The American billionaire fears Russia may “kill” Starlink on the Ukrainian front.
Russia has the ability to destroy the only Starlink node serving the Ukrainian front. Elon Musk, the creator of SpaceX, made this claim on Saturday, October 15 on his Twitter account.
Frontline communications and global communications are very different from one another. The only remaining communications system at the front is Starlink; all others have been destroyed.
Big difference between peace comms vs warfront comms. Starlink is only comms system still working at warfront – others all dead.
he said.
Russia is making serious efforts to “kill” Starlink. SpaceX has invested a significant amount of money in defense. But even in this scenario, Starlink can still die, he said.
He claims that the cost of Starlink satellite communication in Ukraine is $20 million per month for the business.
In addition to terminals, we have to create, launch, maintain & replenish satellites & ground stations & pay telcos for access to Internet via gateways.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 14, 2022
We’ve also had to defend against cyberattacks & jamming, which are getting harder.
Burn is approaching ~$20M/month.
Burn is approaching ~$20M/month.
Russia is actively trying to kill Starlink. To safeguard, SpaceX has diverted massive resources towards defense. Even so, Starlink may still die.
Big difference between peace comms vs warfront comms.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 15, 2022
Starlink is only comms system still working at warfront – others all dead.
Russia is actively trying to kill Starlink. To safeguard, SpaceX has diverted massive resources towards defense.
Even so, Starlink may still die.
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