There is help in the form of satellite internet on the way.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Fedorov he asked on Saturday afternoon, SpaceX boss Elona Muska will provide Internet connectivity through his satellite service Starlink. He addressed the message to him
“Elon Musk, while you are trying to colonize Mars, Russia is trying to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets are successfully landing from space, Russian rockets are attacking Ukrainian civilians, “he wrote on Twitter, which the head of SpaceX has long used.
Musk on public call responded after ten hours: “Starlink is now active in Ukraine. More terminals are on the way. ”
Reliable and independent
Ensuring reliable communication is crucial at similar times. Both for the military and for the civilian population, who can stay in touch with their loved ones, as well as maintain access to important information about current events.
Starlink currently consists of more than 1,500 active low-orbit satellites. It provides a quality, stable, but especially independent internet connection.
The service can operate even without a ground infrastructure in the immediate vicinity of the user. The ground stations that complement the satellite constellation do not have to be located directly in the country where the user is located.
To start the service, all you need to do is provide a power supply for the hardware, which consists of (smaller dish), Wi-Fi router and power supply. You don’t even need a computer to set up Starlink, a smartphone is enough.
Ukraine is not the first to be assisted by SpaceX in an emergency. Starlink has been in distress in several parts of the world, most recently in the Tonga archipelago hit by the devastating eruption of an underwater volcano.
Recall that only in February there were reports that own a satellite a constellation in the manner of Starlink is also being prepared by the European Union. It is also intended to serve the security forces, and a similar military conflict would be exactly the situation in which this technology would find an important application.
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