Thousands of people reported an outage with their Starlink internet service, starting around 1:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 18.<\/p>\n
The service Down Detector<\/a> reported a large spike in user error reports at this time, which peaked just before 2 p.m. The majority of these users reported either a “total blackout” of Starlink services or problems with their satellite internet. (Disclosure: Down Detector is owned by Ziff Davis, the same company that owns Mashable.)<\/p>\n Starlink is a satellite internet service, and the company operates the world’s largest constellation of satellites<\/a>, with more than 6,750 satellites in orbit simultaneously. This allows the company to provide high-speed internet to remote locations or regions of the world that lack traditional internet service. The company is a subsidiary of SpaceX, and both companies are owned by Elon Musk<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n Mashable Light Speed\n <\/p>\n Starlink suffered a global satellite internet outage in July 2025<\/a>. The company confirmed the July outage on X; however, as of this writing, the SpaceX and Starlink X accounts have not provided any updates or confirmation related to an outage. <\/p>\n On Down Detector, users across the United States reported problems connecting to the internet, with some users saying the service was quickly restored.<\/p>\n Mashable attempted to contact SpaceX for more information, and we’ll update this story if we receive a response.<\/p>\n This is a developing story…<\/p>\n \n Topics
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