Musk's SpaceX Star-line program has been sent to more than 700 satellites in space, and the global Internet has officially begun commercial operation. Musk is expected to launch nearly 42,000 satellites in about a year, making the Internet completely seamless to cover Earth.
At present, around the world, Musk's Star Link Receiver has begun to be officially sold and provides Internet access services. The device costs more than $500 to purchase in the U.S., the monthly subscription costs $100 per month, and the test rate after installation is equivalent to 100 megabits of broadband in China. Musk's Starlink plan has truly achieved seamless full coverage of the global Internet, whether it is on Mount Everest or the South, the North pole, or the vast Pacific Ocean, can achieve high-speed Internet access, which is much more convenient than the original satellite maritime telephone.
Unfortunately, the country can not enjoy this convenient way of access to the Internet, but do not worry, the domestic own starlink plan is also under development, Galaxy Aerospace is a local starlink program practitioners, Galaxy Aerospace on behalf of China's private commercial space forces to take a small step. Previously, the first low-orbit broadband communication satellite with a communication capacity of 24 Gbps was successfully launched in China, and the annual production capacity of the satellite super factory under construction will move to 300-500 satellites. However, the current launch capability can not keep up with the requirements of starlink construction, I believe that in the future, we can also enjoy our own global seamless coverage of convenient Internet services, but the road that needs to be taken is still quite far.
As a supplement to the ground base station network, the low-orbit broadband communication satellite constellation has become an important layout for the competition of major powers, the occupation of frequency bands and orbital resources is becoming increasingly tight, and the mainland is also planning its own starlink plan, and has successfully applied for the launch orbit of 12992 satellites. The reason why China is doing this is to compete with foreign countries for the right to orbit, after all, there are few orbits on the earth's surface, and if it is monopolized by foreign countries, other countries will definitely be deeply affected, and even completely shrouded by foreign countries.
According to the current plan implementation, the biggest difficulty in the domestic starlink plan is the technical problem, because if you want to complete the launch of 12992 satellites in 8 years, you must launch 4-5 satellites per day, whether it is the launch technology of Chinese rockets or the ability to bear funds, they are facing a huge test. For details about musk star link receiving, please see the caption on the picture. More than $500 equipment, $100/monthly subscription fee, do you think it's expensive?