UkraineRussia’s Deputy Prime Minister shares his gratitude to the billionaire Elon Muskwhich activated Starlink satellites for the war-torn country after its Internet service was disrupted by ruthless Russian invaders.
Musk, the world’s richest man, responded on Saturday to requests from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mihailo Fedorov, who begged him to help the struggling nation with internet access.
After Tesla and SpaceX the founder came, Fedorov tweeted: “Starlink here – thank you, @elonmusk” along with a photo of a truck full of equipment.
Musk immediately responded, tweeting, “It’s a pleasure.”
Eastern European news station Nexta reported that the satellites now provide services at 100 Mbps, which is enough bandwidth for streaming movies, playing games and working from home.
On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov thanked Elon Musk for supplying the country with Starlink satellites
Deputy Vice President of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov
Although Fedorov was among the more prominent figures to acknowledge Musk’s help, everyday Ukrainians also turned to Twitter to express their gratitude.
“Good luck! SpaceX Starlink operates in Kyiv, Ukraine, “tweeted Kyiv-based engineer Oleg Kutkov. “The Dishy was placed right in front of my window, even without adjustments. Thanks, @SpaceX team, for your support, ‘
Kutkov tweeted that the Internet had reached a speed of 200 Mbps at one point.
As Internet services have become stained after days of rocket attacks from Russia, Ukrainian authorities have looked for ways to ensure that locals stay connected.
It has been five days since Putin ordered Russian troops to enter Ukraine, which has reported 352 civilian deaths since the invasion began, including 14 children.
Russia has been trying for days to take Kyiv, but has faced fierce resistance from brave Ukrainian soldiers and civilians who have used Molotov weapons and cocktails to defend their capital.
A refugee stands by fire after crossing the Ukrainian-Polish border on February 28, 2022, while Russia carries out the fifth consecutive day of unprovoked attacks on Ukraine
A woman is pictured in front of a damaged building in Donetsk, Ukraine on February 28, 2022.
They saw this as a way to combat Russian propaganda and share atrocities committed by Vladimir Putin’s troops.
Fedorov asked for help last Saturday, tweeting: “@elonmusk, while trying to colonize Mars – Russia is trying to occupy Ukraine! While your missiles successfully land from space – Russian missiles attack Ukrainian citizens! Please provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and ask sensible Russians to stay.
Within 11 hours, Musk announced that Starlink – a space system that SpaceX has been building for years to provide Internet access in underserved areas of the world – is operating and operating in Ukraine.
Musk’s response to Fedorov’s request was swift; Starlink stations started operating within 11 hours
The technology visionary, who founded Tesla and SpaceX, told the Ukrainian employee that he was happy to help
SpaceX Starlink works by creating a network in orbit to which users in the range of these satellites can connect using a dedicated dish and terminal
STARLINK: SPACEX SATELLITE INTERNET
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched nearly 2,000 of its Starlink space satellites.
They form a constellation designed to provide low-cost low-bandwidth Internet service.
Its purpose is to broadcast superfast internet in your home from space.
There are approximately 145,000 user users worldwide and this is before it became available worldwide.
SpaceX says placing a “constellation” of satellites in low Earth orbit will provide high-speed, cable-like Internet access around the world.
The company has previously submitted plans to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch 4,425 satellites into orbit above Earth, and there may be 42,000.
“Once fully deployed, the SpaceX system will pass through almost all parts of the earth’s surface and will therefore generally have the ability to provide ubiquitous global service,” the company said.
“Every point on the earth’s surface will see a SpaceX satellite at any time.”
While Ukraine continues to provide air strikes and ground attacks by Russian coercive forces, the district is also under cyber attack.
The website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the Cabinet of Ministers and the Parliament appeared offline for several hours last Wednesday after the cyber attack, which affected some of the banks in the country.
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has nearly 2,000 Starlink satellites orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 340 miles.
Earlier this month, Musk’s satellite company launched a free high-speed Internet service to connect remote villages in Tonga that were cut off after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami in January.
Satellites allow the rapid transmission of large amounts of information to anywhere on Earth without the need for optical cables.
“In 2022, modern technology is one of the best answers to tanks, missiles and missiles. I appealed to the biggest technology giants to support sanctions against the Russian Federation. We asked them to help us stop this outrageous aggression against our people! ‘ Fedorov wrote in another Twitter post on Saturday.
As of February 26, a total of 2,142 Starlink satellites were launched by the first pair in February 2018, although many of them failed or were decommissioned in space.
SpaceX has even bigger plans for its Starlink project and has already requested permission for a second-generation mega-constellation of 30,000 satellites.
Musk, 50, also offered to come to the rescue on Sunday after Putin’s space chief Dmitry Rogozin warned on Twitter that Russian technology was needed to keep the International Space Station in orbit and prevent it from crashing in the United States. Europe.
“If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from uncontrolled orbit and fall into the United States and Europe?” Rogozin tweeted last Friday.
Musk said his company SpaceX would save the ISS if necessary.