Ukraine resumes Starshield military satellite service after outage

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Work on the Starshield military satellite service for Ukraine's Armed Forces has resumed, according to reports from Ukraine's Ministry of Defense published on Thursday, October 15. The ministry confirmed that Starshield is operating in the field again, citing unit reports, and said it is working with partners to determine the causes of the previous restrictions. The overnight limitations had hampered drone operations and logistics. Starshield is SpaceX's military and intelligence service, based on Starlink technology but designed for US government and Pentagon needs. The disruption occurred amid tensions between Kyiv and Washington, with Ukraine also reporting a lack of US ballistic missile data.


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