Duffy 6/22/2021

Elon Musk's SpaceX could offer global Starlink satellite internet coverage by September, its president says

•  SpaceX could provide global satellite internet coverage as soon as September, its president said.

•  Gwynne Shotwell said SpaceX had launched 1,800 Starlink satellites, enough for global coverage.

•  Shotwell said SpaceX would need regulatory approval in a given country to offer Starlink.

SpaceX will be able to beam down Starlink satellite internet to the whole world by about September, the company's president, Gwynne Shotwell, said Tuesday.

"We've successfully deployed 1,800 or so satellites, and once all those satellites reach their operational orbit we will have continuous global coverage, so that should be like September timeframe," Shotwell said in a video conference with Macquarie Group, reported by Reuters.

SpaceX's end goal is to launch about 42,000 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit by mid-2027.

SpaceX needs regulatory approval before operating in a given country, she said.

More: https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-satellite-internet-global-coverage-gwynne-shotwell-elon-musk-2021-6?r=US&IR=T

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