Gwynne Shotwel, SpaceX’s president and COO was recently quoted by Reuters:
We’ve successfully deployed 1,800 or so satellites and once all those satellites reach their operational orbit, we will have continuous global coverage, so that should be like September timeframe.”
Shotwel’s comments were made during a conversation with Macquarie Group, an investment banking company.
While Starlink may have global coverage before the end of 2021, I expect it will take longer for Starlink to offer service in the majority of countries. The company has plenty of logistical and regulatory hurdles to deal with.
