Lithuanian railways pilots Starlink internet

A batch of 60 Starlink test satellites stacked atop a Falcon 9 rocket at a 2019 launch Space X

Lithuanian railways (LTG) will test internet provided by Starlink satellites on its trains. The three-month pilot on a LTG Link train is scheduled to start in the second quarter of this year, making use of Starlink equipment of Space X.

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Author: Esther Geerts

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