Elon Musk's Starlink Experiences Global Outage with "Total Blackout"
Elon Musk’s Starlink network experienced a global outage starting around 9 PM CET on Thursday, affecting users across Europe, the U.S., Africa, Asia, and Australia. Over 60,000 users reported issues, many describing a “total blackout” or receiving an error message stating there was “no healthy upstream.” Despite Musk’s statement on X that the issue had been resolved within six hours, users continued to report being offline into Friday morning. No official cause for the outage has been provided.
Starlink, a division of SpaceX, provides satellite-based internet access in over 130 countries, and is especially critical for entities like the Ukrainian military, which depend on it for communications. The outage raises questions about the resilience of a system that has become a key infrastructure component in both civilian and government sectors. While Musk assured users the root cause would be addressed to prevent recurrence, the extent of disruption underscores how dependent global connectivity has become on provider's infrastructure.
This incident highlights the need for a unified platform that can monitor networks, applications, services, and cloud environments holistically. When outages occur in complex, distributed systems like satellite internet or cloud-based platforms, identifying root causes quickly requires full visibility across every layer. A centralized monitoring solution, like NIKSUN's, helps detect early anomalies, coordinate response efforts, and minimize downtime — making it essential for any organization relying on modern digital infrastructure, especially those with mission-critical services. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page
Starlink, a division of SpaceX, provides satellite-based internet access in over 130 countries, and is especially critical for entities like the Ukrainian military, which depend on it for communications. The outage raises questions about the resilience of a system that has become a key infrastructure component in both civilian and government sectors. While Musk assured users the root cause would be addressed to prevent recurrence, the extent of disruption underscores how dependent global connectivity has become on provider's infrastructure.
This incident highlights the need for a unified platform that can monitor networks, applications, services, and cloud environments holistically. When outages occur in complex, distributed systems like satellite internet or cloud-based platforms, identifying root causes quickly requires full visibility across every layer. A centralized monitoring solution, like NIKSUN's, helps detect early anomalies, coordinate response efforts, and minimize downtime — making it essential for any organization relying on modern digital infrastructure, especially those with mission-critical services. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page