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Elon Musk said Monday that astir 100 of SpaceX's Starlink terminals are active successful Iran, which has experienced intermittent net disruptions and societal media censorship successful caller months during wide protests.
Starlink works by connecting satellites successful low-earth orbit with idiosyncratic terminals connected the ground.
Musk primitively said successful September that helium would question exemptions from sanctions connected Iran truthful that Starlink could run successful the country.
A Starlink terminal, which connects with satellites successful low-earth orbit. (Starlink / Fox News)
The determination came aft protests broke retired implicit the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini portion she was successful the custody of Iran's alleged morality police.
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Internet connectivity has been disrupted successful the past fewer months, astir precocious astir the metropolis of Sanandaj successful the eastbound Kurdistan Province connected Dec. 20, according to the net show NetBlocks.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 53 Starlink satellites lifts disconnected from Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 21, 2022. (Reuters/Steve Nesius / Reuters Photos)
Aside from disruptions to net service, Iran has besides placed choky restrictions connected societal media and different contented passim the country.
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SpaceX sent thousands of Starlink terminals to Ukraine earlier this twelvemonth aft Russia invaded and throttled net work successful the country.
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