According to the Observer Network, recently, the Chinese space station twice emergency avoided the "Starlink" satellite incident launched by the US Space Exploration Technology Company (SpaceX) caused concern on the whole network, and many netizens said that elon Musk, CEO of US SpaceX, should give China an explanation.
According to the report, according to the photos issued to the United Nations by the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations on the 3rd of this month, the Starlink 1095 satellite, which has been operating in an orbit with an average altitude of about 555 kilometers since April 19, 2020, has dropped to an average altitude of 382 kilometers from mid-May to late June 2021 and continues to operate in this orbit. On July 1, the Starlink 1095 satellite "approached" the Chinese space station, in order to ensure the safety of astronauts' lives, the Chinese space station took the initiative to avoid at a critical moment, and only then did it avoid the risk of colliding with the satellite.
On October 21, the Starlink 2305 satellite once again "approached" the Chinese space station, and considering that the satellite was in a low-orbit maneuvering state, the Chinese space station once again urgently avoided it for safety reasons.
After the two incidents, China did not officially announce them, but netizens found the incident on the United Nations website. It is worth mentioning that in the face of this incident, the Western media almost all lost their voices, once again showing the double standards of the Western media to the fullest.
It is worth mentioning that Jonathan McDawwell, an American astronomer who has a certain degree of research in the field of space, believes that the Starlink 1095 satellite and the Starlink 2305 satellite are faulty decommissioned satellites, and as of now, in space, about 300 Starlink satellites have left the normal working orbit. Jonathan also believes that the Chinese space station was in a stable orbit at the time of the two incidents, so SpaceX has a responsibility to notify the Chinese side in advance to avoid colliding with the Starlink satellite.
As we all know, in space, the operating speed of each spacecraft is very high, and once a collision is caused, the consequences are devastating. A single collision can cause thousands of pieces of debris to travel at high speeds in orbit, with unimaginable consequences.
In this regard, many netizens said that why such an incident would occur under the control of satellites, and why did not inform the Chinese side in advance? SpaceX and Musk must give a reasonable explanation.
Some analysts said that the US satellite twice "close" to the Chinese space station, if not the Chinese side found in time, take the initiative to avoid, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable, for the United States may be an "unintentional" move, but it has caused a serious threat to Chinese personnel.
The analysis also said that at present, SpaceX has launched nearly 1,900 satellites into space, and in October 2019, the United States had said that it would expand the total number of "Starlink" satellites to 42,000. Tens of thousands of satellites surround the earth, and once a satellite is out of control, it is fatal to humans.