Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, experienced a global outage early Monday that disrupted tens of thousands of users, including Ukraine’s military along the frontlines of its war with Russia.
More than 37,000 U.S. customers reported problems around 12:30 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector. Service was largely restored within an hour.
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service #Starlink is experiencing a service outage, according to a message on its website on Monday (September 15, 2025).https://t.co/Y5YyPhYldc
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) September 15, 2025
Ukraine, which relies heavily on Starlink for drone operations and battlefield communication, reported a total blackout at 7:30 a.m. Kyiv time. The outage follows a similar disruption in July that lasted more than two hours, forcing Ukrainian forces to adapt without live-stream capabilities.
Starlink serves more than six million global users through thousands of low-Earth orbit satellites. The company briefly acknowledged the outage on its website before removing the notice. The cause remains unclear, and SpaceX has not issued a detailed statement.
