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A projection puts Starlink capacity near global internet demand

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Claim

The newsletter cites a projection that 151 launches could place 8 Pbps in orbit by 2028, comparable to all 2025 internet demand, and Musk's expectation that Starlink will become the Internet.

Reported metric: 151 launches; 8 Pbps by 2028

Reporting date: 2026-09-29 (not necessarily the event date)

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Starlink Gen3 satellite

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Elon Musk

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A projection puts Starlink capacity near global internet demand
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-09-29
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-09-29-starlink-capacity-forecast
Claim: The newsletter cites a projection that 151 launches could place 8 Pbps in orbit by 2028, comparable to all 2025 internet demand, and Musk's expectation that Starlink will become the Internet.
Attributed sources:
- Welcome to September 29, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-september-29-2026
- Source linked by the September 29 issue — https://x.com/aaronburnett/status/2104273935025991681
- Source linked by the September 29 issue — https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2104285133733814688
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