Starlink for Developers in 2026: 25ms Latency, gRPC API, and Real Use Cases Beyond "Fast Satellite Internet"
Starlink's Gen3 satellites with laser inter-links now deliver 25.7ms median latency — competitive with fixed broadband. SpaceX is deploying V3 satellites via Starship with 10x more downlink capacity. This post covers the developer API, real latency numbers, the use cases that actually work, and what Starlink's limitations mean for application design.
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