Satellites

NASA’s Swift satellite telescope heads for fiery re-entry 22 years after launch

In July, NASA and Arizona-based startup Katalyst launched a specially built rescue vehicle called Link on a mission to rendezvous with the Swift satellite.

US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East: Sources

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said in a social media post earlier this week that Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 21, 2026

Ukrainian servicemen in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.

Russian satellite dangerously nears European spacecraft supporting Ukraine’s military

Space experts say close approaches by a satellite can be used to inspect, monitor or interfere with other satellites.

Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say

Ukrainian soldiers setting up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, Ukraine on April 10, 2025.

Musk calls on Ukraine’s Zelensky to ‘go’ after satellite slowdown row

Elon Musk said any disruption to Ukraine’s use of the Starshield systems was the fault of the US government.

Can Europe step in as Ukraine struggles with Starlink and US satellite data?

Ukrainian officials said on Oct 14 the functioning of Starlink’s military-grade service Starshield had been interrupted when terminals were moving at high speed.

As Ukraine struggles with Starlink and US satellite data, Europe has no quick fix

Ukraine says SpaceX hampers drones for attack and defence, as US ties fray

A Ukrainian serviceman prepares a Starlink satellite internet systems at his positions at a front line near the town of Avdiivka, in Donetsk region, Ukraine.

Ukraine says SpaceX limits Starlink operations, disrupting military

The limitations significantly complicate logistics and some drone operations.

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