The Meixing chain satellites have recently ushered in large-scale damage incidents. According to the news of the Observer Network on February 9, the US Space Exploration Company disclosed on its official website that 40 of the 49 starlink satellites it recently launched could not rise to their intended orbit due to magnetic storms caused by the solar wind.
Space Exploration claims that satellites "will be completely destroyed," "will not produce satellite debris," and "will not pose a threat to other countries' satellites" during re-entry. In a statement, Space Exploration commended itself for its breakthrough in technology to control satellite debris. Although it has repeatedly issued remarks such as "superior technology", "responsible attitude", and "little impact", it is clear that the low-cost and large number of SatelliteLink satellites has become the biggest destroyer of global satellite security.
According to reports, the cost of a single starlink satellite is even less than 500,000 US dollars, which is a huge gap compared with the cost measured in hundreds of millions of DOLLARs by other countries' satellites. The value of hundreds of satellites is comparable to the value of a traditional scientific research satellite.
Since the launch of the Starlink project in 2019, the number of satellites launched by Space Exploration Company has reached 2100, of which 1800 are still in orbit. Once completed, there will be 42,000 satellites in the orbit of the main satellites covering 300 km, 500 km and 1100 km. At that time, global satellite launches must contact the United States to avoid collisions with overly dense starlink satellites.
The starlink satellites that act as communication base stations are of poor quality and have a design life of only 3-5 years. According to reports, more than half of the "dangerous contacts" in the current space spacecraft close contact incidents are triggered by starlink satellites, and once more than 10,000 starlink satellites in the first stage are in orbit, starlink satellites will account for more than 90% of the dangerous contacts.
A more intuitive data is that the total number of satellites launched by humans at present is about 9,000, and the United States floods space with a large number of inferior satellites, forming a system and occupying a large number of low, medium and high orbits in outer space in a systematic and staged manner.
The massive expansion of the Starlink satellites is essentially a space version of the "enclosure movement". The huge star chain is turning into a "chain" of global satellites, and behind the actions of the US Space Exploration Company is the US military that frequently emphasizes "space warfare".
The U.S. military agency has provided financing to the Space Exploration Corporation on several occasions and has provided a $28 million contract to demonstrate the feasibility of information coordination between the Starlink satellite and the U.S. Air and Space Force. The personal background of the Space Exploration Company gives the United States an excuse to avoid responsibility for some dangerous actions of the Starlink satellites.
The United States is the leading advocate of space warfare, and in 2021, the United States has identified the location of the two major commands of the Space Force, and will continue to promote the completion of the third major command in 2022. According to reports, the United States plans to double the size of the Space Force in 2022 and will draw personnel from other services to strengthen the space combatant reserve. The U.S. military has also cooperated with 11 universities in the United States to provide technical support for "space warfare."
The United Kingdom, which has always kept pace with the United States, recently announced that it will provide 1.4 billion pounds over 10 years to maintain its leading position in the field of space warfare, and the British military's largest space program "Skynet 6" is also expected to be completed within 10 years.
Under such circumstances, the motives of the Meixing chain satellite, which are now equipped with communication modules and can carry optical detection modules, are questionable. The Starlink satellite, which has touched porcelain twice and illegally approached the Chinese space station, is likely to be using private capital as a cover for public opinion and testing the early stage of China's space war.
In the face of the United States, which has provoked turmoil around the world and continued to develop space warfare capabilities, countries around the world, including China, should take more precautions. The "chain" behind the "star chain" is gradually revealing its true appearance, and countries around the world should guard against it in advance.