Starlink-Russia: Will Starlink's 'millimeter' work as well as Russia?

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Internet Desk: It seems that Russia, which is trying to stop the dominance of the West in the field of space, has targeted the 'Starlink' satellites belonging to Elon Musk. Western intelligence agencies suspect that a new anti-satellite weapon is being developed to detonate these satellites in orbit. If these doubts are true, they warn that there is a great threat to the space sector.

The Associated Press has written an article on this matter based on the studies of the intelligence groups of NATO and Western countries. This has revealed key facts regarding Russia's ( Russia) anti-satellite weapon. This weapon being developed by Russia is called 'Zone-Effect'. That means targeting not just one satellite, but a larger part of the orbit. It is reported that it is being designed in such a way that thousands of pellets can be sent into orbit at the same time and destroy many Starlink satellites.

• What will happen if those satellites fall?

A huge threat with 'millimeter'..

The intelligence agencies stated in their study that these pellets are very small, only a millimeter in size. They said that it is difficult to detect these on earth or in space. As there is no possibility to track these, it is estimated that the threat cannot be sensed in advance. However, they warned that the danger with these would be serious. A Chinese spacecraft was recently damaged by such a small fragment. As a result, the three astronauts who were supposed to come to Earth were trapped in space.

Moreover, if Russia carries out this attack, there is a possibility that other systems in the orbit will also be in danger. After the attack, the pellets and satellite fragments slide down towards the earth. At present, these Starlink satellites are traveling in an orbit at an altitude of 550 km above the earth. The International Space Station and the China Space Station orbit at a lower altitude than this. Intelligence sources estimate that there is a risk of colliding with the fragments when they fall down.

Why Starlink..?

Russia considers Starlink satellites as a serious threat to their country. They are suspected of helping to sustain Ukraine in the war. These Starlink high-speed internet services are used by Ukrainian forces in the battlefield for their communications and locating enemy positions. Russia has already warned many times about this..! Moscow has also threatened to target commercial satellites that help Ukraine. It is in this order that it has recently made key comments. It is said that with the newly deployed S-500 missile system, it can also destroy targets in low altitude orbits.

Is Russia a threat?

However, if a serious chaos arises in space with such a weapon, it will also become negative for Russia. Some analysts predict that Many countries and companies around the world, including Russia and its ally China, rely on thousands of satellites for their communications and defense needs. Therefore, it is believed that there are chances of the international community preventing Moscow from using this weapon.

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