SpaceX has launched more than 8,000 Starlink satellites since 2020, building a uniquely distributed network in low-Earth orbit that has attracted intense demand from militaries, transportation industries and consumers in rural areas with poor access to traditional, fiber-based internet.

Musk’s Starlink is the world’s largest satellite internet constellation, providing broadband services across the globe

Musk’s satellite internet network, Starlink (STRLK) experienced a rare and massive global outage on Thursday, July 24, due to an internal software failure that took users offline.