How many satellites are there in the star chain?

By 2022, there will be 3 108 satellites in the satellite chain.

Star Chain is a project of American Space Exploration Technology Company. From 2065, 438 to 2024, Space Exploration Technology Company plans to build a "star chain" network consisting of about1.20 thousand satellites in space to provide Internet services, of which 1.584 satellites will be deployed in low-earth orbit 550 kilometers above the earth and will start working in 2020.

According to relevant documents, the company is also preparing to add another 30,000 satellites, bringing the total number of satellites to about 42,000. 2021March 1 1 day, Falcon 9 carrier rocket of Space Exploration Technology Company, carrying a group of 60 "Star Chain" Internet satellites, was launched in Florida, USA.

Start process

On the day of 65438+2022/KOOC-0/October/KOOC-0/8, the space exploration company Falcon 9-/KOOC-0/.2 rocket carried out the 35th special networking launch of the satellite link low-orbit broadband constellation at the launch pad 39A of Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, with the mission code of STARLINK V/KOOC-0/.5G4-6. The arrow carries 49 satellites in the star chain v 1.5. The rocket took off at 2 1: 02 EST (Beijing time 65438+1October 19 10: 02). The separation of the star and the arrow occurred 15 minutes and 32 seconds after take-off.

In February 2022 10, space exploration technology company may use Starlink to assist Tonga, which has been disconnected from the Internet. On February 25th, 2022, at 9: 12, the Falcon 9 rocket of space exploration technology company launched 50 "Star Chain" satellites at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. At 8: 45 EDT on March 9, 2022, the Falcon 9 rocket of space exploration technology company launched 48 "Star Chain" satellites at the space force base in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Star Chain