https://spacewatch.global/tag/harbin-institute-of-technology/ 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/harbin-institute-of-technology/ 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/2021/05/the-unsung-hero-of-change-4-3-years-since-queqiao-and-longjiang/ Thu, 27 May 2021 07:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33091&preview=true&preview_id=33091 China’s lunar program has made impressive strides in recent years. Perhaps the most captivating moment thus far was the landing and exploration of the Lunar far side by the Chang’e-4 spacecraft and the Yutu-2 rover, with the mission arriving at the moon in early 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/asia-pacific-space-cooperation-organisation-members-celebrate-tenth-anniversary/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11362 As part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation (APSCO), China intends to promote satellite imagery sharing with other member states for applications such as urban planning, disaster monitoring and assessment, as well as resource management and surveying.]]>