SpaceX’s effort to beam internet around the globe has already racked up 100,000 customers.
Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted Monday that 100,000 Starlink terminals have been shipped. The terminals receive the internet signal from a constellation of satellites that SpaceX continues to build.
The first Starlink satellites were launched in February 2018. The constellation has now grown 1,740 satellites. The company has said its current operational satellites could provide global coverage as soon as September.
For a $499 upfront cost, Starlink customers receive a terminal, Wi-Fi router, power supply, cables, and a mounting tripod. The service then costs $99 a month.
SpaceX opened the program last year in beta and has received more than half a million orders for the service since.
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