To clarify, the current terminals can support peak download speeds of 400-500 Mbps. The 220 Mbps number is referring to actual in-flight per…

To clarify, the current terminals can support peak download speeds of 400-500 Mbps. The 220 Mbps number is referring to actual in-flight performance given that the satellite to user beams are shared amongst users. For larger commercial planes, we allocate more resources to ensure sufficient bandwidth. Other providers quote peak speeds as real performance, which is only relevant if you have very few users. @starlink quotes real performance measured via automated network performance tests. The latest aviation terminal supports two channels, so up to 1 Gbps peak speeds per terminal (the A380 design consists of 3 of these terminals). We will continue to increase peak bandwidth per terminal in future revisions.

Source: Elon Musk (X) | 2026-05-03