China to Launch 13,000 SATELLITES IMMEDIATELY #space

China aims to launch 13,000 satellites immediately inan effort to outcompete Starlink as soon aspossible the initiative codenamed the GW Project aimsto compete and monitor SpaceX's StarlinkIt hopes to assert itself in the global spacerace gain opportunities at other orbital altitudes and preventother countries from occupying low Earth orbit spaceThe project raises concerns about space debrisand its impact on astronomical research ResearchHowever the satellites will be equipped with propulsionsystems to minimize collisions and design to beless reflective to mitigate the impact on astronomyThe launch schedule remains unknownbut one thing is certain...