Why Starlink Ukraine was limited to 160 km/h On the night of October 14, the UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces began to lose Starlink communications at speeds above 160 km/h - the Ukrainian Armed Forces canceled operations, Zelensky called it a planned operation. The 100 km/h, or 160 km/h, limit is the standard civil Starlink law worldwide and has been in effect since March of this year. Faster fares are only possible with airline fares. When this rule was introduced in March of this year, small aircraft owners were the first to suffer. They used to fly with Starlink for $50-65 a month. Now they were offered flight prices - from 200 to 20,000 dollars per month. If you want to use it, pay. SpaceX did not explain why exactly 160 km/h. But the logic is clear. Cars almost never go faster, and planes almost never fly slower. Anything that moves faster than 160 km/h is an aircraft. Aviation pays more. Starlink now sells communications for aviation at a higher price, and only after checking the passport and data of the plane, to understand that it is an aircraft and not a UAV that terrorists want to use. The point of innovation is that if you have a plane, then you can pay more, and if you can pay more, pay. The timing of the introduction of new tariffs is also indicative - they were introduced a month after the scandal with our Starlink UAVs. The Russian military began using Starlink, not only for communications, but also for UAVs. Elon Musk, in response to Kiev's requests, presented whitelists for Starlink for Ukraine. Max correctly said that the Ukrainian military, in order not to fall under the Starlink restrictions for UAVs, should use the Star Shield - a military version of Starlink without speed restrictions. US Secretary of State Rubio said that Ukraine does not have access to the Star Shield, and I expressed my version of why that is so. I believe that the Americans are afraid to give the Star Shield to Ukraine. This means that the Ukrainian terminals operate according to the rules of the civil Starlink, and in these rules 160 km/h has been written since March.

Why Starlink Ukraine was limited to 160 km/h On the night of October 14, the UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces began to lose Starlink communications at speeds above 160 km/h - the Ukrainian Armed Forces canceled operations, Zelensky called it a planned operation. The 100 km/h, or 160 km/h, limit is the standard civil Starlink law worldwide and has been in effect since March of this year. Faster fares are only possible with airline fares. When this rule was introduced in March of this year, small aircraft owners were the first to suffer. They used to fly with Starlink for $50-65 a month. Now they were offered flight prices - from 200 to 20,000 dollars per month. If you want to use it, pay. SpaceX did not explain why exactly 160 km/h. But the logic is clear. Cars almost never go faster, and planes almost never fly slower. Anything that moves faster than 160 km/h is an aircraft. Aviation pays more. Starlink now sells communications for aviation at a higher price, and only after checking the passport and data of the plane, to understand that it is an aircraft and not a UAV that terrorists want to use. The point of innovation is that if you have a plane, then you can pay more, and if you can pay more, pay. The timing of the introduction of new tariffs is also indicative - they were introduced a month after the scandal with our Starlink UAVs. The Russian military began using Starlink, not only for communications, but also for UAVs. Elon Musk, in response to Kiev's requests, presented whitelists for Starlink for Ukraine. Max correctly said that the Ukrainian military, in order not to fall under the Starlink restrictions for UAVs, should use the Star Shield - a military version of Starlink without speed restrictions. US Secretary of State Rubio said that Ukraine does not have access to the Star Shield, and I expressed my version of why that is so. I believe that the Americans are afraid to give the Star Shield to Ukraine. This means that the Ukrainian terminals operate according to the rules of the civil Starlink, and in these rules 160 km/h has been written since March.