Starlink relies on thousands of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), 550 kilometers above the earth, to beam the internet down to ground transceivers, which in turn, broadcast locally or wire directly to your Starlink router. SpaceX plans to deploy up to 30,000 satellites to ensure global internet coverage via Starlink (some figures put the total as high as 42,000).
Starlink's Internet Speeds Are Slowing Down, but There's a Simple Explanation
