Starlink Program in the Russo-Ukrainian War
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22480/revunifa.2022.35.500Keywords:
Military Aerospace Power, Outer Space, Russo-Ukrainian War, StarlinkAbstract
The strategic use of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation in the Ukrainian War provided comparative gains to Ukrainian troops that hampered Russian troops’ actions and drew China’s attention, who stated that the system is a potential threat to their national sovereignty. Thus, the objective of this text is to analyze the impacts of the Starlink Program in the conflicts of the RussoUkrainian War of 2022.
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