Elon Musk did not purchase an external pre-existing satellite manufacturing corporation; instead, he founded Starlink internally as a satellite internet constellation project under his aerospace enterprise, SpaceX. By developing and manufacturing advanced low-Earth-orbit communication satellites directly in-house, SpaceX bypassed traditional aerospace suppliers to build, launch, and operate the largest commercial satellite network in history, delivering high-speed broadband connectivity to remote and underserved regions across the globe.