https://spacewatch.global/tag/china-satnet/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:41:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/china-satnet/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-insights-in-2025-china-launched-nearly-400-satellites-but-who-built-them/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70287 In the past year, China launched almost 400 satellites, with 201 (just over half) satellites built and developed by CAST (and its subsidiaries) and SECM. With SatNet and ThousandSails NGSO Comms as the beneficiary constellations, CAST and SECM roughly doubled their output compared to 2024 as the constellations ramped up.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-insights-chinas-space-industry-is-turning-its-attention-towards-space-laser-communications/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70295 One of the most active areas in Chinese space industry funding in 2025 is space lasers communication as 12 of the industry's 137 funding round were for companies involved in space laser communications. This is noteworthy as laser communications were an afterthought in Chinese commercial space until the early 2020s. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/01/spacewatchgl-column-dongfang-hour-china-aerospace-news-roundup-17-23-january-2022/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38723 As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Orbital Gateway Consulting we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 17 - 23 January 2022 ”. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! I’m Jean Deville, joined as always by my co-host Blaine Curcio. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/spacewatchgl-column-dongfang-hour-china-aerospace-news-roundup-26-april-2-may-2021/ Mon, 03 May 2021 07:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32431 As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Orbital Gateway Consulting we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 26 April - 2 May 2021” .]]>