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Last week, the Starshield service used for the Ukrainian military was rate-limited, preventing terminals moving faster than a certain threshold from connecting to the network, which caused the Ukrainian military's fast-moving interceptors that intercept Russian drones to fail.
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Short-term (~14 days)
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10/23/2026
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Valid until: 11/6/2026
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