Ukraine says Starshield was working normally again on Saturday morning; US officials said Trump asked Elon Musk to restore the service
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A single commercial satellite provider throttling or restoring service is now a lever in active conflict. Any organization building on private space or dual-use infra needs contingency plans for policy, political, or operator-driven service changes, not just technical outages.
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