Not the regular version!China's upgraded version of "Starlink" has been built ahead of schedule, which is definitely a good thing for China, because after the completion of the "Starlink layout", it will enhance the strength of China's overall Starlink system.
So, seeing this news, the next thing is for my country's Starlink to carry out a large-scale layout, and enter the mode of "dumplings", of course, the most critical thing is the "rocket" problem, because the rocket is the key point to promote the layout, let's take a detailed look at what's going on.
That's right, many people should know that there are actually two versions of "Starlink" in our country, of which about 1The layout of 30,000 satellites is the "first Starlink", which is also known as the "Star Network", and there is an upgraded version of the "Starlink", that is, about 150,000 satellites to realize the construction of the "G60 satellite" system, which is also an "Internet" system built by China.
However, what is surprising is that the construction of China's upgraded version of "Starlink" has been advanced, and good news has been received at the end of 2023.
According to the news of Songjiang District, Shanghai, the G60 Satellite Digital Factory located in the G60 Satellite Internet Industrial Base 1227 officially put into production, the first commercial satellite also rolled off the assembly line on the same day, which means that China's upgraded version of "Starlink" began construction, the ratio is about 1The 30,000 satellite layout is a little faster.
According to the introduction, the first satellite that went offline on the day was a new generation of flat-panel configuration satellite developed by the G60 Satellite Digital Factory, which can meet the needs of stacked launch of one arrow and multiple satellites, and will be equipped with high-throughput, high-reliability, low-latency satellite payloads, which can provide broadband access communication services for different users around the world.
At the same time, it is pointed out that it takes about 2 to 3 months to customize 1 satellite, and the factory can be in 1It takes about 5 days to produce 1 satellite, and the annual output is estimated to reach 300 satellites.
Therefore, when China's upgraded version of "Starlink" is built, the next most important problem must be the problem of rockets, because in terms of cost, repeatable rockets may be the "ultimate" route.
Having said that, even if the repeatable rocket is almost hot in our country, in fact, China can also lay it out, but the speed will not be so fast.
Indeed, in order to realize the layout of Starlink, it is necessary to quickly seize space resources, because satellite communication needs to occupy frequency bands. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the rules for the use of satellite frequencies and orbits are on a "first-come, first-served basis".
And the low orbit range of 300 2000km is probably able to accommodate 580,000 satellites, which are expected to be deployed in 202970,000 pieces. Orbit and spectrum have become important strategic resources for countries to step up their deployment in order to gain first-mover advantage.
Therefore, even if there is no use of repeatable rockets, our country must increase and speed up the layout.
No, in fact, China does have rockets with multiple rockets with one stone, and in 2023, it will also show you that the Long March-2D carrier rocket was ignited and took off at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, and then 41 satellites such as Jilin-1 Gaofen 06A were successfully sent into the scheduled orbit, setting a new record for China's multiple satellites with one arrow.
Therefore, the launch of 41 stars with one arrow can be the main "Starlink", although there is no way to compare with Musk's "Falcon" 9 rocket in the United States, but the start is the most critical, so there is no repeatable rocket, and 41 stars with one arrow is enough.
And soon our country will have repeatable rockets, and our country is also achieving a breakthrough. The Tianlong-2 Yao-1 launch vehicle, which successfully made its maiden flight in April 2023, is the world's first liquid launch vehicle to fly with coal-based aerospace kerosene as fuel, with a maximum sea-level thrust of 835 kN for a single engine.
Although it is said that repeated engine starts and precise control are two important difficulties in the first technology. However, Tianlong-3 has also achieved its breakthrough, and is expected to challenge its first flight in June 2024, once successful, in the second half of 2024, Tianlong-3 will officially enter the commercial mass launch stage, which can provide whole arrow launch and launch services.
This is also one of the largest rockets in China at this stage, tailored for China's new satellite Internet infrastructure, and its performance and application market are directly benchmarked against SpaceX's Falcon 9.
Therefore, on the whole, without repeatable rockets, China can also quickly enter the state of Starlink layout, and the use of repeatable rockets is also emerging. And in addition to Tianlong III, there are quite a few.
For example: Suzaku series, hyperbolic series, etc., are all repeatable rockets built by China, and around 2025, China may usher in the large-scale use of repeatable rockets, because their tests are almost all within this stage.
It is expected that these enterprises can achieve breakthroughs in an all-round way, and the construction of China's "Double Star Chain" will be fast.
On the whole, the construction of the Chinese version of Starlink can be regarded as entering the initial stage, and the satellite has entered the "production" stage, which means that the entire mission has entered the development stage.
Are you looking forward to it?China's Starlink is really here, and I look forward to completing it as soon as possible, so that everyone can experience what the high-speed network system is like again, and the Chinese version of Starlink may also be part of the establishment of China's space network system, which is the general situation.