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The company will also seek statutory approvals from the government for landing rights and market access, the report said. Earlier this year, the Indian government asked Starlink to refund all its pre-orders until it received licences to operate in the country.

The decision comes after SpaceX and a number of other businesses asked the FCC last year for permission to utilise Earth Stations in Motion (ESIM) Starlink terminals in moving spacecraft. While the FCC granted SpaceX's and Kepler's applications, it dismissed Dish Network's appeal to restrict the businesses from utilising frequencies in the 12GHz range.

The business also stated that the new service allows customers to suspend and resume service at any time and is invoiced in one-month increments, allowing users to tailor their service to their specific travel demands. To connect, you must have a good view of the sky.

"The service will be provided at no cost to all JSX clients and will not need logging in or other complications associated with traditional systems," a JSX official said in an emailed statement.

NASA is increasingly looking to rely on private space companies for its operations, and it wants to stimulate more commercial activity in areas ranging from space communications to human spaceflight.

Musk, who is also the CEO of electric carmaker Tesla, tweeted, “Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.”

Bhargava stated in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday evening: "For personal reasons, I have resigned as Starlink India's country director and chairman of the board. My last day of employment was December 31, 2021."

In an email, the firm stated that it had been asked by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to return money received from pre-orders until it was granted a licence to operate in the nation.

According to the company, it will also sell satellite phones, network equipment, wired and wireless communication devices, and data transmission and receiving equipment.