Overview

• Two Falcon 9 missions in 24 hours added 56 spacecraft, lifting Starlink past 10,000 satellites launched with about 8,600 active in orbit.
• In 2025 to date, SpaceX has flown 94 launches carrying 2,385 Starlink satellites, averaging roughly eight deployed per day.
• The company is preparing bulk deployments on Starship after its 11th test released eight V3 mockups, with plans for about 60 satellites per flight and claims of far higher throughput via laser links.
• Starlink reports more than seven million users across 150 countries, and analysts forecast about $15.9 billion in 2026 revenue and 8.2 million customers.
• Rivals lag, with Amazon’s Kuiper first Ariane launch pushed to early 2026, while the constellation draws scrutiny over debris risks, night-sky interference, and military uses including service to Ukraine and the Starshield program.