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Sawyer Merritt
Sawyer Merritt
@SawyerMerritt · Jul 21, 2026
Starlink customers have started receiving the new V5 terminal. Below is a great comparison vs the old V4 terminal. V5 is 48% smaller (by area) and 62% lighter than the V4 dish, yet just as capable while being 50% more power efficient. Pretty incredible engineering.
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Jesse Nowlin🎙Google Developer ExpertJesse Nowlin🎙Google Developer Expert@jessenowlin· Jul 20, 2026
The @Starlink V5 Dish is here and it is TINY. V4 Dish, Starlink Mini, and Rubber Ducky for scale. The V5 is smaller, slimmer, lighter, and is clearly a major redesign. Working on a full first impressions video now
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Incredible engineering and incredible (in-house) manufacturing
06:58 AM · July 22, 2026 · 52.8K views
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