How Starlink unfolded

SpaceX reported 13.6 million unique Starlink consumer service lines as of 30 September 2026. This company metric counts service lines, not individual people. Satellite authorizations describe permitted capacity, not sate

1. 22 Oct 2026SpaceX reports 13.6 million consumer service lines
2. 6 Oct 2026FCC authorizes a separate direct-to-device constellation
3. 9 Jan 2026FCC increases Gen2 authorization to 15,000 satellites
4. 23 Jul 2025T-Mobile launches T-Satellite commercially
5. 26 Nov 2024FCC approves conditional satellite-to-phone operations
6. 14 Oct 2024Kenya records growth after Starlink rollout
7. 30 Aug 2024FCC dismisses a third party’s rural-funding reconsideration petition
8. 12 Jul 2024Court affirms the first Gen2 authorization