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Mar 3, 2022

How will Ukraine keep SpaceX’s Starlink internet service online?

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, government, internet, satellites, solar power, sustainability

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue to take lives and destroy infrastructure as the country invades. This infrastructure damage has disrupted internet access in Ukraine, leading a government official to publicly request Starlink satellite internet access for the country from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Musk obliged, activating Starlink service in Ukraine and sending additional hardware. But with continued attacks on infrastructure, how will Ukraine stay connected?

Fedorov brings up an important point: Even though Starlink operates without the need for traditional internet infrastructure, the Earth-bound hardware still needs power. And, as Russian attacks bombard the country, Ukraine’s internet access will continue to be threatened.

Fedorov’s statement publicly reached out for help acquiring generators to keep Starlink online for Ukrainians. But Musk responded with an alternative suggestion.

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Mar 3, 2022

China complains of close encounters with SpaceX Starlink satellites, Conducts preventive maneuvers to avoid collisions

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, health, internet, satellites

SpaceX Starlink satellites twice approached the Chinese Space Station (CSS) in orbit, prompting China to warn of “close contacts” with Elon Musk’s space program.

Both the July 1 and October 21 incidents prompted the Chinese spacecraft to perform collision avoidance maneuvers. The Chinese team told the UN secretary-general in a diplomatic statement they provided earlier this month that on both occasions there were crew members on board, “which might represent a hazard to the lives or health of astronauts.”

Since its launch on April 29, the CSS “Tiangong” has maintained a nearly circular orbit at a height of around 390 kilometers with an orbital inclination of about 41.5 degrees.

Mar 3, 2022

China’s Shijian-21 towed dead satellite to a high graveyard orbit

Posted by in category: satellites

HELSINKI — China’s Shijian-21 space debris mitigation satellite has docked with a defunct Chinese satellite to drastically alter its geostationary orbit, demonstrating capabilities only previously exhibited by the United States.

Data and tracking from space monitoring firms show that Shijian-21 has been conducting sophisticated rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) with other objects in and around the geostationary orbit belt since its launch in October last year.

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Mar 2, 2022

Russia states demands to launch OneWeb satellites as Telstra signs memo with OneWeb

Posted by in categories: military, satellites

Roscosmos wants guarantee from the UK satellite company it will not use its satellites for military purposes.

Mar 2, 2022

OneWeb: UK rejects Russian demand to sell share in satellite firm

Posted by in categories: government, satellites

Russia’s space agency is refusing to launch OneWeb satellites part-owned by the UK government.

Mar 2, 2022

An engineer in Kyiv says he’s readied his SpaceX Starlink satellite dish for emergencies should broadband lines be cut during Russia’s invasion

Posted by in categories: internet, satellites

Feb 28, 2022

SpaceX Starlink: As dishes go to Ukraine, what to know about the internet service

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet, satellites

Starlink promises high speed and low latency internet access.


On Saturday, CEO Elon Musk posted on his Twitter page that Starlink service is active in Ukraine, with more terminals en route. Previously, Mykhailo Fedorov, vice prime minister of Ukraine, had tweeted to Musk on Saturday, February 26, calling for the tech billionaire to provide some assistance to Ukraine amidst the Russian attack on the country.

Starlink is designed to help people in areas without access to reliable, ground-based internet get online — so long as they have a view of the sky. Starlink promises high-speed and low latency service without relying on expensive ground-based fiber optic cables or local infrastructure. Just point a dish at the sky, and the supplied hardware will connect to the internet using the satellites orbiting above.

Feb 28, 2022

Advanced new GOES-T weather satellite is ‘go’ for launch on March 1, NASA says

Posted by in category: satellites

Once it’s in space, it’ll be known as GOES-18.


“A big part of the GOES-R [series] mission is actually doing solar observations,” said Pam Sullivan, NOAA’s GOES-R program director.

Before GOES-T can begin its weather-watching mission, it does have to reach space. To do that, it will need good weather.

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Feb 27, 2022

Elon Musk Says Starlink Satellite Internet is Now Active Over Ukraine After Plea from Vice Prime Minister

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet, satellites

The tech billionaire activated broadband satellite service to help Ukrainian citizens remain connected despite the unprovoked Russian invasion.

Feb 26, 2022

Ukraine appeals to Elon Musk for Starlink satellites to maintain Internet

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet, satellites

Vice Prime Minister Fedorov reached out to Elon Musk for Starlink internet service in a last-ditch effort to restore internet access. As Russian forces approach Kyiv, Ukraine has been suffering internet problems.

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation contacted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk about the company’s Starlink satellite broadband service.

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