These miniature satellites will orbit between 300 and 450 km, significantly lower than Starlink’s 550 km, and promise to expand communications capabilities.
Despite the dangers posed by Earth’s gravitational pull, these mini-satellites are cost-effective, less susceptible to collisions with space debris, and provide better communications. China plans to deploy 192 satellites by 2027 and increase this number to 300 by 2030.
Competition is intensifying as China’s space program matures; it recently launched a manned space station and has surpassed SpaceX and Blue Origin in launching methane-fueled rockets.
Despite China’s advances in space, Musk’s Starlink remains a celestial behemoth with more than 5,000 satellites and plans to build a massive constellation of 42,000 satellites.
Source: Ferra
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