To respond to requests from Ukraine, Elon Musk activated his Starlink network to provide internet in the event of telecommunications network cuts.
Kyiv, Ukraine // Source: Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has repercussions in tech. Nevertheless, telecommunications players also have a role to play in helping Ukrainians. French operators have, for example, offered or lowered the cost of calls and SMS to Ukraine. On the American side, Elon Musk has just activated his megaconstellation of Starlink satellites.
Starlink activated over Ukraine
This Saturday, February 26, the Ukrainian official in charge of the digital sector. wrote : “While you are trying to colonize Mars, Russia is trying to occupy Ukraine! If your rockets land successfully from space, Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civilians! We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations“.
Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals on the way.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 26, 2022
Elon Musk, co-founder of SpaceX, answered in the affirmative. SpaceX teams have activated Starlink over Ukraine, while Elon Musk has promised to send access terminals.
The objective here is to provide internet access to Ukrainians in the event of telecommunications network cuts. Internet access across Ukraine has been affected by the invasion, with the country’s main Internet service provider failing to provide continuous service for a few days.
50 new satellites put into orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off on Friday, February 25, 2022, from California with a payload of 50 new satellites. SpaceX has already placed more than 2000 such satellites around the Earth. At the beginning of 2022, 40 satellites were lost after a geomagnetic storm broke out.
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