SpaceX to Launch Starlink Satellite Service in the Philippines

SpaceX to Launch Starlink Satellite Service in the Philippines
SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, on June 29, 2021. Nacho Doce/Reuters
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MANILA—Billionaire Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will launch its satellite broadband service in the Philippines, a first in Southeast Asia, the trade secretary said on Thursday.

SpaceX’s business permit application is being processed while the company scouts locations for its gateways, said Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez.