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How Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Bringing In Billions For SpaceX
Starlink is SpaceX’s answer to providing global, high-speed internet coverage using a network of thousands of satellites buzzing around the planet in a region known as low Earth orbit (LEO), about 342 miles above the Earth’s surface. SpaceX launched its first batch of Starlink satellites back in 2019, and since then, adoption of the service has ballooned. Starlink now has over 2 million active customers and is available on all 7 continents and in over 60 countries. Starlink has been praised for its ability to connect remote parts of the world that would otherwise not have access to reliable internet. The service has also become indispensable in areas hit by natural disasters, and, more recently, during times of war, particularly the Russia-Ukraine war. But Starlink’s growing influence is garnering condemnation from some who say that SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk is meddling in geopolitics, while the scientific community is raising alarms of the effect of thousands of satellites on radio and optical astronomy.
Chapters:
00:00 – 03:03 Intro
03:03 – 06:36 Behind Starlink’s growth
06:36 – 10:33 Starlink and geopolitics
10:33 – 15:35 Scientific concerns
15:35 – 18:38 Future
Produced and Edited by: Magdalena Petrova
Animation: Mallory Brangan
Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
Editorial Support: Michael Sheetz
Additional Footage: Getty Images
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How Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Bringing In Billions For SpaceX
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@michaelbyrneskiai
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
We are in the future
@BlauveltBurns
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
It’s a vanity project and will end in tears for shareholders
@paydayapr
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
This is a really great video. Really accurate, without hype and the common misreporting on controversial topics, including on the negative stuff. It's rare I see reporting get things this accurate.
@the_new_project
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Musk said he was not allowed to provide starlink access to the Crimea area by law. It had nothing to do with what he wanted for Ukraine. You should correct this story.
@sot8343
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Blue origin launching satellites?😂
@martinlohstroh
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
"The sky is falling"!!!!!
@DemonHunterx16
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Oh hes doing more then just Putting up satellites.
@huntergreeno2191
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Lol CNBC criticizes Elon Musk and what hes done and stands for while at the same time talking positive about his companies….. what a 2 faced company only in it for advertiser money while talking crap about his advisors… any advertisement is good advertisements….. if his business practices were bad he wouldnt have a business. Let alone be one of the richest guys in the US… main stream media is corrupt, you cant change my mind
@russellafowler7403
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Go Elon !!!
@tmastersat
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Add it up whats the revenue. What does it cost to replace all satellites, and how often do they need to be replaced. Is thete enough revenue to pay for all those satellites
@tmastersat
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Are you stupid or you involved in helping starlink. The gov paid for the satellites and they all have a limited lifespan. They will all have to be replaced on a schedule. There is not enough revenue to pay for all the replacement satellites that must be launched. I think it will go under once amazon goes online
@JDHitchman
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
SpaceX and Starlink are great, too bad Elon Musk is so unpredictable.
@johnnyllooddte3415
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
BULLL…. spaceZZZZ is 200 launches behind.. customers are cancelling and complaining everyday.. if spacelink is making BILLIONS why does he need a billion dollar subsidy from the usa..smoke and mirrors.. ELON IS BANKRUPT in every company he has ever started…the FAA has cancelled a billion in subsidies.. FCC has cancelled another billion.. the airforce cancelled billions.. ELON is the BIGGEST GRIFTER IN HISTORY.. he has GRIFTED over 100 BILLION from a 100 nations and states.. he has been foreclosed in a 100 companies.. panasonic foreclosed on his batteries.. superloop.. solar..tesla has been bankrupted in 4 countries and at least 3 states..on and on and on.. GOLDEN BOT is fools gold
@gereinhart4155
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Although the US gov said no to the funding; it will be the biggest mistake of all history combined. Stay tuned
@Kingsley4K
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
GREAT video explaining virtually every perspective of every aspect of Starlink
@ejcejc4113
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
The title lol.
@nicherman6759
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
As someone who was dumb with financial choices when i was 18-20 messing up my credit, im glad someone made a internet thats pay as you go instead of signing your name and credit away, good to build the credit when going with other providers but as someone who lives pay cheque to pay cheque i applaud elon for helping us out especially in this economy, elon gots my full respect 🫡
@clintonmatthews1507
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Amazing how all of you and your friend went to this military program before this 886 billion dollar bill
@Dnn411
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Starlink must have constant supervision being owned by Elon musk.
@helix1061
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
while the lefty FCC just retracted it's promised $850 million subsidy to Starlink. The lefties don't like free speech and Mr. Musk's purchase of Twitter.
@bwmcelya
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
We tried starlink. Too much downtime and way too expensive. Fiber came to the neighborhood recently and we signed up. Thrice the speed, half the price. I know many can’t wait, but starlink is a dying technology. Who knows what the next best thing will be? I can tell you this, it won’t be expensive satellites.
@stevenmoore3480
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
space twit
@kenrehill8775
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
I installed it yesterday and the service is superb. He’s killing the competition. Good lad.
@davez4285
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
It’s the beginning of the end of humanity.
@MrIMCP
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
We just got ours and it’s life changing. Good bye WindStream!!!!
@quantumchem3774
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
https://youtu.be/_oDu2AP-KQw?si=x_1t-bxHzcl4z6CF
@danbedingfield932
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Starlink is difficult or almost impossible to order. Why can't it be like ordering from Amazon instead of all the hoops that you have to go with interpreting which address to use.
@douglasmark8949
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Thank you. Do things worth investigating our the low latency of stink. In other words, the time the signal gets to start looking back to earth again is much shorter than traditional satellites in geostationary orbit. The other thing is that the starling satellites will be communicating via laser and the Internet response timeAtlantic or transpacific should be faster than traditional under ocean Internet. This has an advantage for things, such as the stock market, the larger stink two satellites will be the ones to do the heavy lifting for this.
@DerekMichaeL2L
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
In the fiture you will see more michael 🙂 not nonleo rising just me
@DerekMichaeL2L
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Us real Angela are coming for more than your souls we are just waiting to smile and hear the horns blow love you
@BillyNotBillie
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
As a human, I find Elon our only hope in the current market to represent us.
@steve8510
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Garbage far right human, nice tech
@RaptureRecon316
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
*How Elon musks starlink connects the mark of the beast to all of us. After They chip you..
@boydspeaks6231
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Command control what, don't ever use my code
@fortuner123
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
All these brilliant inventions are being used for war and strife. We can only describe ourselves as humans and not animals when all this effort, technology, money, and research is devoted purely for the human race to build houses, schools, hospitals, agriculture, and so on. I'm an atheist, but I wish for peace and happiness on earth for every person.
@juanvega5152
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Where are her eyebrows🤦🏽♂️🤔
@gussysanchez5246
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Because then it becomes a different study which means eventually everyone else gets left alone. Jesus Christ
@gussysanchez5246
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
And we have to be faithful to each other and no they are targeting certain people. Outside! But not so much inside
@gussysanchez5246
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Ok so when I go inside I get left alone with my man because my family was originally with nasa. Well then why did you take my disability from me?
@gussysanchez5246
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
The military so my own family is doing this to us!!!!!?
@SinusPrimus
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
E-lon = Idiot
@rongee3707
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
You people are absolute meatpuppets!!! GULLIBLE A.F!!!
@geoljbaez
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
My home in Puerto Rico is approximately 65 meters from the municipal road and cable and telephone companies were requiring absurd fees to connect us. I tried an LTE router and local 5GHz LOS service for a while and it worked until the kids grow up and discovered fortnite, minecraft, roblox, etc. So a year and a half Stalink was available in our area and I signed up. Got to say, it is the fastest internet service I have had on the island, faster and more reliable than the commercial internet connection at work. And during Hurricane Fiona on 2022 we never lost connection.
@user-xf4dp4zv7p
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Starlink is a life saver for people In rural areas, Dish Network, Hughes Net and Att screws me for years, high prices and rip off service, so thankful for Starlink, if the fcc would get off their ass n approve sat to cell it would be amazing
@hopefullrideon
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Space x bankrupt
@RB-wu1xj
December 16, 2023 at 6:58 pm
Wasted tax money