This network is necessary to ensure communication in the country, the head of SpaceX addedNEW YORK, February 13.
/tass/. The Starlink satellite communication network is necessary to ensure communication in Ukraine, it should not be used for escalation, which could lead to a third World War. He made this statement on Monday Elon Musk, the head of SpaceX, which owns satellite communications.
"Starlink is the communication foundation of Ukraine, especially on the front line, where almost all other opportunities to connect to the Internet have been destroyed. But we will not allow the escalation of the conflict, which could lead to a third world war, " Musk wrote on Twitter.
Last week, SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell announced that the company had restricted the access of military drones in Ukraine to the Starlink network, since the latter, according to her, "was not developed to become a weapon."
The Starlink network is designed to provide Internet access by deploying a large number of devices weighing 260 kg. According to SpaceX, it will be able to provide broadband Internet access at a speed of 1 Gbit per second, which corresponds to the 5G standard. Since May 2019, SpaceX has launched more than 3.2 thousand Starlink satellites into orbit.
