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Tech billionaire Elon Musk-led SpaceX launched 646 Starlink satellites in 2021, marking a 48.9% increase in its March 2021 satellite population of 1,322, according to a report.<\/p>\n
In the past 18 months, the space firm has grown its broadband satellites by 185%, revealed data analysis by financial educational hub StockApps.com<\/p>\n
It targets up to 60 million rural and far-flung American populations. Globally, it has set sights on areas with poor broadband connections.<\/p>\n
\"The increase in Starlink satellites brings more areas under internet coverage. Now more areas that have lacked access before will be able to tap into high-speed and reliable internet. The implications can only be mind-blowing,\" Edith Reads, a fintech expert, wrote in a blogpost on StockApps.com.<\/p>\n
The core of the SpaceX Starlink internet project is a low latency broadband system tailored for global consumer needs.<\/p>\n
A collection of low orbiting Earth satellites will support Starlink in providing fast and dependable data where there's poor to zero connectivity.<\/p>\n
Starlink's most recent application has been in Ukraine. The system has enabled the besieged country to continue accessing the net as it battles a Russian invasion.<\/p>\n
Starlink is currently approved to expand its constellation to 12,000 satellites, though SpaceX has applied to launch a further 30,000.<\/p>\n
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