Sawyer Merritt(@SawyerMerritt):Crazy stat of the day: Each one of these V3 Starlink satellites being deployed right now increases the bandwidth capacity of the ENTIRE Starlink constellation by roughly 0.11%. That’s one satellite. For perspective, there are ~11,100 Starlink satellites in orbit today, mostly V2 Minis. Now imagine hundreds of Starship launches carrying 60 V3 satellites each. That’s why @elonmusk says that it's increasingly probable that Starlink will carry a majority of Earth’s IP traffic long-term.

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2026.09.28 13:54

Crazy stat of the day: Each one of these V3 Starlink satellites being deployed right now increases the bandwidth capacity of the ENTIRE Starlink constellation by roughly 0.11%. That’s one satellite. For perspective, there are ~11,100 Starlink satellites in orbit today, mostly V2 Minis. Now imagine hundreds of Starship launches carrying 60 V3 satellites each. That’s why @elonmusk says that it's increasingly probable that Starlink will carry a majority of Earth’s IP traffic long-term.

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