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OP 11 January, 2022 - 04:38 AM
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  • SpaceX said on Thursday that its Starlink satellite internet service now has more than 145,000 users in 25 countries worldwide.
  • That’s an increase of about 5,000 users from early November — a marked slowdown in the service’s growth.
  • Elon Musk’s company had previously said that Starlink user growth has slowed due to “silicon shortages” which “have delayed production.”
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday gave an update on its Starlink internet service, as the company launched more satellites into orbit.
    SpaceX engineer Jessie Anderson said during a webcast of the company’s first launch of the year that Starlink now has more than 145,000 users in 25 countries around the world. That’s up from 140,000 users in early November but represents a slowdown in user growth.
    The company launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Thursday, carrying 49 Starlink satellites toward orbit.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/