SpaceX opened invitation-only United States preorders for the Starlink Mini 2 on Nov. 10, 2026, pricing the portable satellite internet terminal at $999 plus tax with 12 months of Roam Unlimited service included, according to ShiftDelete.Net, which cites preorder emails reported by PCMag. A day earlier, PCMag UK reported that code on Starlink.com appeared to leak a $249 price for the same device. SpaceX has published no hardware price list and has not addressed that figure.
Confirmed price vs rumoured price
| Figure | Where it comes from | What it covers | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| $999 plus tax | Preorder emails to invited US customers, reported by PCMag and relayed by ShiftDelete.Net | Terminal plus 12 months of Roam Unlimited | Payable now: refundable $100 deposit, $899 plus tax on shipping |
| $249 “Mini 2 Beta” | Starlink.com site code, reported by PCMag UK and attributed by ShiftDelete.Net to the YouTube channel DISHYtech | Unclear; the code carried no explanation of what the figure included | Unconfirmed by SpaceX; no customer can buy at this price |
Key facts
- The official Starlink Mini 2 page confirms the included first year of service but lists no hardware price, ShiftDelete.Net says.
- SpaceX values the bundled year of Roam Unlimited at $2,100 and says the price and included service are exclusive to this preorder invitation, according to ShiftDelete.Net.
- Shipments are estimated to start in mid-December; no outlet reports a firmer date.
- Preorders are open to select US customers only, with more customers and countries listed as “coming soon.”
Why it matters
The Mini 2 is the first Starlink terminal to carry its own battery, making it the model most relevant to travellers, field teams and anyone needing satellite internet without reliable mains power. Neither the $249 figure nor any renewal price for Roam Unlimited after the first year has been confirmed, which leaves the long-run cost of ownership open.
What would settle the $249 question
The $750 gap between the two figures is unexplained; no source has established what the code’s $249 was attached to. ShiftDelete.Net tells readers to treat leaked numbers as hints, not prices. shattered.io — an analysis site working from the PCMag UK report rather than its own reporting — says three things would resolve it: a public product page with a price list, a SpaceX statement addressing the leak, or a first wave of shipped units with receipts.
The subscription maths
SpaceX’s own $2,100 valuation of the bundled year divides out to $175 a month, more than double the whole $999 package over 12 months. The $899 balance due on shipping excludes sales tax, so the real outlay depends on the buyer’s state.
Who can order
Starlink’s website framed the offer plainly, stating “Preorders now open by invitation for select US customers,” as quoted by shattered.io, while the preorder email invited recipients to hold a unit with a deposit that comes back on request. Separately, this site reported last week that SpaceX has begun to let any US store sell its kits for commission.
Hardware, and the $149 alternative
Both outlets describe an all-in-one unit that houses dish, Wi-Fi router and battery in the same body. The detailed specifications so far come from a single outlet’s reading of the official product page and from PCMag’s preorder-email reporting; no independent hands-on test has been published. ShiftDelete.Net lists a 71 Wh battery weighing about 490 grams that comes off without tools, up to 4.5 hours of use on a charge, a jump from Wi-Fi 5 to Wi-Fi 6, coverage up to 1,800 square feet instead of 1,200, a thinner 23.1 mm dish against 38.5 mm, and a heavier 1.6 kg with pack and kickstand versus about 1.16 kg for the original. SpaceX says built-in Wi-Fi gets users online in about 60 seconds once the dish has a clear view of the sky. Our earlier report covered the swappable-battery preorder in detail.
The comparison that matters, ShiftDelete.Net argues, is against the first Mini: it launched by invitation at $599 in 2024 and now sells for as little as $149. The outlet’s view is that 4.5 hours is a work session or an evening at camp, not a weekend off the grid, and that for most people today the older dish plus a power bank is the better buy unless a year of Roam was already budgeted.
Roam rules outside the US
Roam is the plan needed to use a Mini in the United States, ShiftDelete.Net says, covering unlimited data, use in motion at up to 100 mph and trips abroad of up to 30 days at a time. shattered.io notes that regulators in some countries have restricted roaming use, pointing to South Africa curbing Starlink roaming, and that because the Mini 2 offer is US-only for now those rules do not touch this preorder — though they may shape any later international rollout.
Related coverage: KeyBanc’s estimates of Starlink churn and average revenue per user.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a spare Starlink Mini 2 battery?
No confirmed price exists. ShiftDelete.Net reports that the Starlink.com code spotted by the YouTube channel DISHYtech referenced a $50 spare battery, and shattered.io says the same $50 figure surfaced from the code reported by PCMag UK, adding that extra batteries can be hot-swapped and are sold separately.
Does the Starlink Mini 2 have an Ethernet port?
ShiftDelete.Net says that, based on product images, the Mini 2 appears to have no Ethernet port. The outlet reports the terminal keeps an IP67 dust and water rating, adds a standard 1/4-inch tripod thread and has a 110-degree field of view, the same official figure as the first Mini.
What comes in the box, and can it run without the battery?
According to ShiftDelete.Net, the official Starlink Mini 2 page says the box includes a 60 W wall adapter and a 3-metre USB-C cable, with charging over USB-C Power Delivery at 60 W. The outlet adds that you can stay online while the battery charges, or skip the battery and run the dish from USB-C directly, and that a physical power button replaces the old plug-in-and-go setup.
Could the Mini 2 have slower uploads than the original Mini?
ShiftDelete.Net reports that a firmware leak from July suggested the new dish transmits far less often to save power, which the outlet says could mean slower uploads. It stresses that SpaceX has not confirmed this and that real-world tests will tell.
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