Emva kweeveki zokulibaziseka kunye nokuzama okurhoxisiweyo, i-SpaceX ekugqibeleni yasungula i-batch yayo yamuva ye-Starlink satellites ekuqaleni kwango-Lwesihlanu kusasa ukusuka kwi-Kennedy Space Centre, yongeza ezinye i-satellites ezingama-57 kwinkampani ye-rocket ekhulayo ye-intanethi.
Ukuqaliswa kwe-SpaceX ngolwesiHlanu kuthumele ibhendi ye-10 yeesathelayithi ze-Starlink, inani elingabandakanyi iisathelayithi ezimbini zovavanyo lweTintin ezisungulwe ngoFebruwari 2018. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, inkampani yesithuba esineenkampani zakwa-Elon Musk sele ithumele iisathelayithi ezingama-595 ze-Starlink kwi-orbit yoMhlaba. Malunga ne-500 yazo iyasebenza, isenza ukuba iqela elikhulu ngokwaneleyo ukuba libonelele ngeenkonzo ze-intanethi kwiindawo ezithile emhlabeni.
Khetha abasebenzisi eMelika nase Canada baya kuba nakho ukuvavanya inkonzo kwakamsinya ngeli hlobo, utshilo u-SpaceX kutshanje. Inkampani iceba ukubonelela ngokufikelela ngokusisiseko kwi-Intanethi eMntla Melika ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka kwaye ifezekise ukugubungela umhlaba, okuya kufuna ukumiliselwa okungaphezulu kwe-14, ngo-2021.
I-SpaceX icwangcise ukumiliselwa ezimbini ngo-Agasti kunye nomsebenzi wesithathu ngo-Septemba. Nantsi into abayenzileyo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku:
Imishini edlulileyo ye-Starlink kunye nePayload
I-Mission Tintin ngoFebruwari 22, 2018: iimvavanyo ezimbini zesathelayithi zeStarlink, iTintin A kunye noTintin B
Umsebenzi v0.9 ngoMeyi 24, 2019: Iisetellayithi ezingama-60 ze-Starlink
Umsebenzi we-v1.0 L1 ngo-Novemba 11, 2019: 60 satellite satellite
Imishini v1.0 L2 ngoJanuwari 7, 2020: Iisetellites ezingama-60 ze-Starlink
Umsebenzi v1.0 L3 nge-29 kaJanuwari 2020: Iisetellites ezingama-60 ze-Starlink
Umsebenzi v1.0 L4 ngoFebruwari 17, 2020: Iisetellites ezingama-60 ze-Starlink
Imishini v1.0 L5 nge-Matshi 18, 2020: Iisetellites ezingama-60 ze-Starlink
Umsebenzi v1.0 L6 nge-Epreli 22, 2020: Iisathelayithi ezingama-60 ze-Starlink
Imishini v1.0 L7 ngoJuni 4, 2020: Iisathelayithi ezingama-60 ze-Starlink (kubandakanya uvavanyo lweVisorSat enxibe umthunzi welanga ukunciphisa ukukhanya.)
I-Mission v1.0 L8 ngoJuni 13, 2020: i-Starlink satellites ezingama-58 kunye neeplanethi zeLabs zeSkySats 16-18 Iiplanethi zokujonga umhlaba njengenxalenye yenkqubo entsha ye-SpaceX.
Imishini v1.0 L9 nge-7 ka-Agasti ka-2020: ii-satellite ze-Starlink ezingama-57 kunye neesathelayithi ezimbini zobukrelekrele (iBlackSky Global 7 kunye ne-8) ezenziwe yiSpaceflight Industries, Inc.
Imishini v1.0 L10 nge-18 ka-Agasti ka-2020: i-58 Starlink satellite kunye neesatellites ezintathu zeSkySats (SkySats 19-21).
Imishini v1.0 L11 nge-3 kaSeptemba 2020: 60 satellite satellite
Uzibona njani iisetellites zeStarlink esibhakabhakeni
Kwangoko kwimishini yeStarlink, ukuqaqamba kwezo satellites kwabangela inkxalabo kwizazi ngeenkwenkwezi kuba ngamanye amaxesha zazinokuthintela ukuqatshelwa kwesayensi. Ukujongana nale ngxaki, i-SpaceX yongeze i-visor ethintela ukukhanya kwelanga ngaphezulu kwazo zonke iisethelayithi ukuqala ngoJuni 13. Elo bhetshi yokuqala yeVisorSat isafikelela kumjikelo wayo wokusebenza. Iisathelayithi ezingama-57 ekuhlawulweni komvuzo wangoLwesihlanu nazo zinezixhobo zokubonisa.
Oko kuthetha ukuba ziziphuphutheki ezisungulwe ngaphambi komhla we-13 kuJuni ezinethuba lokubonwa ngamehlo. Njengoninzi imisebenzi yeenkwenkwezi , elona thuba lakho lokubona i-Starlink imalunga nemizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokuphuma kwelanga okanye kwimizuzu engama-30 emva kokutshona kwelanga. Kuya kufuneka bavele njengoluhlu lweeperile ezihamba esibhakabhakeni ebusuku.
Zininzi iinkqubo zokulandela umkhondo weStarlink kunye neendawo, kubandakanya I-Star Walk's Satellite Tracker , Amazulu-Above.com, kunye CalSky , ezokuxelela nini kwaye ujonge phi kwaye kuxhomekeke kwindawo okuyo.