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A Starlink by SpaceX promotion is displayed during the Everything Electric London 2024 at ExCel on March 28, 2024 in London. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)

SpaceX differentiates between Starlink and Starshield, but the services are intertwined

Some hardware can connect to both of the satellite internet services, and a recent Starlink outage took out access to Starshield.

Aug 13, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

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.

Jul 25, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil