Musk Makes Good On His Promise To Deliver Starlink Terminals For Ukraine Service
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to wage on. Ukraine has a wide variety of needs during this time and one of those is the ability to retain access to secure forms of communication. Several Ukrainian public officials have turned to social media for help, including the aid of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Musk promised to send Starlink terminals to Ukraine and has fulfilled his pledge. It was recently confirmed that Starlink terminals have been delivered to Ukraine and more are on their way.
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister, reached out to Musk via social media on February 26th. He asked for SpaceX to “provide Ukraine with Starlink stations.” Musk tweeted back later that day that Starlink service was now active in the Ukraine. He further remarked that more terminals would arrive soon.
SpaceX understandably did not divulge how it managed to get the terminals into Ukraine. Musk commented, “I wish I could say more. But, yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Strange that SpaceX can do this.” SpaceX has not provided further comment.
Starlink’s purpose is to provide “high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across the globe.” It particularly focuses on rural, isolated areas. SpaceX most recently supplied free Starlink terminals to communities in Tonga, which have lately been impacted by a volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami. The deployment of Starlink terminals is especially important as Russia continues to attempt to cut off Ukrainian access to the Internet.
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Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister, reached out to Musk via social media on February 26th. He asked for SpaceX to “provide Ukraine with Starlink stations.” Musk tweeted back later that day that Starlink service was now active in the Ukraine. He further remarked that more terminals would arrive soon.
Starlink — here. Thanks, @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/dZbaYqWYCf
— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) February 28, 2022
SpaceX understandably did not divulge how it managed to get the terminals into Ukraine. Musk commented, “I wish I could say more. But, yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Strange that SpaceX can do this.” SpaceX has not provided further comment.
Starlink’s purpose is to provide “high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across the globe.” It particularly focuses on rural, isolated areas. SpaceX most recently supplied free Starlink terminals to communities in Tonga, which have lately been impacted by a volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami. The deployment of Starlink terminals is especially important as Russia continues to attempt to cut off Ukrainian access to the Internet.
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