Musk's Starlink accepting $99 pre-orders from ArmeniaFebruary 26, 2021 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's Starlink is taking pre-orders from Armenia, IT and media consultant Artur Papyan said in a Facebook post Friday, February 26. Papyan said you can pay $99 a month and subscribe to Starlink's service in Gyumri, a city in the northeast of Armenia. According to a screenshot he shared on social media, the company is targeting coverage in the area in late 2021. A quick search on the service's website shows, however, that coverage in other parts of the country, like the capital Yerevan, the towns of Abovyan and Kapan, will be available from 2022. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation being constructed by SpaceX providing satellite Internet access. The constellation will consist of thousands of mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit. As of 27 January 2021, SpaceX has launched 1,035 Starlink satellites. In total, nearly 12,000 satellites are planned to be deployed, with a possible later extension to 42,000 Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |