China says its space station dodged Starlink satellites twice this year
Astronomers are not the only ones who take problems with Satellite Starlink SpaceX. As a CNET report, China has filed a complaint with the United Nations for two collisions reported between the ongoing Tiangong Space Station and star vehicles. According to Chinese officials, the station must conduct a maneuver to dodge on July 1 and October 21 this year to minimize the possibility of a collision.
The accusation lined up with the observation of the conjunction of Astronomer Jonathan McDowell for the second day. China will further argue that spacex satellites are not always predictable. During the October incident, the star craft is a “continuous” maneuver in a way that makes it difficult to predict the orbital path.
We have asked SpaceX to comment. But China has demanded action. In his complaint, the country asked the Secretary General of the United Nations to remind countries (read: US) that the parties in the space agreement were responsible for incidents outside the earth, even if they involved private companies.
China has created its own incident parts in the past. The 2007 anti-satellite missile test created debris which pose a threat to international space stations and other spacecraft to this day. All the same, complaints show privatization of space makes this an accident near this more ordinary – especially when SpaceX, Amazon and other launched internet services that depend on the constellations of large satellite stars.