China has complained to the United Nations about the damage to the Tiangong Space Station

Tiangong Space Station vs ISS

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Recently, China has complained to the United Nations about the damage to the Tiangong Space Station by a satellite launched under Elon Musk's Starlink project.

China also appealed to the US to keep its space station and three astronauts safe from the satellite.

Both the United States and China are parties to the 'Outer Space Treaty, due to which China has complained to the United Nations.

This treaty came into force in the year 1967, it allows member countries to use outer space for peaceful purposes.

At the same time, it prohibits the deployment of such weapons in space that are genocidal.

 

Know about Tiangong Space Station:

This space station is being developed by China's Chinese Manned Space Agency (CMSA) in low-Earth orbit.

The word 'Tiangong' means 'heavenly palace', the first module of this station was sent to Tianhe in May 2021.

This station will be smaller in size and about 5 times lighter in weight than the International Space Station (ISS).

This station can hold three astronauts; China plans to develop it completely by the year 2022.

 

What is Starling Project?

It is a satellite-based global Internet system, which was announced in 2015 by the US-based private space company SpaceX.

In this project, there is a plan to send thousands of satellites to low-Earth orbit.

Its purpose is to bring high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet to remote areas.

So far, about 2000 satellites have been sent under this scheme.

 

What is International Space Station (ISS)?

The International Space Station is mainly a joint effort of the space agencies of countries like the USA, Russia, Japan, Europe, and Canada.

This space station is located in Low-Earth Orbit at an altitude of about 400 km above the Earth's surface.

It orbits the Earth every 90 minutes at a speed of 28000 km/h.

As of April 2021, 244 astronauts from 19 countries have visited the International Space Station.

 

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