Türksat plans to explore using Qianfan connectivity services for corporate data networks and various industries.
Airbus plans to enable high-speed in-flight browsing and HD video streaming through the Qianfan Constellation.
The maiden launch of TL-3 is scheduled for next month and may carry 36 Qianfan payloads.
Shanghai Spacesail Technologies aims to deploy more Qianfan satellites to enhance services.
Space Pioneer, LandSpace, and CAS Space have won contracts to launch eighteen Qianfan satellites.
Shanghai-backed Qianfan satellites are being tested by Space Pioneer, which includes a thirty-six satellite testing set conducted on November 18th.
The Shanghai-backed Qianfan mega-constellation currently has 108 satellites in orbit.
A demonstration launch contract for Kinetica-2 was awarded for the Shanghai-backed Qianfan in August.
Shanghai Qianxin Satellite Technology is developing another satellite broadband service called Qianfan.
Qianfan's satellites are being manufactured by Genesat.
Shanghai Yuanxin, owner of Qianfan/Spacesail, is discussing a ¥5-6 billion fundraising round at a ¥40 billion ($5.6 billion) valuation.
The Long March 6A launched carrying eighteen Qianfan satellites into polar orbit as part of the constellation’s Polar Group 18.
Each Qianfan satellite is believed to weigh 300 kilograms and has a 'flat pack' design.
Each Qianfan satellite is equipped with an electric hall-effect thruster that uses krypton to generate 20 millinewtons of thrust with a specific impulse of 1,385 seconds.
This launch marked the sixth launch of the Qianfan constellation and brought its total spacecraft count to 108.
The Qianfan mega-constellation is operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co Ltd, which is supported by the Shanghai municipal government.
The Qianfan constellation plans to provide regular internet coverage in China by the end of 2025 and worldwide by the end of 2027, with a target of 15,000 satellites by 2030.
The CZ-6A rocket successfully launched the Qianfan Group-18 mission.
With the recent deployment, GuoWang has 95 satellites in space, surpassing the Qianfan mega-constellation, which has 90 satellites in orbit.
A handful of launches have been booked for Qianfan with state-owned and privately developed launch solutions.