Correction: While OceanGate, the company overseeing the submersible’s expedition, said it was using Starlink — the submersible itself wasn’t communicating via those satellites. We regret the original version of this post that did not make that clear.
, a satellite and spacecraft company that Musk founded and runs. According to Starlink's website,"SpaceX is leveraging its experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy the world's most advanced broadband internet system."
This link allows for underwater acoustic positioning, as well as for short text messages to be sent back and forth to the surface vessel – but the amount of data that can be shared is limited and usually includes basic telemetry and status information.the Titan communicates with its team on the surface primarily through text messages:
A spokesperson with OceanGate did not confirm or deny the company's relationship with Starlink, and did not respond to our queries on how their submersible communications rely on Starlink satellites, saying he was only able to share the following statement:For some time, we have been unable to establish communications with one of our submersible exploration vehicles which is currently visiting the wreck site of the Titanic.
June 21, 2023: This fact check was amended to address the legitimacy of claims that the submersible itself used Starlink during the exhibition, not whether its company did. While it was true that Oceangate and Starlink worked together during the expedition, it was unknown if, or to what extent, the submersible itself relied on Starlink's technology.
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