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NEWS: SpaceX has released its 2025 Starlink progress report. Highlights: • Added 4.6 million new Starlink customers • 20+ million cruise passengers served • 21+ million airline passengers served • More than 1,400 commercial aircraft were equipped with Starlink, which is nearly four times the number of planes on which Starlink was installed on in 2024. • Equipped more than 800 business jets across 36 airframes with 5 Original Equipment Manufacturers. • Starlink is now connecting more than 150,000 vessels/boats, including cargo, tanker, tug, passenger, fishing, patrol, commercial cruise ships, and offshore supply vessels. • Over 650 direct-to-cell satellites now in orbit • Starlink Direct to Cell'has connected more than 12 million people, and counting, at least once, providing life-saving connectivity when people need it most. • On average, more than 6 million people monthly actively rely on Starlink Direct to Cell to connect their phones in areas where terrestrial service is unavailable. • 120 Falcon 9 Starlink missions • Reahced 600+ TBPS cumulative capacity • 35 new Starlink markets added • In January, SpaceX began launching Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites. These are 575 kg (1,267 lbs) lighter than the previous generation, and include improvements in reliability. • A successful flight of two Mini Lasers in Summer 2025 demonstrated greater than 25 Gbps data transfer between the demonstration units and existing Starlink mesh. • In 2025, median peak-hour global speeds increased by over 50%, with median download speeds averaging over 200 Mbps and typical upload speeds of more than 30 Mbps, with a median global latency around 26 ms. • This year, Starlink achieved and exceeded an impressive delivery rate of 70 satellites per week. • SpaceX's Printed Circuit Board factory quadrupled its output over the past year. • And much more