China News Service, July 12 (Xinhua) According to foreign media reports, the US space exploration technology company (SpaceX) announced that it should have launched the 10th batch of "Star Chain" satellites on the 11th, and once again delayed the launch.
Image source: Screenshot of SpaceX’s social media account
According to reports, SpaceX posted on a social media account that “the cancellation of the Starlink satellite launch originally scheduled for today will require more time for testing, and the team is finalizing the time of the next launch. A new date will be announced after analysis” .
According to previous reports, SpaceX plans to build a "star chain" network of about 12,000 satellites in space from 2019 to 2024 to provide high-speed Internet access services from space to the earth.
SpaceX plans to launch 720 "Star Chain" satellites into orbit through 12 batches of rocket launch missions. Each launch mission consists of 60 satellites, each weighing approximately 260 kg. After completing this phase of the task, the company hopes to provide "Star Chain" services to customers in the northern United States and Canada starting in late 2020, and will begin to cover the world in 2021.