following Splashdown of SpaceX Starship’s 11th flight testSpaceX has announced Phase V3 of its Starlink program, now much bigger, more powerful the satellite. V3 will offer gigabit Internet connection For first time Starlink users, some of the most powerful Off-the-grid support we saw
when Announcing V3 SatelliteStarlink notes that it is designed to deliver 60 terabits per second of downlink capacity to its network, which is 20 times the capacity of each V2 Mini launch on its older Falcon 9 rocket.
No word yet on when we can start launching these V3 satellites and providing improved internet speeds. Because they weigh more than 4,000 pounds, it may take extra work for the SpaceX team to find the best way to launch these upgraded satellites.
Starlink’s current lineup is expensive — Check out our full review here — but provides Internet in places where there is no other way to get it (although With night sky pollution that Starlink is still struggling to cope with). Our resident Starlink expert at CNET, lead writer Joe Supon, recently tried out the Starlink Mini, which is small enough to take on a hiking trip and You can get camping internet Somewhere, as long as there aren’t too many trees.
Now, we’re wondering how V3 can improve the average download speed of 127Mbps we got during Starlink testing, and that means the subscription price will also increase. Starlink currently charges $165 per month for unlimited data connections.
SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.