SpaceX maps Starlink expansion beyond broadband into aviation and mobile

In its Q3 2026 results, SpaceX said Starlink is now contracted for roughly 12,000 aircraft and ended the quarter with more than 22 million monthly Starlink Mobile users, up 37% sequentially. The company expects enterprise and government revenue to eventually exceed consumer connectivity, while V3 satellites launched on Starship should deliver over 20 times the downlink capacity per launch.

• Contracts cover about 12,000 aircraft, nearly a quarter of the available market
• Starlink Mobile tops 22 million monthly users, up 37% sequentially
• Aviation hardware production quadrupled since the start of 2026
• V3 satellites on Starship to deliver over 20x downlink capacity per launch