Starlink Ground Stations (aka gateways) are how Internet traffic gets to and from the Starlink satellites—and ultimately to and from your terminal. A request from your Starlink-connected device travels over Wi-Fi to your Starlink terminal, then to a connected satellite, then to a ground station, and from there across the Internet to the target server. The response follows the reverse path. The ground station is therefore a critical part of virtually every Internet transaction over Starlink. Globally, there are roughly 150–250 operational gateways as of mid-2026 (approximately 150 live, with additional sites under construction or pending). In the U.S., there are more than 100 operational gateways, distributed across many states as well as Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Their locations are generally chosen to provide coverage while also taking advantage of proximity to major fiber backbones. Let's add a new one at Terafab.