Elon Musk replied on X to @XFreeze stating that the next-gen Starlink satellites will have approximately 10 Tbps bidirectional connectivity per satellite, with a path to 100+ Tbps; each satellite will have about 250 kW and will carry SpaceX-designed Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 computers.
Connectivity per sat will be more like 10Tb in both directions and there is a path to 100+Tb.
Each sat is 250kW and will have a SpaceX-designed Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 computer.
— Elon Musk（@elonmusk，2026-09-20）
The reply appeared in the context of FCC's accepted SpaceX Gen3 application filing: the application seeks to deploy up to about 100,000 Gen3 satellites, covering two segments of low Earth orbit at different altitudes. The application is currently under review and has not yet been approved.
Compared to SpaceX's earlier Starlink V3 satellite specification of about 1 Tbps per satellite, Musk's recent public disclosure of about 10 Tbps bidirectional capacity represents a forward-looking target that has not yet been validated in orbit. The statement should not be confused with the Starlink V5 user terminal (officially rated at up to 375+ Mbps).