Musk has been in a year-long ‘battle’ with fellow billionaire Mukesh Ambani to grab a share of India's satellite broadband market that could be worth $1.9 billion by 2030

The satellites were carried aboard a Long March 6 rocket and are the first delivery in SSST's ‘Thousand Sails Constellation’ plan

The American tech tycoon was on the island ahead of the planned launch of his Starlink internet service

Chinese military researchers have been studying the role of Starlink satellites in the Ukraine war and warned about its risks to Beijing, while calling for the creation of a similar network

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology’s move to acquire a controlling stake in KLEO Connect was rejected by Germany’s economy ministry

Japan’s efforts follow increasing military aggression by neighbours China and Russia, which have been building their capability to target satellites

Two of the world’s richest men are locked in a battle over the Indian government's distribution of satellite broadband spectrum in a bid to tackle costs and competition

The state-backed China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp will launch the first LEO satellites of a planned constellation in September

It was the 32nd launch of 2022 and the intense activity is due to the company's race to build a constellation of Starlink broadband satellites

Musk previously said that vehicles Starlink was expected to be used with were aircraft, ships, large trucks and recreation vehicles such as motorhomes

Elon Musk's SpaceX is the latest company to enter the region, with plans to launch satellite internet service in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Myanmar by next year, the report said

Ren Yuanzhen, a researcher with the Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications, urged China to develop anti-satellite capabilities