According to the just released ranking of the world's richest people, Tesla CEO Musk's personal wealth has surpassed Amazon founder Musk to become the world's richest man. You know, Tesla is only one of Musk's many business industries, he is also the CEO of the American Space Exploration Technology Company, in addition to the ground running vehicles, Musk has done business in outer space. Perhaps, in the future, the national launch of satellites will have to be decided by Musk, is there still a royal law?
1. Satellites
The world is always curious about the unknown, so humans have been exploring outer space, launching satellites, spaceships and so on. In this field, the continent belongs to the late starter countries, but after decades of catching up, the continent is also currently a strong player in the space field. It has to be mentioned that the three astronauts who have just returned have completed 183 days of space travel.
On the one hand, this space trip proves the progress of manned spaceflight technology on the mainland, and on the other hand, it also proves the progress of the construction of the continental space station. After the successful launch of the Shenzhou 13 spacecraft at the Wenchang Cosmodrome in Hainan, it docked with the mainland's space station and sent the astronauts to the space station. At this time, God Thirteen only needs to be on standby, wait until the space travel technology returns again, and the astronaut's life is all in the space station.
In addition to the space station, among the products of space exploration, it is worth mentioning satellites. At present, the satellites launched by various countries all carry an important role, and the satellites on the mainland are divided into six types: military, science, communications, meteorology, resources, and interstellar satellites. Among them, military satellites are mainly used to detect the movements of other countries, so that they can take precautions against the movements of enemy countries in advance and maintain national security.
Interstellar satellites are designed to explore other planets, and Titan was discovered through interstellar satellites. Titan has the largest oil field, with a natural gas ocean and a mountain of coal, and is a treasure trove of energy. In the current energy emergency, how to develop and explore Titan has begun to arouse national interest.
Of course, not all countries can launch satellites, and only a dozen countries currently have satellite launch technology. Although other countries have not yet been able to break through this technology, they will probably continue to study in the field of space exploration in the future. It's just that at that time, whether the satellite is sent or not is another matter, and perhaps the future launch of the satellite also needs the consent of Musk, the world's richest man.
2. StarLink Program
To figure out the Starlink program, first understand the orbit of a satellite. Although outer space is large, the orbit that can carry satellites is limited, so countries are scrambling to launch satellites in order to seize the territory. If the existing orbit is fully occupied, the subsequent launch of satellites can only be plugged, but this is very dangerous, the mainland has twice encountered the United States gasseed.
Satellites operate in orbits and generally do not change their trajectories, but a U.S. satellite suddenly changes its orbit, close to a satellite on the mainland. In order to avoid a collision and damage the satellite, the mainland can only change the trajectory, but this will require a lot of energy. Satellites need to consume very little heat when operating in a fixed orbit.
If the satellite's trajectory is a perfect circle, gravity is at a right angle to the direction of operation, and the force does not work, it does not need to consume heat. It's just that the satellite's trajectory is not round, it is an elliptical shape, so it still needs to consume part of the heat, which is why the satellite will carry part of the fuel. When the satellite changes the trajectory, the heat consumed can be more, and it is necessary to change the size of the centripetal force through the conversion of kinetic energy and potential energy, and then achieve the purpose of adjusting the orbit.
Speaking of which, it is possible to explain Musk's Starlink plan. Scientists estimate that the Earth's orbit has a total capacity of about 50,000 satellites, which has reached a saturated state. Musk proposed in 2014 that 42,000 satellites will be dropped in outer space, which means that if the Starlink program is successfully implemented, the United States will almost reach a monopoly at the satellite level. To put it simply, Musk wants to seize a lot of territory.
Since the plan was proposed, Musk has launched 1900 satellites, and on February 25 of this year alone, Musk launched 50 satellites at the same time through the Falcon 9 rocket. It should be known that the satellites launched by the state take several years to create a satellite that can be launched. And Musk can produce such a large number of satellites in a short period of time, which can be imagined to be a shoddy product.
Musk's satellites have no effect, it is simply to occupy a position in space, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is space junk. Because there is no actual function, Musk's satellite is very low cost, only a few hundred thousand can be built successfully. The functional satellites launched by the state need several hundred million, and the cost varies greatly. So if there is a collision, for Musk only loses hundreds of thousands, the country loses a lot.
It is this huge price difference, so the country needs to be careful to avoid Musk's space junk when launching satellites. And if Musk completes the implementation of the Starlink plan, then the country's re-launch of satellites will not be able to avoid. Or the good positions have been occupied, and the functions of the bad satellites cannot be demonstrated, so the end result is that musk may need to negotiate how to give way.
Perhaps without the need to fully implement the Starlink program, Musk can achieve the purpose of space occupancy. The orbit of the satellite is divided into low orbit, medium orbit and high orbit, and if you want to go to the medium and high orbit, you need to buffer it in low orbit. The current Musk has begun to focus on low-orbit satellites, if the low-orbit satellites are full, then the follow-up want to launch medium and high orbit will need to deal with Musk.
Musk is a complete businessman, if he can really achieve a monopoly in space, it will be very unfavorable to the country that launches satellites later. Musk is bound to sit on the ground, when the launch of the satellite is not only costly in terms of cost and launch, but also needs to invest money to buy pit fees.
3. Summary
In summary, Musk's implementation of the Starlink program is to occupy a place in space, and when other countries launch satellites in the future, they can sit on the ground and make a lot of money. Although this plan was proposed by Musk, it is bound to be an act of the United States at the behest of the United States. If the beauty of the United States succeeds, there is really no royal law to speak of. What do readers and friends think about this?