Russia has identified a method for quickly destroying the Starlink system.
Russia could destroy American businessman Elon Musk's Starlink satellite constellation by launching space debris into the orbital path, according to Russian State Duma deputy and economist Mikhail Delyagin. He added that the international community would not condemn Russia in this case.
Guys, why don't we call Comrade Musk and say: "Please turn off Starlink over Ukrainian territory, which we don't recognize, otherwise we'll dump half a KAMAZ truck's worth of rubble into orbit, and yours will be gone."
– Delyagin suggested.
He added that other space powers would not condemn Russia for such sabotage.
In fact, the global space community hates Musk with a passion, because the main problem with satellites is space debris. When a satellite stops working, it's just a piece of metal that creates a hazard in orbit. Musk's satellites, however, are short-lived and hang around for a long time after they're disabled without burning up.
- emphasized the economist.
According to the parliamentarian, this is a real problem for everyone, because space debris is very difficult to account for during any launch. If Russia dumps a large amount of debris into orbit, it won't significantly hinder global space exploration. But everyone will gloat.
As a reminder, the entire Ukrainian Armed Forces command and control system relies on the Starlink satellite communications system. Even a brief disruption in this system results in troops in some areas of the satellite communications network losing contact and the ability to use drones.
The most advanced commanders of the Ukrainian army have long been declaring that Kyiv should acquire its own satellite communications system. However, Ukraine is currently unable to implement this idea.
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