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WSJ says Musk personally ordered Ukraine Starshield cap
Elon Musk personally ordered SpaceX to cut back the military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine relies on, according to an exclusive report in The Wall Street Journal News Corp. The report said the move alarmed Kyiv and caused confusion inside…
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Zelenskyy accuses Trump of pushing Ukraine to capitulate
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of trying to pressure Kyiv into surrendering to Russia, Bloomberg reported on October 18 after interviewing him in Kyiv. In the same interview, he offered to accept Trump's demand that Ukraine stop hitting…
Musk asked Trump to slow Ukraine’s Starlink, Telegraph says
Elon Musk went to President Donald Trump with the idea of capping speeds on the satellite service Ukraine's military relies on, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing four sources familiar with the discussions. One source said Trump "agreed," which cleared…
Eutelsat soars after Ukraine reports Starlink speed cap
Shares in French satellite operator Eutelsat soared on Wednesday, October 14, after Ukraine said SpaceX had restricted Starlink's military-grade service. Investors bet that European providers could gain from the growing strain between Washington and Kyiv, Reuters reported. Analysts and officials…
Musk says U.S. military sets Ukraine’s Starshield speed cap
Ukrainian officials say a speed cap that SpaceX placed overnight on its military Starshield satellite service, without any warning, has cut off drones in flight and forced units to cancel missions. Elon Musk said on Wednesday, October 14, that the…
Zelenskyy says he feels betrayed by Trump over Russia deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that he feels betrayed by U.S. President Donald Trump. In an interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored, recorded during a visit to London, he said Ukraine is "losing a strong partner" after Trump agreed…
Ukraine says SpaceX Starlink limits disrupt drone missions
SpaceX limited some Starlink services in Ukraine overnight into Wednesday, Oct. 14, cutting connections on military terminals moving faster than 100 mph (160 km/h) and disrupting combat missions, according to Serhiy Beskrestnov, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukrainian officials…
Zelenskyy accuses US of inaction after strikes kill 78
On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the United States of being unwilling to help his country. He spoke after Russian strikes killed 78 people and wounded 215 across Ukraine in two days, including a glide-bomb attack on two buses…
India rejects Musk’s claim oligarchs are blocking Starlink
Elon Musk said on Wednesday that "certain oligarchs" are keeping Starlink out of India. On Thursday, India's government rejected the charge, saying SpaceX's satellite internet service is being treated the same as its two licensed rivals.
Musk says Starship will attempt first orbital flight Sept. 28
SpaceX is preparing to send its Starship rocket into orbit for the first time, with the 14th test flight of the vehicle now targeted for Monday, September 28, from the company's Starbase facility in southern Texas. Elon Musk confirmed on…
Starlink and KDDI partner on 5G service from space
SpaceX announced on Wednesday that its next-generation Starlink Mobile service will deliver 5G-grade connectivity directly to unmodified smartphones, partnering with Japanese carrier au (KDDI ) as the first operator to sign on for the upgraded V2 satellite platform. The company…
Europe’s top carriers weigh joint satellite bid to rival Starlink
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone, and Telefonica are in early talks to form a consortium that would jointly bid for satellite spectrum and offer direct-to-mobile services across Europe, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
Ukraine asks Musk to allow Starlink strikes deep into Russia
Ukraine is seeking Elon Musk's permission to use Starlink-equipped drones to strike Russian ballistic missile launchers up to 200 kilometers inside Russian territory, the Financial Times reported on August 21, citing officials familiar with the matter. The request reflects Kyiv's…
China launches satellites days after rare rocket failure
China sent a new batch of internet satellites into orbit on Sunday from its commercial spacecraft launch site in Hainan province, continuing the rapid expansion of its satellite constellation just six days after a separate rocket failure rattled the country's…
Airtel launches Africa’s first Starlink mobile service in DRC
Airtel Africa has commercially launched Starlink's satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, making it the first telecom operator on the continent to deploy the technology. The service, which went live on August 14, allows customers with compatible…
Musk refuses to let Ukraine use Starlink for strikes inside Russia
Elon Musk has declined to allow Ukraine to use the Starlink satellite network for guiding strikes against Russian ballistic missile launchers deep inside Russia, according to reporting by The Atlantic and confirmed by Ukrainian officials. The refusal leaves Kyiv without…
SpaceX posts $7.8B in Q2 revenue in first report since IPO
SpaceX reported second-quarter revenue of $7.8 billion on Tuesday evening, a 92% year-over-year increase that exceeded Wall Street's consensus estimate by nearly $1 billion in the company's first earnings release as a publicly traded company.
Musk says Russia got Starlink via smuggling, not sales
Elon Musk has detailed how Russian military forces acquired Starlink satellite internet terminals, saying they were smuggled from Ukraine rather than sold directly by his company. In the same interview, the SpaceX CEO called for a "pragmatic" peace deal, describing…
SpaceX launches Starship on 13th test flight after delays
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its 13th test flight from the company's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on Friday, July 24, after a series of delays that included an engine abort and weather scrubs over the past week.…
SpaceX targets Starship Flight 13 launch today after July abort
SpaceX is preparing to launch the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket today, Thursday, July 23, with a 90-minute window opening at 6:45 p.m. EDT from Starbase, Texas. The attempt comes after a July 16 abort when engines on…
SpaceX’s Starship to carry satellites for first time on Thursday’s Flight 13
SpaceX is set to launch its 13th Starship test flight on Thursday, July 16, carrying operational payloads for the first time, while a newly announced deal with Japanese lunar company ispace signals growing commercial demand for the rocket's Moon-landing capabilities.
Musk says Starlink now delivers 10 Gbps speeds worldwide
Elon Musk declared on Thursday that SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service can now provide reliable 10-gigabit-per-second symmetric upload and download connectivity anywhere on Earth, a claim that marks a dramatic leap for satellite-based broadband but arrives alongside growing scientific alarm…
SpaceX seeks FCC approval for 100,000 Starlink satellites
SpaceX has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking authorization to deploy a third-generation Starlink constellation of 100,000 satellites, a proposal that would represent a tenfold increase over its current fleet and the company's most ambitious regulatory bid…
Bennett says Israel smuggled Starlink into Iran
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett publicly acknowledged on Tuesday that Israel covertly smuggled tens of thousands of Starlink satellite internet receivers into Iran during his tenure to help anti-government protesters maintain communications during state-imposed internet blackouts.
Musk says orbital AI data centers need no ‘magic’ ahead of SpaceX IPO
SpaceX released a roughly 31-minute video on Monday in which CEO Elon Musk and engineer Ian Dahl laid out plans for AI satellites designed to function as computing nodes in orbit, positioning the concept as central to the company's future…