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Section sizes

Section size for Starlink (43 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	9,268	9,268
History	14	42,570
Background	6,916	6,916
Design phase (2015–2016)	6,666	6,666
Start of development phase (2016–2019)	6,737	6,737
First launches (2019–2020)	2,367	2,367
Commercial service (2021–present)	14,583	19,870
Subscribers	5,287	5,287
Services	15	46,153
Satellite internet	9,627	9,627
Satellite cellular service	7,678	7,678
Military satellites	6,091	6,091
Starshield	8,127	8,127
Military communications	3,081	3,081
Russo-Ukrainian War	7,847	7,847
Iranian regime	1,551	1,551
Israel–Hamas War	2,136	2,136
Internet availability and regulatory approval by country	58,863	58,863
Technology	17	44,005
Satellite hardware	12,556	12,556
User terminals	7,344	7,344
Ground stations	2,594	2,594
Satellite revisions	29	21,494
MicroSat	1,089	1,089
Tintin	4,403	4,403
v0.9 (test)	1,054	1,054
v1.0 (operational)	3,997	3,997
v1.5 (operational)	1,198	1,198
Starshield (operational)	542	542
v2.0 (initial deployment)	9,182	9,182
Launches	3,830	33,660
Constellation design and status	12,730	29,830
First Generation	12,627	12,627
Second Generation	4,473	4,473
Impact on astronomy	5,330	18,576
Visible Optical interference	11,828	11,828
Radio interference	1,418	1,418
Increased risk of satellite collision	6,487	6,487
Competition and market effects	8,657	8,657
Similar or competitive systems	1,924	1,924
See also	1,624	1,624
References	30	30
External links	1,150	1,150
Total	272,967	272,967

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Strong technical source[edit]

This article published on 3 June—before the 4 June launch—has a good deal of information on the constellation, how the orbit raises are done, where the sats are ending up, etc. Will be a good source for improving the article. Evaluating SpaceX’s Starlink Push by Danny Lentz, 3 June 2020.

99 countries?[edit]

How is it the intro stating coverage in 99 countries when the table shows only 70 something 73.210.30.217 (talk) 07:38, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I changed it to "over 70". --09:31, 24 May 2024 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mfb (talk • contribs)

Issue with map of approved countries[edit]

At least one issue with the map. I see that Colombia is in there twice. One copy is directly to the right of where Colombia actually is and covers some countries partially like Venezuela. 132.183.56.67 (talk) 15:52, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Group 9 and 10[edit]

What about these groups? How many satellites are planned for these groups? 2001:9E8:CAFE:AA00:40:D09A:5365:4A11 (talk) 07:45, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There aren't any such groups. Ergzay (talk) 10:17, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, I just saw them. Not sure. We really don't have any info on them. Ergzay (talk) 10:28, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Starlink brightness[edit]

@Planetary photometry Please discuss here before engaging in edit warring. The brightness is sourced directly from the paper. If you have issues with that you need to explain yourself. Ergzay (talk) 23:03, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Choosing 19% is cherry picking as it pertains to Original design only, which had no brightness mitigation. The values for VisorSat and for Post-VisorSat are 44% and 24%, respectively. Planetary photometry (talk) 17:01, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

100 Countries[edit]

Please check if Starlink is available in 100 countries and if so we can add it to the article. As per the below, it is.

"Starlink now available in 100 countries, says Musk In the recent announcement, Elon Musk said that its internet service has reached 100 countries, Sierra Leone in Africa being the 100th from the list. Musk made the announcement via an X post."

https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news/starlink-now-available-in-100-countries-says-musk-2024-06-12-936521 NishantXavier (talk) 08:50, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is not available in 100 countries. Musk did not say that. Ergzay (talk) 00:08, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

V3 satellites[edit]

Elon referenced v3 satellites in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFqjoCbZ4ik&t=1633s&ab_channel=EverydayAstronaut at 11:00, does anyone have any details? 209.6.146.194 (talk) 22:00, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New map claims service is active in Ukraine without permission[edit]

@Fhjjjjft Please fix your map you added that claims that Starlink is active in Ukraine without permission. I am removing the map and reverting to the previous more accurate map until this is fixed. Ergzay (talk) 01:29, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Error in SVG map of coverage[edit]

[1]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starlink_availability_map_by_country_2024-05.svg

I have noticed that the above map contains a duplicated overlay of Colombia, just slightly west of the actual position, overlapping parts of Northern Brasil and Venezuela. I have no idea how one would go about editing this, so thought I would raise it. I have not poured over the map exhaustively so cannot say that other errors do not exist, but this is the only one that I have seen. 195.213.143.38 (talk) 17:07, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit: East! 195.213.143.38 (talk) 17:08, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rather than fix it, a new map needs to be uploaded. Ergzay (talk) 21:34, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]