Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, was unconcerned about the chance that Russia would destroy the Starlink satellite system that he had deployed to Ukraine to aid in the fight against Russian invaders. Despite recent cyber-attacks.
According to The Sun, Axel Springer's Mathias Döpfner asked Musk in a Business Insider interview if Starlink would be jeopardized if the Chinese and Russians began targeting satellites.
The millionaire recently donated a truckload of dishes to the war-torn nation, which has had Russian soldiers disrupt its connections.
After receiving a frantic request from Ukraine's deputy prime minister, Musk volunteered to help.
SpaceX Starlink, according to Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's Minister for Digital, has played a critical role in keeping emergency services linked and saving lives.
However, with certain places facing power outages, he cautioned that the country now requires generators to keep the lights turned on.
Musk reacted by stating that the software has been upgraded to lower peak power use, allowing Starlink to be powered by a car cigarette lighter.
He's also enabled mobile roaming, allowing moving cars to stay connected.
OPSHOT - Elon Musk pauses and looks down as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk delivered an eagerly-awaited update on SpaceX's Starship, a prototype rocket the company is developing for crewed interplanetary exploration.
Elon Musk Might Never Take Down SpaceX Starlink Internet
Musk said that Russia's anti-satellite protest in November was an attempt by Moscow to convey a message ahead of the invasion of Ukraine.
He said there are now too many Starlink satellites in the sky, and SpaceX's launch rate is too quick for Russia's military machine.
However, he cautioned that deleting Starlink, a network of around 2,000 low-earth-orbit satellites, would be challenging.
"If you attempt to take out Starlink, this is not easy because there are 2,000 satellites," Musk said in a Business Insider report. "That means a lot of anti-satellite missiles."
The SpaceX CEO believes they won't have to put this to the test. Still, he thinks they can launch satellites quicker than anti-satellite missiles.
The Starlink system connects user terminals on the ground to deliver high-speed broadband internet. According to internet watchdog NetBlocks, Ukraine witnessed brief interruptions when Russian soldiers attacked from the north, south, and east.
In response to a petition by Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Musk gave Starlink stations to the Ukrainians.
Musk Confirms Russian Cyberattacks
Elon Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla, revealed on Saturday that his satellite-based internet service, Starlink, had defied all Russian cyberattacks. Geo.tv said cyber researchers have alerted SpaceX's Starlink satellites about Russian cyber assaults.
SpaceX reprioritized to cyber defense & overcoming signal jamming.
Will cause slight delays in Starship & Starlink V2.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2022
Elon Musk gave the internet system to Ukrainians during the conflict. Many people downloaded Starlink to keep connected during the crisis.
Low-orbit satellites allowed war-torn people to diversify their connections, making it impossible for Russia to impose network restrictions.
Starlink, at least so far, has resisted all hacking & jamming attempts
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 25, 2022
Hans Horan, a cyber analyst with intelligence company Sibylline, believes it's prudent to assume Russian hackers are continuously exploring networks.
Musk has previously replied to similar concerns on Twitter, stating that security had been reprioritized.
In a recent tweet in response to Slashdot, the billionaire reaffirmed that Starlink has been able to combat cyberattacks up to this point.
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