Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Starlink Resolves Global Outage; Apologizes, Assures Future Stability
Starlink, a company that provides internet through satellites, had a problem with its network.
The internet went down for about 2.5 hours, affecting people all over the world.
The problem was caused by a software error inside the Starlink system.
The company fixed the issue and said it wouldn't happen again.
Starlink is also starting its internet service in India after getting approval to operate there for five years, using many satellites that orbit the Earth.
Starlink experienced a global network outage on Thursday night.
The outage affected customers across multiple continents, including North America, Europe, and Asia.
The network issue was resolved after approximately 2.5 hours.
The outage was due to the failure of key internal software.
Starlink has been approved for a five-year period in India for commercial satellite broadband operations.
- Who
- Starlink, owned by SpaceX, and its customers were affected.
- What
- Starlink, a satellite internet service, experienced a global network outage.
- When
- The outage occurred on Thursday night.
- Where
- The outage affected customers worldwide, including North America, Europe, and parts of Asia.
- Why
- The outage was due to the failure of key internal software.
- Company
- Starlink (SpaceX)
- Outage Duration
- Approximately 2.5 hours
- Cause
- Failure of key internal software
- Satellite Constellation
- Over 6,750 satellites in orbit
- Approved in India
- For a period of five years