{"id":14998,"date":"2024-12-13T12:58:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T12:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=14998"},"modified":"2024-12-13T13:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T13:01:06","slug":"china-has-a-943000000-megaconstellation-plan-with-13000-satellites-that-will-rival-elon-musks-starlink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=14998","title":{"rendered":"China has a $943,000,000 ‘megaconstellation’ plan with 13,000 satellites that will rival Elon Musk’s Starlink"},"content":{"rendered":"

The plan is set to plug some gaps in Starlink’s coverage<\/h2>\n

China is launching its own satellite ‘megaconstellation’, which is set to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite our modern-day technology, will still sometimes have to deal with slow internet connection. First-world problems, I know…<\/p>\n

Musk’s\u00a0SpaceX<\/a>\u00a0was the first space\u00a0tech company<\/a>\u00a0to launch low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in an attempt to solve this problem.<\/p>\n

A handful of Starlink satellites were first launched in 2019, positioned just 340 miles above our planet’s surface level. In comparison, geostationary satellites favored by traditional internet providers are only operational at an altitude of around 22,236 miles.<\/p>\n

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There will one day be more than 40,000 Starlinks in the sky (John Keeble\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

That’s a staggering difference, and its LEO’s proximity to Earth that gives us more reliable network coverage.<\/p>\n

It allows Starlink to improve internet speed and reduce latency levels, while covering larger areas.<\/p>\n

Now, China are launching their own so-called megaconstellations, with Shanghai\u00a0Spacecom<\/a>\u00a0Satellite Technology (SSST) raising\u00a0$943 million<\/a>\u00a0(6.7 billion yuan) for a new initiative.<\/p>\n

The satellite project in question is dubbed G60 and, like Starlink, uses LEO to beam data back down to us.<\/p>\n

Some 12,000 satellites were projected to be launched in 2024, with a total of 12,000 set to be live in total.<\/p>\n

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The light blue countries have access to Starlink, while dark blue means it’s rolling out soon and brown means the service isn’t currently available (Starlink\/SpaceX)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Meanwhile, satellite network group China SatNet is also reportedly set to launch its own system, called Guowang, meaning ‘national network.’<\/p>\n

Like G60 and Starlink, it aims to provide global broadband internet coverage and support the country\u2019s growing digital economy.<\/p>\n

If they really do want to rival\u00a0Musk<\/a>, though, then they’re a bit behind.<\/p>\n

Starlink already has more than 6,000 satellites in orbit, serving some four million customers across the globe.<\/p>\n

There are currently more than 6,000 of their satellites in orbit, accessible in 100 different countries. And SpaceX plans to launch as many as 42,000 Starlinks in the future.<\/p>\n

Although China’s new projects can most definitely plug a gap in Starlink’s coverage.<\/p>\n

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A group of Starlink satellites spotted over Uruguay (MARIANA SUAREZ\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Starlink has no operating licence in China, while a number of other countries – like South Africa, Cameroon, and Brazil – has moved to block the service provider.<\/p>\n

Last month, Chinese state media said SpaceSail, the company behind the G60 constellation, agreed with Brazilian state-owned group Telebr\u00e1s to provide satellite communications and broadband internet services over the country.<\/p>\n

As the technology battle between\u00a0the US<\/a>\u00a0and China expands, so too do tensions surrounding trade materials.<\/p>\n

China just cost the US $34 million a decade after\u00a0banning rare earth minerals used in EV batteries last month.<\/a>\u00a0The shipping of gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials will be stopped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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