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Famous American entrepreneur and creator of space private company SpaceX Elon Musk decided to launch a huge the number of satellites around the Earth in order to create space Internet, the speed of which will be much higher than existing on currently an advanced fiber optic network.
His grandiose program Starlink, work on which began back in 2015, implies the launch into orbit of our planet 4425 satellites that will operate at an altitude of 1100 – 1300 kilometers (there is evidence that SpaceX is already seeking from the FCC permissions to lower satellites to 550 kilometers). Such a park modules, as scientists immediately christened it, will be much more the number of all Earth satellites.
These are, of course, fantastic plans, the professor says. English University of Southampton Hugh Lewis reporters New Scientist, as a spokesman for the British Space Agency, dealing with the problem of space debris, I can only express concerns: all this can lead to completely unjustified clogging our already far from perfectly clean orbit. You just think: to maintain such a horde of satellites ideally health needs at least every five years their update. This is simply unrealistic in terms of modern technologies for servicing artificial modules in orbit Of the earth.
New Scientist also cited the opinion of a professor Mark Handley University College London which simulated on a computer how the Starlink program will work. In theory, the scientist says, everything is very wonderful: a ground station communicates with the nearest satellite, the one using a laser along the chain transmits a signal to a module located above another one needed in a given ground station moment – that’s all. Information flow in In this case, it will be carried out very quickly and efficiently, without any losses. At least this technology is twice as superior modern fiber optic. Faster Internet Speed especially important for commercial operations, where each a lost fraction of a second can cost millions or even billions dollars. Therefore, financial support from the same bankers The mask will most likely be provided.
Meanwhile, the author of the project, Musk, announced his readiness reach up to sixty satellites through its unique network of satellites percent of global Internet traffic. Moreover, his company SpaceX has already received from the United States Federal Communications Commission States (FCC) permission to create such a low-orbit satellite network, which is called spatial or even starry internet.
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The thing, as they say, is left to the small: to realize all this on practice. And here, most often, a lot of serious and even insurmountable problems. Remember at least the set by Elon Mask volunteers who were supposed to fly to Mars. And where is this team today? But the noise and beautiful prospects of conquering The red planet from this American billionaire was in that time is enough. Well, wait and see how it ends now this new “great mission” Mask.
By the way, we just add that according to the agreement, the FCC will cancel permission to launch Starlink satellites if half of planned will no longer work by 2023. And as they say experts, SpaceX will face many challenges when launching even the first line of modules, not to mention further the implementation of this ambitious project …
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