El Salvador President Nayib Bukele appeared to respond eagerly to Starlink‘s arrival in his country. SpaceX’s satellite internet is now available in more than 50 countries across the globe.
What Happened: Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s Starlink is now available in El Salvador in Central America, SpaceX said in a tweet.
With the expansion, Starlink is now available in over 50 countries including Japan, Australia, Germany, Brazil and Nigeria in addition to the United States.
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The announcement also carries significance as El Salvador was the first country to make Bitcoin BTC/USD legal tender in 2021, pushed by Bukele, a vocal bull of the apex coin.
Starlink delivers high-speed broadband services to users using a satellite constellation in low Earth orbit. In March, Starlink expanded its services into Haiti and Ecuador and a month before in Rwanda and the Philippines.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida in late March.
According to an analysis by astronomer Jonathan McDowell, Starlink now has about 3300 operational satellites in low-Earth orbit.
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