Mittal says countries need their own satellite networks instead of relying on Starlink
Per Eutelsat chair Sunil Mittal: countries can't rely on another nation for satellite connectivity, so need their own networks.
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Ukraine's Starshield contract with the US set to expire in 2027
A Ukrainian diplomat says Kyiv's Starshield deal with Washington expires by mid-2027 and talks on a replacement are just starting.
Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
The Pentagon's inspector general declines a bipartisan Senate request to investigate the Starlink/Starshield disruptions, saying the matter is for the Air Fo...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Putin says he and Musk are in "close contact" so Rassvet and Starlink don't interfere in orbit, while Fire Point's CEO says Ukraine has found workarounds cov...
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Update: Lithuania foils arson attack on Starlink equipment facility
Lithuanian prosecutors named the two suspects held in Germany, a Turkish-German and a Serbian-German man in their twenties, on terrorism charges carrying up...
original 2026-10-18
Update: Zelenskyy says he has repeatedly asked Trump to sanction Russia and China's Starlink rival
Putin said at the Russia-Africa Summit he remains in "close contact" with Musk on satellite coordination, as Russia's digital minister put Rassvet's on-orbit...
original 2026-09-30
Update: Poland says fire at Exatel-Starlink ground station was likely sabotage
Turkish police detained 85 people in raids on the Daltonlar criminal network linked to the Poland sabotage suspects, though Turkey's own statement does not t...
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Update: Zelenskyy says he has repeatedly asked Trump to sanction Russia and China's Starlink rival
Ukraine's HUR intelligence agency named 49 companies behind Rassvet's supply chain and said 23, including Roscosmos, remain unsanctioned.
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
CBS News photographs show Starlink connectivity at a Ukrainian air-defense site had dropped to 0.1 Mbps on Oct. 19, the day a Russian drone strike on a Khark...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Zelensky says Starlink/Starshield speeds are fully restored and faults the US government; Ukrainian adviser Sternenko directly disputes Musk's claim Ukraine...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Ukraine's defense ministry says Starlink/Starshield speeds now exceed 400 km/h again, crediting direct talks with Washington; separately, Reuters reports the...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Musk acknowledges for the first time that SpaceX, not just the US government, was behind the restriction, saying Ukraine's military "violated Starlink terms...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Trump says Musk "put it back," but a Ukrainian official tells Kyiv Independent the 161 km/h cap is unchanged and "nothing has changed anywhere."
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reports Musk ordered (not just proposed) the Starshield slowdown, and that he and Trump discussed it in two sep...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Secretary of State Rubio denies the White House ordered the Starlink slowdown and says Ukraine's separate request for Starshield access to strike inside Russ...
original 2026-10-14
Ukraine official warns Rassvet network could enable real-time strike control
Presidential tech adviser Serhii Beskrestnov says Russia's Rassvet satellites could give real-time strike guidance within six months.
Lithuania foils arson attack on Starlink equipment facility
Lithuania foiled an overnight arson attempt on a Starlink equipment facility, the third such sabotage bid in Europe since September.
Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Zelensky says the 161 km/h Starlink speed cap applies only in Ukraine, citing an EU test of the same terminals as proof the restriction is a deliberate "plan...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Reuters reports the restriction order came from inside the White House, tied to pressure on Kyiv over Russian refinery strikes, as eight senators ask the Pen...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Zelensky says at a Brussels press conference that Starlink speeds have risen but not fully returned, and that the restriction is still blocking some drone in...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
The Telegraph reports Musk proposed the Starshield speed cap to Trump, who agreed, contradicting both men's public denials, as Trump himself says neither he...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
The bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus and Rep.
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Ukraine says Starshield access has resumed though it is unclear if the speed cap is fully lifted, Kyiv pushes for a higher 450 km/h limit, and Zelensky tells...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Musk draws a public line between Starlink's civilian-only policy and government-controlled Starshield, Sen.
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
A senior US administration official told Axios the White House had no role in the restriction, and UK Defence Secretary Streeting said he and US counterpart...
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SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Ukraine's defense ministry says Starlink/Starshield speeds exceed 400 km/h again after a week of throttling, crediting direct US talks.
European Commission moves to bring Ukraine onto GOVSATCOM amid Starlink dispute
The Commission says Ukraine-GOVSATCOM talks are underway, with commercial capacity to bridge the gap until IRIS2 arrives in 2029.
Update: Poland says fire at Exatel-Starlink ground station was likely sabotage
Poland says German police detained two Turkish nationals at its request over the arson, and its special services minister said there is "no doubt" Russian in...
original 2026-09-24
Update: Poland says fire at Exatel-Starlink ground station was likely sabotage
Germany has detained two more suspects, bringing the total to four, per RMF FM reporting cited by the Moscow Times.
original 2026-09-24
German space commander warns Russian satellites could threaten Starlink
Per Reuters: Maj. Gen. Michael Traut says Russia's shadowing of ICEYE's satellite shows tactics that could hit Starlink.
Bulgaria charges two Germans over Starlink antenna arson, seeks EU warrants
Two German teenagers are accused of torching Starlink antennas at a Bulgarian teleport near Sofia on Oct. 9.
Update: Zelenskyy says he has repeatedly asked Trump to sanction Russia and China's Starlink rival
Medvedev warns on Telegram that blocking Russia's Rassvet satellites over Ukraine's sanctions push could trigger "full-scale space warfare," threatening Star...
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Update: Zelenskyy says he has repeatedly asked Trump to sanction Russia and China's Starlink rival
Zelenskyy tells the Financial Times he has personally and repeatedly asked Trump to sanction Rassvet's backers, newly naming China as a collaborator alongsid...
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Zelenskyy says he has repeatedly asked Trump to sanction Russia and China's Starlink rival
Zelenskyy told the FT he has repeatedly pressed Trump to sanction the Russian and Chinese firms behind Russia's Rassvet satellite network.
Kremlin warns Starlink use for deep strikes into Russia would be 'dangerous'
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that letting Ukraine use Starlink to strike deep inside Russia would be a 'dangerous' step.
Russia strikes Kyiv data center it says supported Starlink for Ukraine's military
Russia's defense ministry says it hit a Kyiv data center that relayed Starlink connectivity for Ukrainian forces.
Update: Poland says fire at Exatel-Starlink ground station was likely sabotage
Investigators later found a bottle of flammable liquid near the burned distribution cabinet, a discovery that may indicate a homemade incendiary device, per...
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Poland says fire at Exatel-Starlink ground station was likely sabotage
Poland says fire at Exatel-Starlink ground station was likely sabotage
Finland's Stubb urges Musk to loosen Starlink limits over Russia
Per Aviation Week: Finland's Stubb urged Musk at the Paris summit to loosen Starlink limits for Ukraine against Russia.
SpaceX and Blue Origin skip Paris summit amid White House pressure
SpaceX and Blue Origin skipped the Paris space summit after the White House urged US firms to stay away, per Fortune.
Ukraine awards Musk Order of Freedom, presses for wider Starlink access
Zelensky awarded Elon Musk Ukraine's Order of Freedom for Starlink's role while pressing him to allow wider use over Russia.
Update: Ukraine's Flamingo missiles hit Russia's Soyuz rocket plant in Samara
Ukraine's General Staff said on August 19 that the strike hit a production workshop assembling engines for Soyuz-type launch vehicles, causing a fire coverin...
original 2026-08-15
Ukraine's Flamingo missiles hit Russia's Soyuz rocket plant in Samara
Ukraine's Flamingo missiles hit Russia's Soyuz rocket plant in Samara.
EU sanctions Roscosmos radar-satellite unit's director over Ukraine war
The EU sanctioned NII TP's director general and other Russian defense-industry executives for supporting the war in Ukraine.
ESPI warns Europe is falling behind China on orbital data centers
Per ESPI: Chinese orbital-computing ventures are moving to deployment while Europe still weighs the concept.
EU orders 24-hour delay on Copernicus satellite imagery over Gulf of Oman
The EU Council ordered a 24-hour delay releasing Sentinel imagery of part of the Gulf of Oman after a US security request.
Update: Eight NATO allies launch HALO military satellite constellation initiative
Lead upgraded to NATO's own 7 July announcement after Florian approved a NATO registry institution profile (2026-07-12), which makes nato.int a first-party d...
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Update: Eight NATO allies launch HALO military satellite constellation initiative
Payload's July 10 follow-up reports commercial suppliers behind several national programs feeding into HALO: ICEYE is providing SAR satellites to Finland and...
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Vivienne Machi says NATO's HALO takes the SDA constellation blueprint alliance-wide
Per Aviation Week's Vivienne Machi: NATO signaled the SDA concept "may be evolving into a blueprint for organizing allied space."
Eight NATO allies launch HALO military satellite constellation initiative
Eight NATO members will network their sovereign military satellites into a shared hybrid constellation.