Ukraine Says Starlink and Starshield Speed Restrictions Are Fully Lifted
A constraint on Ukraine’s satellite communications terminals remained unresolved on Friday, October 23, but the status changed a day later….
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Musk Says SpaceX Restricted Starlink During Weeklong Ukraine Operations Disruption
A satellite network can be technically available while a remotely imposed service rule makes it far less useful. Elon Musk…
Ukraine Says Starlink and Starshield Restored After Weeklong Limits Disrupted Drone Defense
A satellite connection can be technically available yet operationally inadequate when its permitted mobility falls below the speed of the…
Ukraine Expands Finnish Satellite Cooperation After Starlink Restrictions Disrupt Defense Operations
Ukraine is moving to reduce its dependence on a single privately controlled satellite network, but its new Finnish option is…
Ukraine Says Starlink Fails Above 100 MPH, Slowing Drone Interceptors
A drone can have enough physical speed to catch its target and still be stopped by a slower communications link….
Starshield Restrictions Don’t Prove U.S. Control of 500,000 Canadian Starlink Connections
About 500,000 Canadians use Starlink, many of them in remote areas where conventional broadband can be limited. Restrictions reported on…
Senators Seek Pentagon Probe After Starlink Restrictions Disrupted Ukraine Defense Systems
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants the Pentagon’s inspector general to determine who imposed restrictions on SpaceX’s Starlink and…
Starlink’s 100 MPH Speed Cap Disrupts Ukraine’s Drones and Air Defenses
A satellite network can remain online and still become unavailable to the platforms that need it most. Ukraine says terminals…
Lawmakers Seek Starlink Investigation After Ukraine Reports Some Drone Defenses Disabled
A disruption involving SpaceX satellite communications reportedly prevented Ukraine from operating some systems used to defend against Russian drones, and…
Ukraine Says Starlink Still Cuts Interceptor Drone Links Above 100 Miles Per Hour
Starlink connectivity may be available again in Ukraine, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a mobility restriction still cuts service…
Ukraine Says Starlink and Starshield Fully Restored After Daylong Restrictions
Ukraine says its Starlink and Starshield satellite services have returned to full capacity after restrictions lasting more than a day…
FCC Approves 15,000 Starlink Phone Satellites Using Own Spectrum, Despite Verizon Doubts
Regulatory permission and competitive strength are not the same thing. The Federal Communications Commission has authorized SpaceX to deploy and…
SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit, Deploys 26 Satellites Despite Engine Shutdown
An engine shutting down too early nearly stopped SpaceX from sending Starship into orbit. Instead, flight controllers determined that the…
SpaceX Starship Deploys 26 Satellites but Cuts Six-Orbit Flight Short
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit and released 26 operational Starlink satellites on September 28, but the milestone came with a sharp…
SpaceX Targets Starship’s First Orbit and 26-Satellite Deployment on Flight 14
SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Sept. 22, 2026, for Starship Flight 14 from Starbase in South Texas, with the…
SpaceX Hits 100 Falcon Missions With 27 Starlinks, Trails 2025 Record
One hundred Falcon-family launches in less than eight months: SpaceX reached that mark for 2026 on Aug. 22, when a…
Starlink Filled Rural Phone Gaps After Spain’s Largest Recorded Wildfire
Starlink-backed phone service filled some rural coverage gaps after Spain’s largest recorded wildfire disrupted terrestrial mobile networks across dozens of…
Ukraine Tests European-Backed Starlink Alternative, but Readiness Remains Unproven
Ukraine says it has begun testing a European-backed alternative to SpaceX’s Starlink, a potentially important step toward reducing its dependence…
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