SpaceX once again tightens Starlink restrictions on Ukrainian army — ex-adviser

World October 14, 12:05

Sergey Sternenko said that disruptions now begin at speeds of 60-70 km/h

MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. SpaceX has imposed even tighter speed restrictions on Starlink terminals used by the Ukrainian army, Sergey Sternenko, a former adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister, said.

"Our service members report that restrictions on the use of Starlink satellite communication terminals by our operators have been tightened. Disruptions now begin at speeds of 60-70 km/h," he wrote on Telegram.

Sergey Beskrestnov, Vladimir Zelensky’s external adviser and expert in communications and unmanned systems, said earlier on Wednesday that SpaceX had restricted the speed of Starlink terminals used by the Ukrainian army, with disruptions occurring at speeds above 160 km/h. According to Beskrestnov, the move disrupted a number of missions.

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