Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which incorporated its 100 per cent subsidiary Starlink Satellite Communications Pvt Ltd on Monday, is planning to pilot satellite-based broadband services in 12 underprivileged districts across the country.

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The company is looking at 200,000 satellite broadband terminals in India by December 2022, of which 80 per cent would be in rural districts, says Sanjay Bhargava, country director, India, at SpaceX. Starlink is working closely with Niti Aayog to bring broadband connectivity to 100 schools.