Use wechat to scan QR code < / P > < p > to share with friends and circle of friends < / P > < p > on February 16, Beijing time (February 15, US Eastern time), < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=SpaceX "> SpaceX < / a > successfully launched a" Falcon 9 "< a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%81%AB%E7%AE%AD "> rocket < / a >, carrying 60 star chains < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%8D%AB%E6%98%9F "> satellite < / a > goes into space. However, the first stage of the rocket < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%8A%A9%E6%8E%A8%E5%99%A8 "> booster < / a > failed to < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%9D%80%E9%99%86 "> landing < / a > on an unmanned recovery ship (ship name" of course, I still love you "), likely to crash directly into the Atlantic Ocean. "Unfortunately, we didn't recycle this booster," Jessica Anderson, SpaceX's chief manufacturing engineer, said during the live launch < / P > < p > at present, these 60 satellite chains have been successfully deployed to low earth orbit and will enter the operating orbit through ion thrusters in the next few weeks. It is reported that the launch was originally scheduled for 23:21 EDT on February 14, but due to weather reasons, it was delayed to 22:59 EDT on February 15. < p > < p > a few minutes after the launch of the rocket, SpaceX company tweeted that the rocket and weather conditions are conducive to the launch, which is the 19th satellite launch of the satellite chain mission. < / P > < p > according to statistics, more than 1000 satellite chains have been launched into low earth orbit, and SpaceX company has begun to provide preliminary Internet testing and plans to achieve near global network coverage. < / P > < p > < / P > < p > shortly before the launch of the "Falcon 9" rocket, SpaceX company tweeted that, not limited by traditional ground infrastructure, satellite link satellites can provide high-speed broadband Internet services to areas with unreliable or completely unavailable access. (Kamala) < / P > < p > < b > related reading; < / b > < / P > < p > < b > [SpaceX opens star chain Internet service booking] It has applied for permission in dozens of countries] < / b > < / P > < p > on February 9, SpaceX, an American space exploration technology company, quietly opened reservations for its star chain Internet service all over the world, and confirmation letters have been received from all over the United States, Australia, new Zealand, Canada and other countries. < / P > < p > four months ago, SpaceX launched a public test of Starlink only for invited participants, and finally launched it to more than 10000 users in February 2021. Today, the star chain Internet service seems to be accelerating towards global coverage. < / P > < p > however, it is worth noting that the promotion of SpaceX services depends entirely on the regulatory approval process of the countries in which they operate. As of 2021, SpaceX has obtained licenses to provide star Link Internet services in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and invited users can use the service in these three countries. < / P > < p > in Mexico, Germany, Greece, France, Australia, Argentina and Chile, the licensing process is progressing smoothly. In the Caribbean, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Philippines, India, Japan, South Africa, Brazil and Colombia, the process is still in its early stages, but has already begun. In many other countries, applications may have begun, but have not yet been confirmed by government filings or officials. < / P > < p > Elon Musk, chief executive of SpaceX, said SpaceX's goal was to provide the service at "the same price for all countries," with the only major difference being "taxes and freight.". This means that almost anyone can use the star Link Internet service at a similar price. < / P > < p > at present, the rate of star Link Internet service is still on the high side. Potential users need to pay US $99 per month, the average download speed is 50-150mbps, the delay is 20-40ms, and they have to pay US $500 for user terminals and other supporting equipment. < / P > < p > however, in fact, the star chain is almost only for rural Internet users, who can only use a limited network, or even have no access to the Internet at all. In many cases, the cost of star chain services will be the same as or cheaper than existing solutions, while improving the user experience by several orders of magnitude. (Xiaoxiao) < / P > < p > < / P > < p > < b > [SpaceX reveals more plans of star chain: VoIP voice service will be provided] < / b > < / P > < p > American space exploration technology company < span style = "box sizing: inherit; text decoration thickness: initial; text decoration style: initial; text decoration color: initial; "> SpaceX < / span > in the latest application document submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), it summarizes the information about < span style =" box sizing: inherit; text decoration thickness: initial; text decoration style: initial; text decoration color: initial; "> more details of star chain < / span > project, including providing telephone service, voice call emergency backup service and participating in the government lifeline plan to provide cheaper telecommunication services for low-income people. < / P > < p > in this application document, SpaceX requires FCC to designate it as "qualified Telecom < span style =" box sizing: inherit; text decoration thickness: initial; text decoration style: initial; text decoration color: initial; "> operator < / span >", based on the communication act. The company said it needed to obtain such legal recognition in some subsidized states in order to deploy networks in areas without broadband access. In addition, after being recognized as etc, SpaceX can also get subsidies from FCC's lifeline program, which provides telecom service discounts for low-income groups. < / P > < p > the star chain Internet service is still in the testing stage, charging $99 per month, and paying $499 for user terminals (i.e. < span style = "box sizing: inherit; text decoration thickness: initial; text decoration style: initial; text decoration color: initial;" > satellite < / span > antenna), tripods, routers and other supporting equipment. According to the documents submitted by SpaceX, Starlink service currently has more than 10000 users in the United States and overseas. However, SpaceX should have millions of potential users in the United States alone. It has been licensed to deploy up to 1 million user terminals and is seeking to increase the license to 5 million. < / P > < p > < B style = "box sizing: inherit;" > < span style = "box sizing: inherit; text decoration thickness: initial; text decoration style: initial; text decoration color: initial;" > VoIP < / span > plan < / b > < / P > < P > although the star Link Internet service beta only includes broadband services, SpaceX said it will eventually launch VoIP as wellServices, including a) voice services of public switched telephone network (PSTN) or similar functions; b) free usage time of local services to end users; c) emergency services; d) fee discount services for eligible low-income consumers. < / P > < p > SpaceX said the voice service would be "launched on an independent basis at a price comparable to the city rate.". The plan has not yet been finalized, but SpaceX said it was exploring the use of a "white label hosting service provider (MSP) voice platform.". "In this benchmark program, star link service will provide telephone service, use network capacity to connect consumers to their MSP platform, and consumers can obtain network capacity through their customer devices," the document said. Consumers can choose to use a third-party traditional phone connected to an analog terminal adapter conforming to the session initiation protocol standard, or a local IP phone selected from the list of certified models. " < / P > < p > SpaceX is also exploring other phone service options: "Starlink continues to evaluate how to integrate other independent voice applications into the Starlink network, including other third-party providers, or may develop its own proprietary solutions. If further testing shows that the alternative solution will provide a better experience for the end customer, or the star chain service determines that the end user can benefit from the existence of multiple voice solutions, thus introducing competition and redundancy into the supply chain, the company may adopt such an approach. " Like other VoIP providers, SpaceX also sells a 24-hour battery backup service to customers in need in order to make calls during power outages. "At the user level, a 24-hour battery back-up option will be offered to users' devices to allow them to continue making calls in the event of a power outage," the company said < / P > < p > this 24-hour alternative will meet a rule passed in 2015 under the leadership of Tom Wheeler, then chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Although the backup scheme described in the document submitted by SpaceX is only applicable to telephone service, it can be seen from the star chain test that the user terminal can provide broadband service through portable power supply. The document submitted by SpaceX also introduces in detail the backup and redundancy plan at the network level: "the star link service will have sufficient standby power supply, maintain normal operation without external power supply in case of emergency, be able to rearrange traffic routes around damaged facilities, and be able to manage traffic peak caused by emergency. At the system level, star chain service is building redundancy in the network. For example, each user will have multiple satellites to communicate with. In addition, each satellite will have multiple gateway sites to communicate with. The star link traffic routing system ensures to provide bandwidth service for each user before users who need more bandwidth get extra throughput, which makes the star link network robust when high throughput is needed in emergency < / P > < p > < B style = "box sizing: inherit;" > lifeline program < / b > < / P > < p > SpaceX didn't provide much detail except that it announced that it intended to participate in the lifeline program. "Star chain services currently has no customers for the lifeline program because only operators designated as etc can participate," the company said However, SpaceX said that once it obtained etc qualification, it "will provide relevant services to eligible low-income consumers, and publicize the availability of lifeline service in a reasonably designed way, so as to reach people who may be eligible for the service". < / P > < p > the lifeline program currently provides broadband subsidies of $9.25 per month for low-income families, or telephone service subsidies of $5.25 per month for each family. As the star chain service currently charges $99 per month, these subsidies are not enough to make the service affordable for low-income consumers, so the industry expects SpaceX to provide other cheaper alternatives to customers meeting low-income requirements. With the lifeline plan, every service provider will seek compensation from relevant funds after providing services to qualified consumers. < / P > < p > < B style = "box sizing: inherit;" > Star link will become a public operator service < / b > < / P > < p > the document submitted by SpaceX also said that star link broadband and telephone services will become public operator services. "After becoming an etc, star chain service will provide broadband Internet access service and independent voice service to the public in the whole service area on the basis of public operators," the filing document said < / P > < p > whether broadband should be regulated as a public operator service has always been controversial. The FCC in the Obama era classified Internet service providers as public operators in accordance with the provisions of the telecommunication Act Title II, in order to implement the rules of network neutrality. But the trump era FCC overturned that classification. Broadband lobbies strongly oppose the classification in the telecommunication Act Title II. < / P > < p > Harold feld, senior Telecom lawyer and senior vice president of public knowledge, a consumer advocacy group, said: "FCC allows operators to provide broadband services on the basis of public operators as long as they want." < / P > < p > < / P > < p > it is not necessarily of great significance for SpaceX to classify public operators as part of its etc program and receive government funding. However, Feld said: "this shows that SpaceX is unlikely to object to the classification rules of the Telecommunications Act Title II. Ideally, they might even support it. But at least, it shows that they don't think being a public operator is some kind of terrible burden, and it will hinder them from providing services. " &Nbsp; (small)