The US Department of Defense signed a contract with SpaceX for the supply of satellite Internet terminals
What is known
Satellite communications are vitalan important level in the general communication network of Ukraine. The Pentagon continues to work with international partners to provide Ukraine with satellites and communications capabilities.
The Starlink constellation in orbit already hasmore than 4000 spacecraft of the first and second generations. In the future, the number will increase by almost an order of magnitude. SpaceX has been providing satellite internet services to Ukraine almost since the first days of the large-scale invasion.
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Elon Musk said last year thatSpaceX can't fund Starlink's work all the time. it costs $20 million a month. Later, the billionaire said that the company would still pay for satellite Internet services, no matter what.
At the moment, neither SpaceX nor the MinistryThe US Defense Department did not disclose either the amount of the deal or the number of Starlink terminals that will be transferred to the Ukrainian side. But we know that the contract will be funded by the US Congress under the USAI initiative.