Elon Musk Says Starlink Now Has Over 250,000 User Terminals; Africa Launch Anticipated

Elon Musk Says Starlink Now Has Over 250,000 User Terminals; Africa Launch Anticipated
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, speaks during the Satellite 2020 at the Washington Convention Center in Wash., on March 9, 2020. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
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Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said on Monday SpaceX has secured over 250,000 user terminals for its high-speed, satellite-based internet service Starlink.

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The world’s richest person tweeted the milestone to his large fan base on Monday.

The billionaire entrepreneur’s privately-held space-internet venture has been sending more satellites to low-orbit space, which then beam back low-cost, high-speed internet service to remote locations across the earth.