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Elon Musk now controls two thirds of all active satellites


SpaceX’s Starlink network is growing by an average of three satellites per day

The firm, which is a subsidiary of French satellite giant Eutelsat, was forced to rely on SpaceX rockets to deliver its equipment into space after launches with Russia’s Soyuz were cancelled in 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The company expects to launch its service in dozens more countries, with only Afghanistan, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Syria not on the current waitlist due to internet restrictions or trade embargos. After lawmakers in Brazil introduced a ban last week of the social media platform X, which is also owned by Mr Musk, Starlink initially made the app available to its customers in the country, however it has since complied with the blocking order.

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