Global Neural Net (Starlink v1)
Blanketing the Earth in high-speed internet.
Explore this event on the interactive timeline →Leveraging their cheap, reusable Falcon 9 rockets, SpaceX began deploying the Starlink constellation—a massive network of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites designed to provide global broadband.
Key Numbers
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (550km)
- Latency Target
- ~20-40ms
Verified Facts
- The first 60 operational satellites (v1.0) were launched in May 2019. Unlike traditional geostationary satellites that suffer from massive latency, LEO satellites sit just 550km above Earth, offering fiber-like latency.
- This initiative was highly controversial due to the sheer number of satellites polluting the night sky, but it was essential to connect the roughly 3 billion humans who still lacked internet access.