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In an odd bit of propaganda, Belarus claims to have its own Starlink technology


Mom, can we have a Starlink? Mom: We have a Starlink at home.

In recent days, there has been a smattering of coverage in state-run Russian media outlets about how the Belarusian army has developed its own satellite Internet service akin to SpaceX's Starlink constellation, called "Kulisa." And Pravda, which started out as the official newspaper of Russia's Communist Party more than a century ago, taunted the developer of the technology, saying, "How's that for you, SpaceX?" This is a curious bit of propaganda, because Belarus, an Eastern European nation that is subservient to Russia and located just north of Ukraine, does not actually have a space program that launches rockets or builds satellites.

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