Lasers, sabotage and more… How China is planning to challenge Musk’s Starlink in space

Lasers, sabotage and more… How China is planning to challenge Musk’s Starlink in space

China is increasing efforts to counter Elon Musk’s Starlink, the world’s largest satellite internet network. From attack satellites and lasers to building its own mega-constellation, Beijing sees Starlink’s dominance and US military links as a major security risk. But with 8,000 satellites already in orbit, can China contain Starlink?

In this long exposure photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, late Sunday, July 23, 2023. File Image/AP