Starlink V3 deployment begins: 100x more bandwidth on the way
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on September 15, 2026.
A single Starship flight adding 26 Tbps puts SpaceX years ahead of rival satellite broadband fleets still fighting launch delays, and it lands two weeks before the FCC votes on opening more satellite spectrum.
Starlink V3 constellation starts being deployed this month. Ultimately, it will deliver more than 100 times the bandwidth of our current 11,000 satellite constellation. https://t.co/oB8LVm8bgp [Quoted @SawyerMerritt]: Starship's upcoming 14th test flight will deliver 26 Starlink V3 satellites to orbit for the first time. Each Starlink V3 satellite will add 1 Tbps of capacity to the constellation, for a total of 26 Tbps of capacity added on this mission alone. That’s ~10x the capacity compared https://t.co/3PhK6Hb58v https://t.co/JUMwWMYnBn
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Musk confirmed on September 15 that SpaceX begins deploying Starlink V3 this month, a network he says will ultimately carry more than 100 times the bandwidth of the current fleet.
The first hardware flies on Starship's 14th test flight, which carries 26 V3 satellites adding 26 Tbps of capacity in one mission.
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Per the quoted post, that single flight is roughly ten times the capacity of comparable rival missions, and the gap widens with each Starship launch.
The announcement lands two weeks before the FCC votes on opening additional satellite spectrum, so keep an eye on that decision.