The United States will launch 42,000 satellites into space? What is the intention of Musk's "Star Chain Plan"

The Star Alliance project was announced by Musk, the founder of American Space Exploration Technology Company, on 20 15. Tens of thousands of satellites will form a huge space constellation, providing satellite internet connection for users all over the world.

By May 18, 2022, Space Exploration Technology Company has launched about 1900 satellites, and the number of satellites finally launched may be as high as 42,000.

Judging from the current international situation, some experts think that this plan has ulterior motives.

42,000 satellites will form a huge global satellite communication network. No matter where users are located on the earth, they can communicate with satellites in space in real time through a special receiver and enjoy satellite Internet connection.

But these 42,000 satellites may also be used by the US military. 42,000 satellite links will provide a powerful communication network for the United States. Compared with military communication satellites, satellite chains have the characteristics of smaller volume, more quantity and are not easy to be destroyed in wartime, which will become a powerful boost for the US military in wartime. If these 42,000 satellites are equipped with small high-definition cameras, then these 42,000 satellites will observe the situation of countries on the earth and threaten the security of all countries.

Even without considering the above cooperation between Musk and the US military, a large number of satellites launched into space may cause collisions with spacecraft from other countries.

Joseph Aschbach, director of the European Space Agency, once said that the "Star Chain" satellite may crowd out other spacecraft and accused Musk of not "making rules".

It is reported that the average orbital height of the satellites launched by the "Star Chain" program is 555 kilometers, the orbital height of the International Space Station is about 400 kilometers, and the orbital height of the Tiangong Space Station in China is about 400-450 kilometers. Although Musk said that the "Star Chain" satellites are equipped with automatic orbital transfer function to avoid collision, too many "Star Chain" satellites will inevitably lead to system failure. If this happens, it is likely to hit the international space station of other countries. This situation almost happens in our country. The satellite launched by Musk's "Star Chain" almost hit China's?Tiangong?space station twice.

At present, the measures taken by countries to Musk's "Star Chain" plan are to establish their own superstar chain plan. It is reported that China has put forward the "Hongyun Project Plan". In this plan, China intends to use 156 satellites to build its own satellite chain, provide satellite Internet connection and provide 6G signals to users in China.