Service returns after over two hours down

The SPACEX Starlink Satellite Service has witnessed a global interruption on Thursday, which lasted for more than two hours. Communication problems reports began at about 3:20 pm East time, based on Downloader. Spacex did not recognize a break up until 4:05 pm Each time, via a post on the Starlink X.

Users all over the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia have reported problems on R/Starlink, the service Reddit for service, and Spacex so that power outages on Starlink. The company did not share the number of people who were already affected, but it could be millions – as of the latest update of the Starlink network, the service includes more than six million active customers worldwide.

The initial announcement that Spacex was working to repair did not explain the cause of power outages or what is going on to restore service. “Starlink is currently in the interruption of the network and we are carrying out an active solution,” X POST newspaper. “We appreciate your chest, and we will share an update once this problem is solved.”

When announcing the service recovery, Nichols explained that the power outage was due to “the failure of the main internal software services that run the basic network”, instead of any problem with the SPACEX satellite constellation or other device problems. Nichols added that Starlink “will completely root this problem and make sure it does not happen again.

Starlink is designed to be available as traditional service providers cannot access access, making it a common choice for Van Lifes and anyone who lives without a traditional internet infrastructure. Spacex has also made partnership with companies like T-Mobile to use Starlink to expand the smartphone connection outside the borders of traditional cell networks. It is not clear how T-Mobile Starlink was affected by power outages.

Update, July 24, 6:30 pm East time: The article was updated to reflect that Starlink was restored.