The company is also aiming to launch the first V3 Starlink satellites during next year's first half —assuming SpaceX can stop its Starship vehicle from exploding.

Amazon's third set of operational Kuiper satellites lifted off at 2:30 am EST (06:30 UTC) on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket arced downrange over the Atlantic Ocean, heading northeast to place its payload into the Kuiper constellation at an inclination of 51.9 degrees to the equator.

The Federal Aviation Administration told lawmakers it is not considering replacing its current telecommunication contracts it holds with L3Harris or Verizon Communications with Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starlink satellite unit.

Users in the US, Australia and Indonesia have reported receiving an email message about the 20% discount on their monthly Starlink bill.

SpaceX is expected to launch Starlink satellite internet services in Vietnam from the fourth quarter of this year, state media cited a government official as saying on Tuesday.

According to the latest speed test data, Starlink's download speeds have increased from 54 megabits per second in 2022 to 104.71Mbps today.

Mobile, Rogers plan on offering the cellular Starlink service as a free beta before officially launching it later this year for CAD$15 per month.