Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband network went dark today as thousands of users around the globe reported connectivity issues.

The outage was brief. According to Downdetector.com , approximately 40,000 users reported problems early this morning before service was restored for the majority of affected customers. SpaceX, which operates Starlink, has not responded to a request for comment.

Starlink's website reportedly acknowledged problems, but the message has since been removed.

The constellation consists of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). SpaceX regularly adds to the total with Falcon 9 launches. The company completed the 300th Starlink mission on September 13 with the deployment of another 24 satellites.

When it works, the system allows customers to access the

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