satellite communication

China launches first Diting-01 satellites for radio tracking network

China has successfully placed the first three Diting-01 satellites into orbit as part of a planned commercial radio-tracking constellation of 60 spacecraft designed to locate sources of electromagnetic emissions, Interesting Engineering reported on Sept. 23.

24 September, 07:43 PM

Presidential adviser warns Russia could steer Shahed drones and missiles via satellite

Russia could gain the ability to control Shahed-type drones and missiles online by means of satellites, Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, the president's adviser on technology issues, warned in a post on Telegram on Sept. 20.

20 September, 06:19 PM

Russia's Starlink satellite rival fails to reach orbit again

A second batch of Russian Rassvet satellites — which Russia has claimed are equivalent to Starlink — failed to reach the altitude needed for operation in space, according to the latest report from the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War released on Aug. 31.

1 September, 05:13 PM

Russia needs 12–15 Soyuz launches to build its Starlink alternative

Russia will need between 12 and 15 successful launches of its Soyuz-2.1b rocket to assemble a minimum viable Rassvet satellite constellation, Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said on Aug. 17.

18 August, 02:51 AM

Ukraine faces race against the clock as technology edge fades – expert

Russian countermeasures are making Starlink increasingly less effective on the battlefield, serviceman, co-founder of the Center for Aerial Reconnaissance Support, and former lawmaker from the eighth Verkhovna Rada convocation, Ihor Lutsenko, told Radio NV on Aug. 11, suggesting what Ukraine should do in response, and where the country must place its primary bets in the war.

12 August, 04:12 PM

Moscow grows its Starlink-like satellite constellation

Bureau 1440, a Russian aerospace company, said it has launched a second batch of Rassvet communication satellites, which are meant to serve as a replacement for SpaceX’s Starlink service.

20 July, 09:33 PM

Ukraine unveils armored Bandura UGV with EW-resistant communications

Ukrainian company BlueBird Tech has presented an updated version of its Bandura unmanned ground vehicle, featuring armor protection and Starlink connectivity designed to maintain communications under heavy electronic warfare conditions, according to a June 8 press release.

8 June, 06:00 PM

Russia recruits Ukrainians to bypass Starlink restrictions, SBU warns

Russian agents are looking for Ukrainians to register Starlink satellite internet terminals to resume their use on the frontlines, Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Feb. 12.

12 February, 09:51 PM

Moscow rushes to replace Starlink with substitutes

Russia is urgently supplying various satellite internet terminals to the front, hoping to replace Starlink after Kyiv and SpaceX found a way to prevent Russian troops from using the service, Serhii Beskrestnov, an advisor to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, said in a Telegram post on Feb. 9.

10 February, 03:23 AM

Denmark to aid Ukraine with satellite communications

Denmark will provide the Ukrainian military with satellite communication services through the European Defense Agency (EDA), Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced on July 14.

14 July 2025, 11:26 PM

Germany quietly funds Ukraine’s access to Starlink substitute — report

The German government is financing Ukraine's access to a satellite internet service operated by the French company Eutelsat, which serves as an alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink, Reuters reported on April 4.

4 April 2025, 09:46 PM

Elon Musk pledges continued Starlink service for Ukraine

SpaceX CEO and head of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk pledged on March 9 that he would never cut off Starlink terminals for Ukraine.

10 March 2025, 12:05 PM

Musk cutting Ukraine off from Starlink would spark ‘international crisis,’ Poland warns

If U.S. oligarch Elon Musk decides to disconnect Ukraine from his Starlink satellite internet service, it would trigger a “major international crisis,” Polish Deputy PM Krzysztof Gawkowski said on March 5.

5 March 2025, 10:16 PM

Zelenskyy: No signs Starlink will be cut, but Ukraine preparing for risk

Ukraine has received no threats about the possible shutdown of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet system in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the Feb. 23 press conference, commenting on recent media reports.

24 February 2025, 11:25 AM

Center for Countering Disinformation responds to question on whether the US could disable Starlink

Ukraine has alternatives to Starlink for satellite communication used by its Defense Forces, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the NSDC Center for Countering Disinformation, said on Feb. 22.

22 February 2025, 01:38 PM

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