According to a document released on UNOOSA's website, China has formally raised a protest with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) against SpaceX's Starlink satellites. According to the document, Starlink satellites have come near to colliding with the Chinese Space Station, endangering the astronauts' health and maybe their lives.
SpaceX, which was created by Elon Musk, wants to provide satellite-based internet services around the world and has ambitious ambitions to launch 12,000 satellites into low-earth orbit to support the service. The corporation has only launched 1,740 satellites so far, yet each week it is responsible for 1,600 near-collisions.
The only reason these satellites have not yet caused a space mishap is because they are equipped with autonomous collision avoidance technology. The tech, on the other hand, appears to have gotten them into difficulty on several occasions.
Source: INTERESTING ENGINEERING
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