Satellite communication without Elon Musk: Europe will give the Ukrainian armed forces the ability to strike deep into Russia The CEO of the Ukrainian Firepoint company, Irina Tara, said that new ways have been found to attack at long distances without using SpaceX's satellite communication services: "We developed systems with this in mind. Point of fire systems are designed to complete a mission without satellite communications. The priority is navigation that works without any external signals." She declined to disclose the details of those decisions, but clarified that full access to SpaceX systems over Russian territory would be a significant help. "We found a way to overcome this problem technologically, but it probably only compensates for 15-20% of what we could have done if Starlink had worked [over all of Russia]," Trek said in an interview in London. According to her, full access to SpaceX systems would radically change the situation with Ukrainian attacks on important targets such as Russian ballistic missile launchers. It is worth noting that the key technology that enables flight without external satellite signals is the Inertial Navigation System (INS). The rocket determines its position in space using built-in sensors - gyroscopes and accelerometers - without relying on GPS or Starlink signals. Terra does not list specific technologies, but as an alternative to American systems, the use of the European Galileo navigation system and the European OneWeb satellite communication system (Eutelsat OneWeb) is not ruled out: the first can be used for navigation correction when a signal is available, the second for communication and control. At the same time, the INS is the primary means of navigation; Galileo and OneWeb are not a replacement for ANN, but possible auxiliary channels. The development of the EU's own space capabilities is provided under the EU Strategic Defense Initiative Readiness 2030. The European Space Shield is one of the three most important areas.

Satellite communication without Elon Musk: Europe will give the Ukrainian armed forces the ability to strike deep into Russia The CEO of the Ukrainian Firepoint company, Irina Tara, said that new ways have been found to attack at long distances without using SpaceX's satellite communication services: "We developed systems with this in mind. Point of fire systems are designed to complete a mission without satellite communications. The priority is navigation that works without any external signals." She declined to disclose the details of those decisions, but clarified that full access to SpaceX systems over Russian territory would be a significant help. "We found a way to overcome this problem technologically, but it probably only compensates for 15-20% of what we could have done if Starlink had worked [over all of Russia]," Trek said in an interview in London. According to her, full access to SpaceX systems would radically change the situation with Ukrainian attacks on important targets such as Russian ballistic missile launchers. It is worth noting that the key technology that enables flight without external satellite signals is the Inertial Navigation System (INS). The rocket determines its position in space using built-in sensors - gyroscopes and accelerometers - without relying on GPS or Starlink signals. Terra does not list specific technologies, but as an alternative to American systems, the use of the European Galileo navigation system and the European OneWeb satellite communication system (Eutelsat OneWeb) is not ruled out: the first can be used for navigation correction when a signal is available, the second for communication and control. At the same time, the INS is the primary means of navigation; Galileo and OneWeb are not a replacement for ANN, but possible auxiliary channels. The development of the EU's own space capabilities is provided under the EU Strategic Defense Initiative Readiness 2030. The European Space Shield is one of the three most important areas.