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Section sizes

Section size for Starlink (43 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	9,263	9,263
History	14	42,341
Background	6,906	6,906
Design phase (2015–2016)	6,593	6,593
Start of development phase (2016–2019)	6,673	6,673
First launches (2019–2020)	2,349	2,349
Commercial service (2021–present)	14,572	19,806
Subscribers	5,234	5,234
Services	15	46,584
Satellite internet	9,517	9,517
Satellite cellular service	7,621	7,621
Military satellites	6,082	6,082
Starshield	8,951	8,951
Military communications	3,052	3,052
Russo-Ukrainian War	7,799	7,799
Iranian regime	1,437	1,437
Israel–Hamas War	2,110	2,110
Internet availability and regulatory approval by country	57,448	57,448
Technology	17	42,907
Satellite hardware	12,432	12,432
User terminals	6,559	6,559
Ground stations	2,557	2,557
Satellite revisions	29	21,342
MicroSat	1,080	1,080
Tintin	4,360	4,360
v0.9 (test)	1,047	1,047
v1.0 (operational)	3,971	3,971
v1.5 (operational)	1,190	1,190
Starshield (operational)	539	539
v2.0 (initial deployment)	9,126	9,126
Launches	3,803	33,355
Constellation design and status	12,641	29,552
First Generation	12,498	12,498
Second Generation	4,413	4,413
Impact on astronomy	4,655	17,590
Visible Optical interference	11,547	11,547
Radio interference	1,388	1,388
Increased risk of satellite collision	6,496	6,496
Competition and market effects	8,552	8,552
Similar or competitive systems	2,267	2,267
See also	1,618	1,618
References	30	30
External links	1,235	1,235
Total	269,686	269,686

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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.

Disaster relief[edit]

Starlink is frequently used to restore connectivity after disasters. While it's part of the internet access, I think it's worth discussing that in its own section. It is extensively discussed in news articles. Earthquake in Japan, fire in Maui, hurricane Ian, floods in Germany, Tonga, ... mfb (talk) 09:01, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You are free to add sourced content to wikipedia in the section you feel are appropriate, or create new section if it doesn't exist. CodemWiki (talk) 13:06, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The table with the countries is broken[edit]

After adding India and deleting this data, the table moved out. You need to roll back the settings to 21.1.2024 Swatsded (talk) 18:43, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Inconsistent data on recent launch[edit]

The launch was 8-1, i.e. the first launch to group 8. We list group 8 as a 33 degree shell, but Vandenberg cannot launch to that inclination. Heavens-above has it as 53.2 degrees. Does that mean there is no 33 degree shell? Or is that another group? --mfb (talk) 07:14, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, there is no 33 degree shell yet. Group 7 and 8 are populating the same authorized shell. Gen2 satellites are deployed in a less orderly manner than gen1. I added nominal altitude and actual altitude columns since these altitudes differ. It's going to be even more disorderly assuming the FCC approves deployment of satellites with direct-to-cellular antennas in the 53 deg inclination 340 km altitude shell. Group 8 satellites will be split between two authorized shells. Hopefully Jonathan McDowell supports the split and we can put Group 8 DTC stats in a separate row in the table. — Sbsail ^talk 00:20, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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)