Elon Musk has changed his position on Ukraine several times since 2022, but he has always maintained that any malfunctions were the responsibility of the American government, and not his company SpaceX. This flaw was fixed last week. Ukraine has been complaining since October 14 about a speed limit on Starlink terminals beyond 160 km/h, which notably hampered its ability to use certain drones.
Elon Musk accused Ukraine of having violated the conditions of use of the Starlink satellite network, in a message posted on Sunday October 25. The boss of SpaceX assures that kyiv's forces are using the satellite network for offensive purposes, which contravenes the conditions of use of the service.
The use of Starlink for these future jet interceptor drones will no longer be possible if the speed is restricted. This request is now one of three requests demanded by Ukraine in exchange for a halt to strikes against Russian refineries.
This is a new stage in the standoff between kyiv and Elon Musk. SpaceX's services, however, make it possible to carry out operations in occupied Ukrainian territory, at medium range.
The boss of SpaceX did not provide further details on the possible infractions noted within the Starlink commercial service.
The boss of SpaceX assures that kyiv's forces are using the satellite network for offensive purposes, which contravenes the conditions of use of the service.
This flaw was corrected last week."Ukraine had complained since October 14 about a limitation of the speed of Starlink terminals beyond 160 km/h, which notably hampered its ability to use certain drones.
Sources within the Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday the resumption of communications at speeds above 161 km/h.