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US Edition

FromWikepedia:

“Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink
Services, LLC, an international telecommunications provider that is a
wholly owned subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX,[4]
providing coverage to over 100 countries and territories. It also aims
to provide global mobile broadband.[5] Starlink has been instrumental to
SpaceX's growth.[6]

SpaceX started launching Starlink satellites in 2019. As of September
2024, the constellation consists of over 7,000 mass-produced small
satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO)[7] that communicate with designated
ground transceivers. Nearly 12,000 satellites are planned to be
deployed, with a possible later extension to 34,400.”

Eruopean Edition

The European Union is forging ahead with plans for a constellation of
internet satellites to rival Elon Musk-owned Starlink, after signing a
€10.6 billion ($11.1 billion) deal to launch nearly 300 satellites into
low- and medium-Earth orbits by 2030. The bloc wants the space tech to
boost its digital sovereignty by providing secure comms to governments.

First announced in 2022, Iris² (Infrastructure for Resilience,
Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) is a public-private
partnership whose initial cost estimate (€6 billion) leapt 76% through a
fraught negotiation process. In the end, the program will be 61% funded
from the public purse; an industry consortium called SpaceRise, selected
in October, is making up the difference. This grouping includes French
satellite giant Eutelsat, which merged with European rival OneWeb back
in 2022.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/16/eu-signs-11b-deal-for-sovereign-satellite-constellation-to-rival-musks-starlink/