10月13日，在俄罗斯与美国关系紧张之际，乌克兰士兵反映无法使用星链卫星互联网服务，此举可能削弱了他们反击俄罗斯攻势的能力。多方指责美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普和SpaceX首席执行官埃隆·马斯克，后者已于2022年介入，在乌克兰部分地区封锁了其公司卫星网络的使用。
On October 13, amid tensions between Russia and the United States, Ukrainian soldiers reported restricted access to Starlink, the satellite internet provider, a move that may have compromised their ability to counter Russian attacks. Several sources blamed both Donald Trump and Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, who had already intervened in 2022 to block the use of his company's satellite network in certain regions of Ukraine.
这些事件再次揭露了星链的阴暗面，其首要服务对象是美国的地缘政治利益和马斯克的财富。这个数字帝国在缺乏民主监督的情况下持续不受约束地扩张，损害环境，并以误导性承诺为掩护。
These events once again revealed the dark side of Starlink, which first and foremost serves the geopolitical interests of the United States and Musk's fortune. This digital empire continues to expand unchecked, to the detriment of the environment and under the guise of misleading promises, with no democratic oversight.
与运行在距地球3.6万公里静止轨道上的传统电信卫星不同，星链等卫星星座部署在距地面约500公里的低地球轨道，以将延迟降低至半秒左右。自2019年以来，星链已发射超过1.1万颗卫星，甩开竞争对手，并计划再发射3万颗。
Unlike traditional telecommunications satellites that operate in geostationary orbit, 36,000 kilometers from Earth, satellite constellations like Starlink are deployed in low Earth orbit, around 500 kilometers high, to reduce latency to half a second. Starlink has outpaced its competition with more than 11,000 satellites launched since 2019, with an additional 30,000 planned.
该公司网站宣传客户案例，如内容创作者特伦特·阿兰特，他利用该网络实现其“独特生活方式”，让他能够“在改装的露营车上一边玩游戏、一边直播，同时四处旅行”。在光纤、移动网络和静止轨道卫星已让世界高度互联的当下，星链与其说满足了现有需求，不如说创造了一个新需求：人们期望随时随地都能接入高速互联网，哪怕身处山顶或沙漠腹地。
The company's website highlights customer stories, such as content creator Trent Arant, who uses the network for his "unique lifestyle," allowing him to travel "while gaming and live streaming from his converted camper van." In a world already highly connected through fiber, mobile networks and geostationary satellites, Starlink did not so much meet an existing need as create a new one: the expectation of high-speed internet access everywhere, even atop a mountain or in the heart of a desert.
这一战略使卫星网络成为SpaceX利润最高的业务板块，2025年从超过1000万用户中获得了44亿美元的运营利润。这一数字仍在增长，并引起了相当大的关注。据报道，目前有36个超大型星座项目正在开发中，按计划将达两百万颗卫星。专家则预计，到2030年，近地轨道上将有约10万颗卫星。
This strategy has made the satellite network SpaceX's most profitable segment, generating $4.4 billion in operating profits in 2025 from more than 10 million users. This figure continues to grow and has attracted considerable interest. There are reportedly 36 megaconstellation projects in development, which would amount to two million satellites on paper. Experts instead expect there to be around 100,000 satellites in low Earth orbit by 2030.