SpaceX Limits Ukraine’s Ability To Use Starlink for Military Operations

February 9th, 2023

I’m not clear on what SpaceX did.

She said SpaceX was able to take measures to curb Ukraine’s use of the technology to pilot drones, although it was not immediately clear what those were and whether Kyiv’s military could work around them.

Did they geofence the ground stations?

Via: Guardian:

A senior Ukrainian presidential aide has reacted with anger after Elon Musk’s SpaceX said it had taken steps to prevent its Starlink satellite communications service from controlling drones, which are critical to Kyiv’s forces in fighting off the Russian invasion.

Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s chief operating officer, said at a conference in the US that the surprise decision had been taken because it had never been the company’s intention to allow Starlink to be used “for offensive purposes”.

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One Response to “SpaceX Limits Ukraine’s Ability To Use Starlink for Military Operations”

  1. NH says:
    February 10, 2023 at 10:40 am

    An additional question is what led to Starlink’s decision:

    http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2023/02/a-minute-of-military-porn-for-musk-and.html#disqus_thread

    Kinetic actions against ground stations are one thing, but what types of non-lethal/temporary (so far) EW actions may be being taken against Starlink’s satellites themselves as they pass over The Ukraine?

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