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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 20 Starlink internet satellites into space soars across the sky after sunset above the Pacific Ocean after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 18, 2024, as seen from San Diego. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Starlink outage impacted Starshield, its defense communications service

Several civilian federal agencies said they weren’t aware of any effect on operations.
A Starlink device connects the 155th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine brigade to the internet on Feb. 9, 2025 in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. The 155th Brigade has been trained by the French Armed Forces. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection is exploring use of Elon Musk’s Starlink

The agency’s interest in the Musk-owned satellite internet service comes as he continues to earn more government business and exert more control in the Trump administration.
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