Satellite texting will be available immediately, while data access through third-party apps like X and WhatsApp is coming in October.

The company is also aiming to launch the first V3 Starlink satellites during next year's first half —assuming SpaceX can stop its Starship vehicle from exploding.

SpaceX is expected to launch Starlink satellite internet services in Vietnam from the fourth quarter of this year, state media cited a government official as saying on Tuesday.

The commercial spaceflight company is headquartered at Starbase in South Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border. The site, which is where SpaceX has been conducting routine flight tests of its 400-foot megarocket known as Starship, was recently voted by residents to become its own city.

Despite the approval, Starlink cannot immediately begin full commercial operations as it still needs to acquire trial spectrum.