🚀 China Launches Satellites For Major Network To Rival Starlink

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Summary:

1. First Launch Details:

  • A Chinese state-backed company launched 18 satellites via a rocket from the Taiyuan satellite and missile launch center in Shanxi province.

2. Thousand Sails Constellation Project:

  • The goal is to create a 15,000-strong network of Low Earth Orbit satellites by 2030, dubbed the “Thousand Sails Constellation.”

3. China’s Ambitious Satellite Plans:

  • This project is one of three planned major satellite networks in China, each expected to have 10,000 or more satellites, aiming to rival Starlink’s 42,000 satellite network goal.

Read more at: ScienceAlert