China has successfully launched the first 18 satellites of its Thousand Sails constellation, which is an analogue of SpaceX's Starlink
The satellites have been placed in a circular polar orbit at a height of approximately 800 kilometers. Their specific characteristics have not been disclosed. It is known that these devices resemble the Starlink satellites of the first production models (v 0.9 and v 1.0), which are flat rectangular parallelepipeds weighing approximately 250 kilograms and have one folding solar panel. They also have the ability to adjust their orbital parameters.
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China has started to develop a low-orbit satellite system as an alternative to Starlink
It has been reported that the launch took place in Taiyuan. The satellites will be positioned at a distance between 300 and 2000 kilometers from Earth and will provide fast and affordable communication, creating an alternative to the American Starlink network (which is a matter of national security for China).
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