Elon Musk said any limits on Ukraine’s Starshield systems are set by the US military and ultimately President Trump. The comments came after Kyiv said SpaceX had imposed new restrictions that disrupted operations.
01Summary
- 01Musk wrote on X on Wednesday that Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government.
- 02He said any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS.
- 03Ukraine said SpaceX had imposed new restrictions on the service without warning, causing disruption during Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
- 04Serhii Beskrestnov said on Telegram that SpaceX had added a speed limit on Starlink terminals in motion and that the same limits applied to Starshield.
- 05Mykhailo Fedorov said early Thursday that Starlink connectivity at speeds of up to 160 kilometres an hour had been restored.
02Why it matters
The dispute shows how dependent Ukraine’s military operations are on US-controlled satellite systems. Any change in access or speed could affect drone use and battlefield communications as tensions with Washington continue.
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