Imithombo yenethiwekhi ibika ukuthi i-Federal Communications Commission ivume isicelo se-SpaceX sokwethula inani elikhulu lamasathelayithi e-inthanethi emkhathini, okufanele asebenze ngokuzungeza okuphansi kunalokho obekuhleliwe ngaphambilini. Ngaphandle kokuthola imvume esemthethweni, i-SpaceX ayikwazanga ukuqala ukuthumela amasathelayithi okuqala emkhathini. Manje inkampani isizokwazi ukuqala ukwethula ngenyanga ezayo, njengoba bekuhleliwe ngaphambilini.
Isicelo kwikhomishini yezokuxhumana sithunyelwe ku-SpaceX ngekwindla edlule. Le nkampani yanquma ukubuyekeza kancane izinhlelo zokwenza umlaza wamasathelayithi e-Starlink. Isivumelwano sakuqala savumela i-SpaceX ukuthi yethule amasathelayithi angu-4425 emkhathini, ayezoba endaweni ephakeme eyi-1110 kuya ku-1325 km ukusuka ebusweni boMhlaba. Kamuva, inkampani yanquma ukubeka amanye amasathelayithi endaweni ephakeme ye-550 km, ngakho-ke izivumelwano zokuqala kwadingeka zibuyekezwe.
Ochwepheshe be-SpaceX baphethe ngokuthi endaweni ephansi, amasathelayithi e-Starlink azokwazi ukudlulisa ulwazi ngokubambezeleka okuncane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusetshenziswa komzila ophansi kuzonciphisa inani lamasathelayithi adingekayo ukuze kwakhiwe inethiwekhi egcwele. Izinto ezitholakala endaweni engama-550 km zivezwe kakhulu ethonyeni loMhlaba, okusho ukuthi, uma kunesidingo, kulula ukuzisusa ku-orbit. Lokhu kusho ukuthi amasathelayithi asetshenzisiwe ngeke aphenduke imfucumfucu yasemkhathini, njengoba inkampani izokwazi ukuwafaka emkhathini woMhlaba, lapho ezosha khona ngokuphepha.
Source: 3dnews.ru