Promised
A global broadband constellation. Then direct-to-cell, aviation, maritime, government.
Cash engine · merge relevance 75
Starlink — a real ISP, not a classified bus
Working global product 75–85%. Full authorized constellation plus V3 is a different score. Direct-to-cell is a sister trench. Starshield is the file CFIUS actually reads.
Launched
13k
Working
11k
Users
10M
Completion
78%
Shipped
A real ISP. ~12,881 launched, ~11,093 in orbit, ~11,078 working (early Sep 2026 trackers). ~9–10M+ users depending on filing date. Direct-to-cell + aviation/maritime/gov. This is the cash engine.
Missing
Constellation completeness vs FCC-authorized mega-constellation still incomplete. V3 capacity is a separate trench. Current terminals will not magically become gigabit because V3 exists.
IN TRENCHES
This is not Starshield
Starlink is SpaceX-owned broadband under the FCC. Starshield is a USG-owned bus. Same production logic. Different owner, operator, encryption, and China problem.
Live constellation
Score working global product 75–85%, full authorized constellation + V3 capacity 40–55%. Miss = SpaceX stays a contractor. Hit = infrastructure monopoly in LEO comms. Do not mix the two percentages on one ring.
Daily desk · live + forensic
Today’s update
Sep 15 2026
Completion
78%
range 75–85%
est. from public artifacts
Since last quarter +3 pts · last official Sep 1 2026
Completion tape
- Q1'23 35%
- Q1'24 55%
- Q1'25 68%
- Q3'25 72%
- Q1'26 75%
- Q3'26 78%
IN TRENCHES
F
Starlink as a real ISP
Merge relevance 75
Child trenches · % complete
Today’s still
Today’s video
Stills
Reconstruction — a user terminal tracking. A dish on a roof is the ISP, not Starshield. 
Reconstruction — gateway farm. Ground is still the constraint next to V3 capacity. 
Reconstruction — dispenser deploy. A pretty stack is not constellation completeness. 
Starlink as a product. ~11k working birds is a real ISP. V3 is a different trench. 
Fairing stack. Falcon cadence funds the constellation. Starship is the V3 lift.
Videos
Reconstruction · Dish tracking recon — Reconstruction. A motorized dish is the consumer product, not a classified bus. Official · Starlink fairing deploy — Official SpaceX. Dispenser sequence. A deploy is not V3 capacity. Official · Starlink mission — Official SpaceX. Cadence footage. Working global product is 75–85%. Full authorized shells are not. Official · Starlink mission — Official SpaceX. Another shell. Direct-to-cell is a sister trench, not this ISP card.