AI illustration: Starlink V3 (20kW) launched at scale by Q4 2026
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Starlink V3: 20kW satellites at scale by end of 2026?

Elon Musk promised Starlink V3 (20kW) satellites at scale by the end of 2026. It hasn't happened yet, with 93 days left.

“Starlink V3 will be 20kW and launched at scale around Q4 next year.”
— Elon Musk · Dec 10, 2025 · @elonmusk on X ↗
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What actually happened

Fetched Sep 20 2026: Wikipedia Starship flight 14 lists 26 operational Starlink V3 as the upcoming Flight 14 payload (NET Sep 28). Flight 13 (Jul 24) deployed 20 production V3 on a suborbital profile that reentered; they did not join the constellation. V3 has not launched at scale. Deadline Q4/end of 2026. Status stays pending. Wikipedia — Starship flight 14 (fetched Sep 20 2026): first operational V3 batch still unflown; not at scale ↗

The Progression

Dec 10, 2025
The promise: “Starlink V3 will be 20kW and launched at scale around Q4 next year.” · @elonmusk on X ↗
Today · Sep 29, 2026
Status: Pending · 93 days left. Still waiting.

On December 10, 2025, Elon Musk said Starlink V3 satellites (20kW) would be launched at scale around Q4 2026.

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