Can You Get Starlink? Plug Your Address Into SpaceX's New Map and Find Out

SpaceX has created a new mapping feature forStarlinkthat can tell you which localities still have open capacity for new users.

的feature isavailable on Starlink.com(Opens in a new window), and it gives a global breakdown of which markets Starlink is currently serving. You can then magnify the maps and see the various cell sites, which are shaped as hexagons.

Hexagons marked in light green indicate areas where customers can order Starlink now. Dark green hexagons mean new sign-ups will be placed on the pre-order waiting list. This suggests the cell site is at capacity, or Starlink isn't serving the area yet.

的map for North America shows SpaceX has plenty of capacity for Starlink in the US Midwest. However, many populated areas in the east or along the West Coast are designated as "waitlist" zones. Type in your address to see if it's open for new orders. (If the box isn't showing up for you, zoom way out.)

的map feature is the first time SpaceX has revealed real-time geographic cell site information for Starlink, which is currently serving 250,000 users across the globe.

Starlink uses satellites in Earth's orbit to deliver broadband to users on the ground. However, the satellites can only serve a limited number of users across each cell site as they fly over the planet. As a result, some Starlink users are still waiting to access the service, despite putting down a pre-order deposit months ago.

Starlink also seems to have largely refrained from serving users in heavily-populated urban areas. Instead, the focus has been on delivering high-speed broadband for rural and remote users. “Starlink is great for low to medium population density. But satellites are not great for high-density urban,” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told Joe Rogan in a February 2021interview(Opens in a new window).

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If your address is designated as waitlisted, then you may need to wait until “2023 or later” for further availability. However, SpaceX is working to increase cell site capacity by launching thousands more Starlink satellites in the coming years. On Monday, CEO Elon Musk said hisgoalis to double the Starlink satellite count within the next 18 months.

Editors' Note:This story has been corrected to note that Starlink has likely not yet expanded availability for many urban zones.