Since February 24, 2022, when Russian President Putin announced the official implementation of a special military operation against Ukraine, multiple high-ranking officials of the Ukrainian government have repeatedly called on various Western countries to seek help through various channels. Today we will talk about Musk's "Starlink" that has positively helped them.

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mikhailo Fedorov named SpaceX founder Elon Musk on social media, hoping that he could use Starlink to help solve the internet disconnection problem in some parts of Ukraine. He said: When you try to colonize Mars, Russia is trying to occupy Ukraine! When yourocketWhen successfully returning from space and landing, Russian rockets were attacking Ukrainian civilians! We request that you provide Starlink ground stations for Ukraine.

Musk quickly responded positively to this: in Ukraine, Starlink has been activated and more user terminals are on the way.

In fact, a large number of such terminal receiving devices were transported into Ukraine by land. Believe it or not, when you see this, you will think: isn't Starlink a civilian technology? Why can we 'join the war'? Firstly, we need to understand what Starlink is.

Starlink "is a global low orbit satellite network proposed by SpaceX to serve ground and low altitude communication. Musk's ultimate goal is to make this' big WiFi 'cover the world, allowing anyone to enjoy convenient internet services in every corner of the globe. Simply put, he plans to launch 42000 unitssatelliteForming a massive network, currently over 2100 have been implemented, and these over 2100 are actually playing their rightful role in communication.

Aerospace technology can be applied for both civilian and military purposes. Looking at the Russia Ukraine conflict, from a civilian perspective, it has made a certain contribution to the restoration of local civilian communication facilities. These Starlink terminals are particularly compact and portable, including antennas (luggage size), which makes them suitable for military use as mobile terminals. From a military perspective, Ukraine can connect drones, including civilian drones, through it. In this way, after these civilian drones gather intelligence from the Russian military, they can be sent to the air for further communicationCombat aircraftEven unmanned aerial vehicles can launch strikes against Russian ground targets. To sum up, we can see that the Star Chain has been involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict that is still endless.