Armonaitė met with representatives of SpaceX: it is clear when Starlink will start operating in Lithuania



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She discussed this with SpaceX representatives Matt Botwin and Diana Kelley on Tuesday.

“A company registered in Lithuania will be able to provide satellite Internet service in Lithuania already at the end of this year or the beginning of the next,” the minister told reporters.

He also said that SpaceX representatives are planning a visit to Lithuania in the fall, and they also agreed to meet with the community and companies developing space technologies in Lithuania.

“This is good news for Lithuanian businesses, science and consumers who want a faster Internet and for the whole of Lithuania,” said A. Armonaitė.

According to her, the Minister of Transport and Communications has taken the initiative in SpaceX’s activities in Lithuania.

“This is the leadership of the Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis and his team, because they started the first meeting with them and the company was interested in their development in Lithuania,” said the Minister of Economy and Innovation.

He said that it is not yet clear when Starlink Lithuania will establish an office in Lithuania and how much money it plans to invest.

Earlier this month, SpaceX established the Starlink Lithuania company in Lithuania. Starlink is a SpaceX artificial earth satellite system project.

There are currently more than 1.1 thousand orbits on Earth. Starlink satellites. The space Internet connection network is expected to grow to 12,000 in the long term. satellites.

Satellite Internet connection will allow Lithuania to have better Internet access in remote locations, which will create more opportunities for people to start businesses across the country.

SpaceX is one of the largest private innovation developers in the world. In May, a prototype of the company’s Starship spacecraft successfully landed on a base in Texas for the first time, after three previous unsuccessful tests.



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