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China is about to launch the first 18 satellites in its bid to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink, a constellation of low Earth orbit internet satellites, a Chinese government-owned news agency reports.
SpaceX currently has more than 6,200 satellites in LEO, a zone that generally lies up to around 1,200 miles above Earth's surface. Starlink satellites typically orbit at a height of around 340 miles . At these relatively short distances, data can ping rapidly between the satellites and the planet; governments, individuals and businesses use the Starlink satellite constellation for broadband internet.
RELATED STORIES—SpaceX rockets keep tearing blood-red 'atmospheric holes' in the sky, and scientists are concerned—SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that's 'photobombing' our attempts to study the cosmos The Thousand Sails project isn't the only way China is trying to protect itself from Starlink's capabilities: Chinese scientists recently outlined a plan to mount lasers on submarines to destroy Starlink satellites.
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