[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The "Starlink"
satellite communication service provided by the US private space company SpaceX
(SpaceX) to Ukraine during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has made Russia
extremely annoyed. The US "Extreme Technology" website said on the
19th that Russian representative Konstantin Vorontsov warned at the United
Nations that "quasi-civilian facilities" that "indirectly
participate in military conflicts" are "reasonable targets",
suggesting that the Russian military may " "Starlink" satellites
are targeted.
In the early days of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict,
SpaceX announced the provision of "Starlink" satellite communication
services for Ukraine and achieved success. "It provides Ukraine with an
important line of communication and helps the Ukrainian army control military
assets such as drones." According to the report, at the recent meeting of
the United Nations "responsible behavior in outer space" open working
group meeting, Voronzo "The situation in Ukraine" highlights the use
of "civilian space facilities" by the United States and its allies to
achieve military objectives, and these "quasi-civilian facilities"
that "indirectly participate in military conflicts" are
"reasonable targets", he said. It is said that this is not the first
time Russia has hinted that it intends to bring the "Starlink"
satellite into the attack range. In April of this year, Dmitry Medvedev,
chairman of the Russian ruling party "United Russia Party", said that
destroying the "Starlink" satellite was a "fresh idea" and
that "it is too early to implement it", but "will consider
it" in the future.
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It is generally believed that the "Starlink"
satellites mainly operate in low-Earth orbit, and the Russian military has
various means to destroy or disable them. But the website "Extreme
Technologies" said that even if Russia destroys some of the
"Starlink" satellites, it is unlikely to cause much damage to the
entire satellite network. More than 2,000 Starlink satellites are currently in
low-Earth orbit, and the Falcon 9 rocket can put 60 satellites into orbit at a
time. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has threatened that "the company can launch new
satellites faster than Russia (or anyone else) can shoot them down." But
after the Russian representative's statement came out, Musk said on social
media that "'Starlink' should only be used for peaceful purposes."
(Chen Shan)
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